A career in corrections is often a thankless job. Dealing with the worst of society's offspring, its no wonder that 75% of juvenile delinquents end up as repeat offenders back in the system. A sobering statistic that inspired juvenile corrections officer Sean Porter to become proactive. His plan was to give focus and dignity to a completely forgotten demographic.
Gridiron Gang is based on the true story of Porter's first football team. He wasn't coaching trained athletes, and his players' parents weren't on the sidelines. There were no scholarships at stake or academic probations to worry about. He was coaching gangbangers and murderers in a low security juvenile facility with nothing to lose and everything to gain.
If Remember the Titans and The Longest Yard had a babyit would be Gridiron Gang. The film had the warmth and heart of Titans with the basic premise of the Longest Yard. We all love an underdog story and what's buried deeper than a group of antisocial teenagers playing football for the first time in their lives.
Of course films like this have their share of corny scenesthe Rock attempted tears (unsuccessfully) in two of them. But the film will make you cheer and might make you cry.
Standout performance by newcomer Jade Yorker. He's a face to watch he's got something.
Gridiron Gang is based on the true story of Porter's first football team. He wasn't coaching trained athletes, and his players' parents weren't on the sidelines. There were no scholarships at stake or academic probations to worry about. He was coaching gangbangers and murderers in a low security juvenile facility with nothing to lose and everything to gain.
If Remember the Titans and The Longest Yard had a babyit would be Gridiron Gang. The film had the warmth and heart of Titans with the basic premise of the Longest Yard. We all love an underdog story and what's buried deeper than a group of antisocial teenagers playing football for the first time in their lives.
Of course films like this have their share of corny scenesthe Rock attempted tears (unsuccessfully) in two of them. But the film will make you cheer and might make you cry.
Standout performance by newcomer Jade Yorker. He's a face to watch he's got something.