| Coach Carter (2005)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Samuel L. Jackson |
Coach Ken Carter
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| Robert Ri'chard |
Damien Carter
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| Rick Gonzalez |
Timo Cruz
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| Ashanti |
Kyra
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| Rob Brown |
Kenyon Stone
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| Nana Gbewonyo |
Junior Battle
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| Antwon Tanner |
Worm
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| Channing Tatum |
Jason Lyle
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| Texas Battle |
Maddux
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| Denise Dowse |
Principal Garrison
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| Plot |
| Based on a true story of the man who locked his boys out of the gym until they focused on their schoolwork, this by-the-numbers crowd-pleaser holds together because a steely Samuel L. Jackson refuses to notice the parade of clichés he's trumpeting (the dialogue sticks to platitudes like, "Success in here is the key to success out there"). Coach Ken Carter (Jackson) takes over an unruly team of Richmond, California basketball players and teaches them how to play--and behave--like champions. His plight, which pits him against an uncooperative school board and parents who've given up hope, holds some interest, but the film is too concerned with giving us a Big Game every twenty minutes or so. The teens all have the spark of life in them (including pop star Ashanti, who features in a surprisingly well-handled teen pregnancy subplot), though the film's plodding familiarity means it's never really rousing, adding up to simply a good-natured amalgam of Stand and Deliver, Hoosiers, Dangerous Minds, and even Dead Poet's Society (one of the tougher players actually recites some inspirational poetry).--Steve Wiecking |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Drama; Sport |
| Director |
Thomas Carter (II); Thomas Carter |
| Producer |
David Gale; Brian Robbins |
| Writer |
John Gatins; Mark Schwahn |
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| Studio |
Paramount Pictures |
| Country |
USA
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
PG-13 |
| Running Time |
136 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
1/14/2005 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
No |
| Index |
495 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Date |
7/5/2005 |
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| Product Details |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
097363412649 |
| Release Date |
6/21/2005 |
| Subtitles |
English; Spanish |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
 ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
 ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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| Color Widescreen |
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