The Game Plan (2007) on Netflix
Joe Kingman is a quarterback and a bachelor whose team is headed for a championship. Then eight-year-old Peyton Kelly arrives at his door saying she is his daughter from a past relationship.
- Netflix3.7/5
- IMDb6.2/10104,738 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes29%
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Plot summary
Eight-year-old Peyton Kelly turns up at the doorstep of Boston Rebels quarterback Joe Kingman and tells him she is his biological daughter, sent by his ex-wife, Sara. Joe is a wealthy bachelor, and his team is headed for the playoffs. In the last game of the regular season he had scored a touchdown after ignoring his open receiver, Travis Sanders. His agent, Stella Peck, fears the girl will damage his image and tries to keep him focused on the playoffs. When Joe leaves Peyton behind on the night of his restaurant and nightclub opening, a tabloid puts the story on its cover, and Stella decides he needs a fatherly image. Peyton asks Joe to repay her by taking her to a ballet academy.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Game Plan (2007)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Johnson's character taking ballet lessons is an indirect nod to Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Lynn Swann, who took ballet lessons during his NFL career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, later worked as a reporter for Disney-owned ABC and ESPN, and left Disney for politics while the film was in pre-production.
- The Game Plan, which stars Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in the lead role, is the final film where Johnson is credited with his ring name.
- The Game Plan opened at number one at the box office, grossing $22,950,971 in its first weekend in 3,103 theaters and averaging $7,396 per venue.
