
Release Date
September 15, 2006
DVD Release Date
January 16, 2007 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Phil Joanou
Writer
Jeff Maguire
Cast
Dwayne Johnson, Xzibit, Kevin Dunn, Leon Rippy, Danny Martinez, Mo, Trever O'Brien, Six Reasons, Brandon Smith, Jade Yorker, Robert Zepeda, Michael Jace, Bill Smitrovich
Studio
Running Time
120 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for some startling scenes of violence, mature thematic material and language
Columbia Pictures' "Gridiron Gang" tells the gritty and powerfully emotional story of juvenile detention camp probation officer Sean Porter (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson), who, along with another officer, Malcolm Moore (Xzibit), turns a group of hard core teenage felons into a high school football team in four weeks. Confronted with gang rivalries and bitter hatred between his teammates, Porter teaches some hard lessons (and learns a few himself) as the kids gain a sense of... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Gridiron Gang is about an inspirational coach who leads a bunch of juvenile delinquents to victory on the football field. With that summary right there, I was ready to pass up this film right there - after all, how many times has this story been done before? Don't get me wrong - I like sports films - but the underdog sports story is so overused it's... well, I can't think of anything funny to say.
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