GRIDIRON GANG
Just watched Gridiron Gang, starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and Xzibit.
Its about a counselor at a juvenile center who starts a football program to help raise the self esteem of the teenagers living there.
I think that was the best summary yet..
Watching this reminded me of Remember the Titans
Okay heres a better one.
A career in corrections is often a thankless job. Dealing with the worst of society's offspring, its no wonder that 75% of juvenile delinquents end up as repeat offenders back in the system. A sobering statistic that inspired juvenile corrections officer Sean Porter to become proactive. His plan was to give focus and dignity to a completely forgotten demographic.
Gridiron Gang is based on the true story of Porter's first football team. He wasn't coaching trained athletes, and his players' parents weren't on the sidelines. There were no scholarships at stake or academic probations to worry about. He was coaching gangbangers and murderers in a low security juvenile facility with nothing to lose and everything to gain.
If Remember the Titans and The Longest Yard had a baby—it would be Gridiron Gang. The film had the warmth and heart of Titans with the basic premise of the Longest Yard. We all love an underdog story and what's buried deeper than a group of antisocial teenagers playing football for the first time in their lives.
It also tries to go the corny way, even making The Rock have tears...i almost laugh.
But this movie does make u cheer..(shoot i was watching it by myself and i was like yellin at the screen). But has its sad moments, even for me....(memories).
If your into lifestories made into movies then this is the one for you. Especially since it wasn't Diney who produced this movie like (Remember the Titan, Miracle, Invincible, Mighty Ducks. had to throw in that one).
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