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Coach
Carter,
2005, 136 minutes, Rated PG-13
By Ramona Prioleau
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Coach Carter, a back to basics and by the books coach assumes control
of an underachieving high school basketball team and reshapes the
squad into better players and better men. Starring Samuel L. Jackson
as the title character, Coach Carter is based on actual events at a
Richmond, California high school. In 1999, Ken Carter barred his then
undefeated basketball squad from the gym until the entire team met the
academic standards that each of the players had agreed to at the start
of the season.
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Although Ken Carter made national
news with his unorthodoxed act, his principled stance was not widely
embraced in his hometown. Director Thomas Carter (Save the Last
Dance) effectively captures the raw intensity of the man who,
despite his detractors, emphasized success in the classroom as well
as on the court. MORE >>>
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© 2005 Paramount Pictures
(l.
to r.) Timo (Rick Gonzalez), Damien (Robert Ri'Chard), Worm (Antwon
Tanner), Samuel L. Jackson (Ken Carter) and Kenyon Stone (Rob
Brown) in Coach Carter
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But the film is as much about Ken Carter as it is
about the young men he coached and the film doesn't give those stories
short shrift. The film focuses on a core group of adolescents and the
adversity that beset a few of them. For a drama that features
economically disadvantaged urban teens, the trials seem real although
the depiction is occasionally trite. Nevertheless, through its strong
acting as well as its uplifting story of a man that dared societal
norms and inspired his team to live up to his high standards, Coach
Carter highlights more than jump shots, slam dunks and man-to-man
defense. M
June 2005
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Writer(s) |
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Mark
Schwahn and John Gatins
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Thomas
Carter |
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Executive
Producer |
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David
Gale |
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Producer |
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Brian
Robbins |
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Producer |
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Eric
Rhone |
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Producer |
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Caitlin
Scanlon |
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Executive
Producer |
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Sharla
Sumpter |
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Executive
Producer |
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Van
Toffler |
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Executive
Producer |
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Michael
Tollin |
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Producer |
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Samuel
L. Jackson |
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Coach
Ken Carter |
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Rob
Brown |
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Kenyon
Stone |
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Robert
Ri'chard |
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Damien
Carter |
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Rick
Gonzalez |
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Timo
Cruz |
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Nana
Gbewonyo |
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Junior
Battle |
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Antwon
Tanner |
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Worm |
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Channing
Tatum |
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Jason
Lyle |
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Ashanti |
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Kyra |
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Sharone
Meir |
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Cinematographer |
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Peter
Berger |
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Editor(s) |
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Lionel
Bermingham, Kenneth Burgomaster, Paul Linford, Trevor Rabin and
Kanye West |
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Music |
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Sarah
Finn and Randi Hiller |
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Casting |
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Distributor |
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Paramount
Pictures (USA)
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Release
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USA |
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14, 2005 (general release) |
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Filming
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Long
Beach, California; Los Angeles, California; and Santa Clarita,
California
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