Coach Carter
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Short description
Based on a true story from 1999, this historical drama follows Ken Carter, a high school basketball coach in Richmond, California. Despite leading his team to an undefeated streak, Carter decides to bench the players and lock the gym during the season because of their poor academic performance. This decision creates a central conflict as the coach faces strong opposition from the school administration and parents, while the students must learn to prioritize their education over sports to secure their futures.
The film was directed by Thomas Carter, following his work on Save the Last Dance. It stars Samuel L. Jackson as Ken Carter, alongside a cast including Rob Brown, Robert Ri'chard, and Rick Gonzalez. Produced by Paramount and MTV Films, among other companies, the production had a budget of 30 million USD and earned 77 million USD at the worldwide box office.
Audience reception was generally positive, with a rating of 7.4/10 on IMDb from 191,000 votes and 7.6/10 on TMDB from 3,403 votes. This reflects a higher level of approval than the rating provided by film critics, which stands at 6.2/10 based on 146 reviews.
What's left behind the scenes
- Channing Tatum had never played basketball before filming the movie, so he had to train individually with coaches to reach the level of play of the other actors.
- The real Ken Carter was present on set every day. According to him, Samuel L. Jackson portrayed him with 98.5% accuracy.
- When Ken Carter was asked who should play him in the film, he named only one person: Samuel L. Jackson.
- Octavia Spencer, who plays Mrs. Battle, is only 10 years older than Nana Gbewonyo, who played her son.
- Game scenes were filmed multiple times from different angles, resulting in a single game being shot a couple of hundred times.
- The actors' roles in the game were assigned based on their strengths and weaknesses. For example, Robert Richard (Damien Carter) is very fast, while Channing Tatum (Jason Lyle) is a good defender.
- The speech delivered by Tim Cruz (Rick Gonzalez) in response to the question "What is your biggest fear?" is an excerpt from Marianne Williamson's book "A Return to Love" (1992).
- Real players from the "Richmond Oilers" team were present in the film's final scene as fans in the stands.
- The track "Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz — Get Low" plays during the school party scene. The film is set in 1999, while this track was released only in 2002.
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