Coach Carter
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| Directed by | Thomas Carter |
| Produced by | David Gale Brian Robbins Michael Tollin |
| Written by | Mark Schwahn John Gatins |
| Starring | Samuel L. Jackson Robert Ri'chard Rob Brown Debbi Morgan Ashanti Rick Gonzalez Antwon Tanner Nana Gbewonyo Channing TatumLorcan Ryan |
| Music by | Kenneth Burgomaster DMX Paul Linford Trevor Rabin |
| Cinematography | Sharone Meir |
| Editing by | Peter Berger |
| Studio | MTV Films Tollin/Robbins Productions |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | January 14, 2005 |
| Running time | 136 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 million |
| Gross revenue | $76,669,806 |
Coach Carter is a 2005 American drama film starring Samuel L. Jackson. directed by Thomas Carter, and released by Paramount Pictures. It is based on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for locking out his undefeated team due to their poor academic results.
The screenplay was co-written by Mark Schwahn, who created the hit TV series One Tree Hill.
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[edit] Plot
Ken Carter takes over as the basketball coach at his former high school in Richmond, near San Francisco. He sets strict new rules for the players, insisting that they sign contracts agreeing to meet his standards, such as agreeing to remain at or above a 2.3 GPA, attend all classes sitting in the front row, and wearing a shirt and tie on game nights. Some players decide to leave the team, and Carter's son transfers from his private school to join the team.
With Carter's intense coaching, the team begins the season undefeated, and wins a holiday tournament. However, Carter discovers that some of his players are not producing the agreed academic results. He locks the team out of the gym in the midst of their still-undefeated season, canceling practice and forfeiting games in favor of studying in the library.
The school board eventually votes to end the unpopular lockout, despite dissenting votes from the principal and the chairperson of the board. Carter is about to quit, but he finds the players sitting at school desks in the gym, with teachers tutoring them. The players point out that even though the gym is reopened, the school board can't force them to play. Carter is heartened and decides to stay, thanking the players.
The team makes it into the state high-school championship playoffs. The climactic game takes place in the tournament's first round against the top-ranked team in the state, St. Francis (starring a superstar NBA prospect, Ty Crane). In the last second, Crane makes the winning shot to end Richmond's season.
Over the closing song, six of the Richmond players are shown to have joined college basketball teams.
[edit] Cast
- Samuel L. Jackson as Coach Ken Carter
- Rob Brown as Kenyon Stone
- Robert Ri'chard as Damien Carter
- Rick Gonzalez as Timo Cruz
- Nana Gbewonyo as Junior Battle
- Antwon Tanner as Jaron "Worm" Willis
- Channing Tatum as Jason Lyle
- Ashanti as Kyra
- Texas Battle as Maddux
- Daisey Day as Principal Garrison
- Debbi Morgan as Tonya Carter
- Mel Winkler as Coach White
- Vincent Laresca as Renny
- Sidney Faison as Ty Crane
- Octavia Spencer as Willa Battle
- Adrienne Bailon as Dominique
- Dana Davis as Peyton
- Lorcan Ryan as Tyreek
[edit] Reaction
[edit] Critical Reception
The reviews for the film were mixed, and as of June 1, 2009 it held a 64% fresh meter at Rotten Tomatoes. Critics gave Jackson considerable praise for what they believed to be his strongest performance.[citation needed]
[edit] Box office
The movie(PG) debuted at #1 in the United States box office and has grossed over $67,264,877 to date. However, the film was not as big of a hit worldwide, managing to bring in only $9,404,929 overseas, for a total of $76,669,806.[1]
[edit] Soundtrack
The film features the song Hope by Twista and Faith Evans. An extensive list of songs is featured on the soundtrack which differs from the soundtrack recording. The recording has five songs which were not featured in the film: About da game by Trey Songz, Balla by Mack 10 featuring Da Hood, Beauty queen by CzarNok, What Love Can Do by Letoya and Wouldn't You Like to Ride, by Kanye West, Malik Usef, and Common.
[edit] References
- ^ "Coach Carter (2005)". Box Office Mojo. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=coachcarter.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
[edit] External links
Official Homepage Coach Carter The Movie
- Coach Carter at Rotten Tomatoes
- Coach Carter at the Internet Movie Database
- Coach Carter at Box Office Mojo
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