Facing the Giants (2006) on Netflix
Grant Taylor has coached the Shiloh Christian Academy Eagles for six seasons without a winning record. His seventh year opens with three losses, and fathers of his players press for his firing.
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Plot summary
The Shiloh Christian Academy Eagles have not posted a winning record in six years under Grant Taylor. The new season brings three straight defeats, a key player leaves for another school, and the fathers of the players who remain want him replaced. He learns that he is the reason he and his wife Brooke cannot have a child. The house smells, the appliances fail, his hair is falling out and his car keeps letting him down. After a night spent praying and reading scripture, an old coach pushes him toward a new philosophy that gives thanks to God no matter how the games go, and he asks his players for far more effort.
Cast
- Bill Butleras Neil Prater
- Bailey Caveas David Childers
- Steve Williamsas Larry Childers
- Jim McBrideas Bobby Lee Duke
- Tommy McBrideas Jonathan Weston
- Jason McLeodas Brock Kelley
- Chris Willisas J.T. Hawkins Jr.
- Ray Woodas Mr. Bridges
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Facing the Giants (2006)
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- In May 2006 the producers received notice from the Motion Picture Association of America that the film would be receiving a PG rating for "some thematic elements". The Drudge Report picked up the story on June 8, 2006, which sparked a controversy alleging that the rating was given solely because of the film's religious theme.
- The film's producers said they were told the PG rating came because of its strong religious themes and because it elevated one religion over another. The MPAA later explained that Facing the Giants contains football violence and also deals with the mature topics of infertility and depression.
- Most of the cast and crew were members of Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia, down to the villain: Bobby Lee Duke, the opposing coach in the state final, was played by Sherwood Baptist associate pastor Jim McBride.
- Shot in Albany, Georgia, this underdog American football story told from a Christian worldview made $10.2 million on a $100,000 budget.
- Using real high school football teams, the football action sequences were shot by the film's director of photography, Bob Scott, who is a veteran cinematographer for NFL Films, while another NFL Films technician, Rob Whitehurst, recorded the movie's sound.
- Despite opening in a small number of theaters, the film took twelfth place with $1,343,537 in its first weekend and ultimately grossed a total of $10,243,159, while DVD sales have totaled 2.3 million units sold in 57 countries.
- The Kendrick brothers expected the PG rating because of the movie's mature themes and did not appeal the board's rating.
