Coach Carter

Titolo originale: Coach Carter
Regia: Thomas Carter |
Anno: 2005
Origine: Germany | United States of America |
Generi: Dramma Storia
Tag: high school | scholarship | sports | violence in schools | authoritarian education | basketball | teacher | teachers and students | inspirational |
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson | Rob Brown | Robert Ri'chard | Rick Gonzalez | Nana Gbewonyo | Antwon Tanner | Channing Tatum | Ashanti | Texas Battle | Lacey Beeman | Octavia Spencer | Allison Kyler | Cindy Chiu | Adrienne Bailon-Houghton | Dana Davis | Sonya Eddy | Debbi Morgan | Mel Winkler | Paul Rae | Ray Baker | Roger Lim | Vincent Laresca | Sidney Faison | Marc McClure | Jenny Gago | Ben Weber | Floyd Levine | Robert Hoffman | Denise Dowse | Tanee McCall |

Il liceo di Richmond ingaggia come allenatore King Carter per risollevare le sorti della squadra di basket. Carter deve in primo luogo ottenere il rispetto dai giocatori e portare il team alla vittoria. Come prima regola, impone ai ragazzi di avere risultati scolastici buoni, pena l'esclusione dalla squadra. In questo modo si attira le ire di tutti, insegnanti e genitori compresi.

Approfondimenti

Antwon Tanner and Samuel L. Jackson appeared in Codice omicidio 187 (1997). D
This was the first movie for singer Ashanti. When this came out, she was known for her song, "F [...] D
The highest opening weekend of any release from an MTV Film: $24,182,961 (week of January 14-16 [...] D
Susyn Elise Duris's debut. D
When the Richmond Oilers are playing the Bayhill Cougars, product placements can be seen. Some [...] D
The real Ken Carter started coaching Richmond High's basketball team at the age of 38; he retir [...] D
The only place that is accurate to Richmond High is gym interior. The jersey colors are not acc [...] D
Director Thomas Carter and the real life coach, Ken Carter, are not related. D
Octavia Spencer, who played Mrs. Battle and Nana Gbewonyo's mother, is just eight years older t [...] D
The young cast respected, almost worshipped, Samuel L. Jackson and Ken Carter. D
Director Thomas Carter had made a name for himself as a high-school basketball-player, in real [...] D
The actors practiced in the gym for more than five hours a day. D
Samuel L. Jackson says he liked Kyra's (Ashanti's) storyline because it shows that having a bab [...] D
Channing Tatum had never played basketball before making this movie; he had individual training [...] D
The actors had to go through a rigorous three-week basketball camp, before this movie was shot. [...] D
The Safari Inn in Burbank was also featured in another Samuel L. Jackson movie, Una vita al mas [...] D
This was the first sports movie to use 3-D digital mapping technology. It was used to help chor [...] D
When Ken Carter was asked who should play him in the movie, he wrote down one name: Samuel L. J [...] D
Ashanti (Kyra) thought it was funny pretending to be in love with someone she just met. D
The speech given by Timo Cruz (Rick Gonzalez) in response to the question "What is your deepest [...] D
Kevin Stevenson was originally cast as Jason Lyle. D
Feature film debut of Channing Tatum (Jason Lyle). D
The filmmakers shot the game scenes over and over from many different angles. The actors had to [...] D
When he saw the movie, Ken Carter said the basketball scenes looked "extremely real". D
Texas Battle and Antwon Taylor appeared on One Tree Hill (2003). D
Choreographer Mark Robert Ellis turned down Friday Night Lights (2004) to do this film; he work [...] D
Some real-life Richmond Oilers players are standing in the crowd at the end of the film; they w [...] D
The real Ken Carter was on set every day as a consultant. He said that Samuel L. Jackson's port [...] D
The gameplay was tailored to fit each actor's strengths and weaknesses. For example, Robert Ri' [...] D
Several of the cast and crew referred to this movie as "To Coach, With Love". This was said wit [...] D
The actors had to learn about seventy plays; the plays had a lot of passes and picks to emphasi [...] D
Director Thomas Carter made another high school movie before this, Save the Last Dance (2001). [...] D
Octavia Spencer and Samuel L. Jackson appeared in the movie S. W. A. T. in 2003. Although it wa [...] D
Samuel L. Jackson is a long-time basketball fan, but this was his first basketball movie. D
Adam Clark and Channing Tatum appeared in Nemico pubblico - Public Enemies (2009). D