Directed by:
Brian RobbinsScreenplay:
W. Peter IliffCinematography:
Chuck CohenComposer:
Mark IshamCast:
James van der Beek, Amy Smart, Jon Voight, Paul Walker, Ron Lester, Scott Caan, Richard Lineback, Ali Larter, Joe Pichler, Eric Jungmann, John Gatins (more)VOD (4)
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In small-town Texas, high school football is a religion. The head coach is deified, as long as the team is winning and 17-year-old schoolboys carry the hopes of an entire community onto the gridiron every Friday night. In his 35th year as head coach, Bud Kilmer (Jon Voight) is trying to lead his West Canaan Coyotes to their 23rd division title. When star quarterback Lance Harbor (Paul Walker) suffers an injury, the Coyotes are forced to regroup under the questionable leadership of John Moxon (James Van Der Beek), a second-string quarterback with a slightly irreverent approach to the game. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
James van der Beek
USA
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Jon Voight
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Ron Lester
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Scott Caan
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Ali Larter
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Joe Pichler
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Eric Jungmann
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Clark Moore
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Marco Perella
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Tony Frank
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