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Gridiron Gang
The true story of the football team that proved sometimes second chances can make a difference. In the Kilpatrick juvenile detention center, the supervisor and former football player Sean Porter becomes frustrated at not being able to help the kids get away from their problems in life when they are released from the center, and proposes to prepare a football team to play in one league.
16 May 1984, American Samoa
22 December 1951, USA
17 June 1967, Concord, California, USA
19 December 1951, New York City, New York, USA
16 December 1949, USA
7 November 1948, USA
9 January 1974, Savannah, Georgia, USA
24 August 1956, Chicago, Illinois, USA
2 July 1983, New York City, New York, USA
29 May 1989
April 25, 2009
Dwayne Johnson pushes his emotionally charged performance so hard that you think he might pop a blood vessel.
March 01, 2007
Despite the occasional mixed message and overwrought moment, Gridiron Gang is a sincere, moving film about a worthwhile subject
September 15, 2006
Auds will respond, either to the uplifting message and the solid action sequences.
January 29, 2007
What begins as a series of pleasant revelations and a deft example of genre defiance is nearly crippled by cliche in its second half, but The Rock's surprising dramatic magnetism will hold you until the final whistle.
March 22, 2011
It's a difficult balancing act between gang life and the sports film where inspiring moments can very easily become maudlin and wearing. Gridiron Gang slips and stumbles a bit in the second half but for the most part makes it across whole.
February 01, 2007
Watchable, decently made drama with some strong performances, but the script is disappointing given the real-life story behind the film.
September 18, 2006
Well intentioned, but way too corny, way too over the top...
March 24, 2007
The surprisingly effective Gridiron Gang will find its way into that harshly defended emotional endzone, even if they might not necessarily admit it to their friends.
September 15, 2006
Gridiron entertains and makes a powerful point about the faults inherent in the penal system, particularly for youths with hopes of rehabilitation.
September 15, 2006
... as Robert Aldrich proved in The Longest Yard, a football movie should be able to hit harder.
September 23, 2006
If The Rock could clone himself to appear in juvenile halls across the country, the recidivism rate would get body-slammed within a few weeks.
September 15, 2006
... a lugubrious tutorial on the importance of being a winner.