When the Game Stands Tall is a 2014 sports drama film. The film, which stars Jim Caviezel as Coach Bob Ladouceur, Laura Dern as Bev Ladouceur, Michael Chiklis as assistant coach Terry Eidson and Alexander Ludwig as running back Chris Ryan, is about the record-setting 151-game 1992–2003 high school football winning streak by De La Salle High School of Concord, California. The film is an adaptation of the 2003 book of the same name by Neil Hayes, published by North Atlantic Books. De La Salle head coach Bob Ladouceur retired in January 2013 after winning his last Open Division state championship in December 2012. Filming began April 22, 2013 and lasted until June 15, 2013. The film was released on August 22, 2014.Movie Details:
Directed by: Thomas Carter
Produced by: David Zelon
Written by: Scott Marshall Smith
Starring: Jim Caviezel, Laura Dern, Michael Chiklis, Alexander Ludwig
Music by: John Paesano
Cinematography: Michael Lohmann
Edited by: Scott Richter
Production company: Affirm Films, Mandalay Pictures
Distributed by: TriStar Pictures
Release date(s): August 4, 2014 (Hollywood premiere),August 22, 2014
Running time: 115 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $15 million
Box office: $10,670,092
Source: Wikipedia n IMDB
Production:
Thomas Carter, who previously worked on Coach Carter, serves as director. The screen adaptation was by Scott Marshall Smith. The film was produced by Mandalay Pictures and distributed through TriStar Pictures, a division of Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA). David Zelon produced for Mandalay Peter Nelson and Rich Peluso worked on behalf of SPWA and its distribution arm AFFIRM. Allan Graf, who previously worked on Friday Night Lights, "will coordinate the football scenes". Hayes, a Contra Costa Times journalist at the time the book was released, is part of the creative team. Zelon said the intrigue of this film is that Ladouceur "placed little value on winning, instead focusing his players on giving a 'perfect effort' in life". SPWA president Steve Bersch noted that the themes in the film transcend sports and cinema: "At its core, this is a timeless and universal story about character, hard work and love".