Coach Carter (2005)

Director:

Thomas Carter

Writers (WGA):

Mark Schwahn (written by) and
John Gatins (written by)

Release Date:

14 January 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Sport

Tagline:

It begins on the street. It ends here.

Plot:

Samuel L. Jackson plays the controversial high school basketball coach who benched his undefeated team due to their collective poor academic record in 1999.

Plot Keywords:

Basketball | Coach | High School | Sporting Goods Store | Abortion

Awards:

3 wins & 14 nominations

Cast

Samuel L. Jackson	...	Coach Ken Carter
Rob Brown	...	Kenyon Stone
Robert Ri'chard	...	Damien Carter
Rick Gonzalez	...	Timo Cruz
Nana Gbewonyo	...	Junior Battle
Antwon Tanner	...	Worm
Channing Tatum	...	Jason Lyle
Ashanti	...	Kyra
Texas Battle	...	Maddux
Denise Dowse	...	Principal Garrison
Debbi Morgan	...	Tonya
Mel Winkler	...	Coach White
Vincent Laresca	...	Renny
Sidney Faison	...	Ty Crane
Octavia Spencer	...	Mrs. Battle

Also Known As:

All Day Long (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, sexual content, language, teen partying and some drug material.

Runtime:

136 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Malaysia:U | Iceland:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40973) | Norway:11 | South Korea:15 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG | Finland:K-11 | Germany:6 | Ireland:12A | Netherlands:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | New Zealand:M | UK:12 (video rating) (2005) | UK:12A (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, USA

Company:

Coach Carter

Trivia:

The speech given by Timo Cruz in response to the question "What is your deepest fear?" is from a poem by writer Marianne Williamson. This was quoted by Nelson Mandela's in his 1994 inauguration speech.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): During the state game, Carter tells Cruz to go in for Kenyon. But, when the game starts, both Kenyon and Cruz are playing in the game.

Quotes:

Timo Cruz: Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you...

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in The Comebacks (2007)

Soundtrack:

Southside

A good story of a coach who believes his players can excel in life

'Coach Carter' is based on a true story of Coach Ken Carter, a controversial high school basketball coach played by Samuel L. Jackson. Coach Carter took the coaching job under his rules. He believed that the players must maintain good grades and become a united team or they would not play. All the team players signed his contract to do just that. The team was undefeated and on it's way to the 1999 State Championship, when Coach Carter received the low grades of his players. Coach Carter received national attention when he locked the gym and benched the whole team for poor grades. Coach Carter received some praise and much more criticism for his decision. This is a good inspirational movie of what one must do to excel in sports and in life. Coach Carter taught his players that they must be committed and work hard to excel. This is good movie for people who like sports. (Paramount, Run time 2:16, Rated PG-13)(8/10)