National Champions (2021)
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- R
- 1h 56min
- Drama, Sport
- 10 Dec 2021 (USA)
- Movie
Follows star quarterback who ignites a players strike hours before the biggest game of the year in order to fight for fair compensation, equality and respect for the student-athletes.
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| Stephan James | ... |
LeMarcus James
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| J.K. Simmons | ... |
Coach James Lazor
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| Alexander Ludwig | ... |
Emmett Sunday
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| Lil Rel Howery | ... |
Coach Dunn
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| Tim Blake Nelson | ... |
Rodger Cummings
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| Andrew Bachelor | ... |
Taylor Sheridan
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| David Koechner | ... |
Richard Everly
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| Jeffrey Donovan | ... |
Mark Titus
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| Kristin Chenoweth | ... |
Bailey Lazor
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| Timothy Olyphant | ... |
Elliott Schmidt
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| Uzo Aduba | ... |
Katherine Poe
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| Russell Wilson | ... |
Russell Wilson
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| Malcolm Jenkins | ... |
Malcolm Jenkins
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| Mike Greenberg | ... |
Mike Greenberg
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Steve Levy | ... |
Steve Levy
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| Michael Smith | ... |
Michael Smith
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| Jemele Hill | ... |
Jemele Hill
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Michael Holley | ... |
Michael Holley
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Taylor Rooks | ... |
Taylor Rooks
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Nick Wright | ... |
Nick Wright
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| Karl-Anthony Towns | ... |
Karl-Anthony Towns
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| French Montana | ... |
French Montana
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Jaden Begnaud | ... |
Luke
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| Julian Horton | ... |
Orlando Bishop
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| Mark Anthony Brooks | ... |
Scotty
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| David Maldonado | ... |
Kevin McDonald
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| Steven Van Tiflin | ... |
Cornelius
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| Sarah S. Fisher | ... |
Cathy Levy
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| Tony Winters | ... |
Wes Martin
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| Therry Edouard | ... |
Cecil Burgess
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| Tre Hale | ... |
Roc Meredith
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Thomas Francis | ... |
Bob Reynolds
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| Reg Rob | ... |
Assistant Coach
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| Jontavious Johnson | ... |
Wyatt
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| Dean J. West | ... |
Brett
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| Ned Yousef | ... |
Felipe
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| Adam Mervis | ... |
Bartender
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| Jason Bayle | ... |
Fan
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| GiGi Erneta | ... |
Reporter
(as Gigi Erneta)
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Casey Ferrand | ... |
Reporter
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| Fabian Blache III | ... |
Booster (uncredited)
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Carl A. Chauvin | ... |
Dive Bar Patron (uncredited)
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| Sarah Elumbaring | ... |
Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
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| Rose Bianca Grue | ... |
Booster Member (uncredited)
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| Suzette Lange | ... |
Booster Member (uncredited)
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| Tedrick Martin | ... |
Booster / Investor (uncredited)
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| Joshua Moody | ... |
Press Conference Journalist (uncredited)
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Brandon Pettis | ... |
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
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Mark Titus | ... |
Mark Titus (uncredited)
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| Kasia Trepagnier | ... |
Wolves Fan (uncredited)
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| Calvin Williams | ... |
Booster (uncredited)
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| Dontez Williams | ... |
Former Player / Student / Fan (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Ric Roman Waugh | ||
Written by
| Adam Mervis | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Therese Andrews | ... | co-producer |
| Brendon Boyea | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Samuel J. Brown | ... | executive producer |
| Greg Economou | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Will Flynn | ... | executive producer |
| Adam Fogelson | ... | executive producer |
| Jonathan Fuhrman | ... | executive producer |
| David Haring | ... | executive producer |
| Matthew Helderman | ... | executive producer |
| Basil Iwanyk | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Christian Mercuri | ... | executive producer |
| Adam Mervis | ... | executive producer |
| Robert Simonds | ... | executive producer |
| Michael Smith | ... | executive producer |
| Jeffrey Stott | ... | executive producer |
| Luke Taylor | ... | executive producer |
| Ric Roman Waugh | ... | executive producer |
| Russell Wilson | ... | executive producer |
| Bill Wohlken | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Jonathan Sanford | ||
Cinematography by
| Khalid Mohtaseb | ||
Editing by
| Gabriel Fleming | ||
Editorial Department
| Matt Blackshear | ... | digital intermediate editor |
| Dylan S. Buser | ... | color assist (as Dylan Busser) |
| Isabell Chavez Vega | ... | first assistant editor |
| Arvid Cristina | ... | dailies operator |
| Manny Dubon | ... | digital intermediate editor (as Manny Dubón) |
| Katie Fellion | ... | digital intermediate account executive |
| Taylor Hanley | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Rick Lee | ... | offline editorial rentals: Hula Post |
| Max Magbee | ... | dailies operator |
| Rob Phillips | ... | digital intermediate producer |
| Kim Powell | ... | additional editor |
| Paul Rehder | ... | dailies producer |
| Ian Vertovec | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
| Tim Weyers | ... | svp of post-production: STX Films |
| Pat Fitzgerald | ... | additional colorist (uncredited) |
| Abdullah Ghazal | ... | assistant colorist (uncredited) |
| Ken Lebre | ... | dailies director (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Mary Vernieu | ||
| Michelle Wade Byrd | ||
Production Design by
| Clay A. Griffith | ||
Art Direction by
| Raymond Pumilia | ||
Set Decoration by
| Tim Cohn | ||
Costume Design by
| Liz Staub | ||
Makeup Department
| Marcos Gonzales | ... | hair department head |
| Chazonia Lewis | ... | key hair stylist |
| Annabelle MacNeal | ... | key makeup artist (as Annabelle Macneal) |
| Remi Savva | ... | makeup department head |
| Gabrielle Burns | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
| Lauren Landry Chemin | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Naima Jamal | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Claire Rav | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| LeDiedra Richard-Baldwin | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Anthony Rossi III | ... | unit production manager |
| Jeffrey Stott | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Mustafa Harris | ... | second second assistant director |
| Nathan Parker | ... | key second assistant director |
| Michael Saunders | ... | first assistant director |
| Jimmy Waltrip | ... | additional second assistant director |
Art Department
| Orion Burnham | ... | set dresser |
| Chris Edwards | ... | set dresser |
| Rob Gray | ... | leadperson |
| Caleb Guillotte | ... | art department coordinator |
| Roger Johnson | ... | graphic designer |
| Julia Luckenbill | ... | set decoration buyer |
| Cameron Morris | ... | set dresser |
| Stephen P. Noell | ... | property master (as Stephen Noell) |
| Paul Pitalo | ... | prop assistant |
| Gaia Raimondo | ... | art production assistant |
| German Velasco | ... | on-set dresser (as German Edgardo Velasco) |
| Bill Walters | ... | assistant property master |
| Chris Whittaker | ... | set dresser |
| Ty Landry | ... | set dresser: day player (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Joe Cappelletti | ... | group adr coordinator |
| Gary DeLeone | ... | foley mixer |
| Victor Ray Ennis | ... | supervising sound designer |
| Craig Holbrook | ... | audio engineer |
| Chase Keehn | ... | dialogue editor |
| Amanda Knowledge | ... | audio description re recording mixer (uncredited) |
| Brian Magrum | ... | adr mixer |
| Brett McInnis | ... | sound utility |
| Scott Millan | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Rodrigo Ortiz-Parraga | ... | chief engineer (as Rodrigo Ortiz) |
| Danny Reeves | ... | adr recordist (uncredited) |
| Jamey Scott | ... | sound designer |
| Leonard Suwalski | ... | boom operator (as Lenny Suwalski) / boom operator |
| Bernard Weiser | ... | adr editor |
| Rhys Young | ... | adr recordist (uncredited) |
| Greg Crawford | ... | adr mixer (uncredited) |
| Matt Hovland | ... | adr mixer (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Mathieu Arseneault | ... | visual effects it technician |
| Amaya Ayers | ... | visual effects artist |
| Catherine Belanger-Gagnon | ... | visual effects producer: Alchemy 24 (as Catherine Bélanger-Gagnon) |
| Alexandra Boden | ... | graphics and compositing: news footage |
| Christian Champagne | ... | visual effects it technician |
| Isabell Chavez Vega | ... | visual effects editor |
| Eric Clement | ... | cg supervisor: Alchemy 24 (as Éric Clément) |
| Julien Delorme | ... | visual effects artist |
| Jean-François Ferland | ... | visual effects supervisor: Alchemy 24 (as Jean-François [Jafaz] Ferland) |
| Thierry Fournier | ... | visual effects artist |
| Jessica Francoeur | ... | visual effects artist (as Jessica Francoeur-Ducharme) |
| Andrew Gene | ... | visual effects |
| Martine Guay | ... | digital matte painting artist |
| Christopher Hills-Wright | ... | visual effects editorial |
| Charles Lamoureux | ... | visual effects coordinator: Alchemy 24 |
| Philippe Langlois | ... | digital matte painting artist |
| Loic Laurelut | ... | compositing supervisor: Alchemy 24 |
| Wesley Lemieux | ... | visual effects artist |
| Amelie Marcoux | ... | visual effects resources coordinator (as Amélie Marcoux) |
| Marc Massicotte | ... | visual effects producer / visual effects supervisor |
| Pierre-David Myles | ... | visual effects artist |
| Andris Pakalns | ... | visual effects artist |
| Marc-Olivier Rouleau | ... | visual effects td |
| Marc A. Rousseau | ... | visual effects executive producer |
| Melina Savard | ... | visual effects editorial |
| Aurélie Somet | ... | visual effects accounting |
| Andrew Ryan Turner | ... | visual effects editor |
| Raphael Valle | ... | visual effects artist |
| Stephen Trepanier | ... | visual effects editor: Alchemy 24 (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Richard T. Hoover | ... | precision driver (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Ilya Akiyoshi | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Jeff Ayres | ... | additional grip |
| Bennett Bartley | ... | best boy electric |
| Paul Beard | ... | a dolly grip (as Paul 'Groovy' Beard) |
| Ned Blouin | ... | best boy grip |
| Dorian A. Celestain | ... | set lighting technician (as Dorian Celestain) |
| Matt Clark | ... | set lighting technician |
| Justin Cooley | ... | first assistant camera: 'a' camera |
| Austin Doyle | ... | gaffer |
| Ross Elias | ... | additional grip |
| Dusty Emerson | ... | video assist operator |
| Scott Garfield | ... | still photographer |
| Angela Gauhier | ... | grip equipment: 4: 4: 4 Camera/Gripz |
| Shane E. Gros | ... | b dolly grip (as Shane Gros) |
| Kolby Heid | ... | second assistant camera: 'a' camera |
| Dave Isern | ... | camera operator: 'a' camera / steadicam operator |
| Matthew William Jensen | ... | digital utility |
| Jack Khorram | ... | second assistant camera: 'b' camera |
| Lisa Long | ... | first assistant camera: 'b' camera |
| Matt McKay | ... | set lighting technician |
| Tyrone Ordon Jr. | ... | grip (as Tyrone Ordon) |
| Jerone Ordon | ... | key grip |
| Alton Parker | ... | generator operator |
| Jason Parnell Sr. | ... | dimmer board operator (as Jason Parnell) |
| Nick Ramey | ... | gimbal operator (as Niko Ramey) |
| Steve Roussel | ... | video playback operator |
| Chase Rubin | ... | set lighting technician |
| Nicholas Sewell | ... | set lighting technician (as Nick Sewell) |
| Dylan Sugg | ... | camera and lenses: PRG |
| Daniel Waghorne | ... | drone camera operator |
| Matt Zusser | ... | lighting equipment: MBS |
| Ilya Akiyoshi | ... | camera operator: 'c' camera (uncredited) |
| Daniel Mogg | ... | additional photography (uncredited) |
| Nick Santos | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Rachel Armstrong | ... | background casting |
| Brent Caballero | ... | casting: New Orleans |
| Joe Cappelletti | ... | adr voice casting |
| Jay DeFelice | ... | background casting (as Jay Defelice) |
| Geena Dioquino | ... | casting associate: Los Angeles |
| Joshua Jhu | ... | casting associate: Los Angeles |
| Lee Pierce | ... | background casting |
| Charlotte Gale | ... | casting associate (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Micah Davis-Wheeler | ... | costumer |
| Clara Diaz | ... | seamstress |
| Lee Ewing | ... | set costumer |
| Caryn Frankenfield | ... | key set costumer |
| Michelle Hein | ... | Back up costumer: costumes |
| Mathilde Kepper | ... | additional background costumer |
| Megan McAfee | ... | first set costumer |
| Rocharlotte Raphael | ... | costumes buyer |
| Susan Thomas | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Justine Woods | ... | background costumer |
| Tre Tureaud | ... | additional set costumer (uncredited) |
Location Management
| J. Scott Brower | ... | location manager (as Scottie Brower) |
| Ethan Esteb | ... | location assistant |
| Beck Morgan | ... | location assistant |
| Charlie French | ... | location scout (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Christine Bergren | ... | music legal and clearances |
| Alexa Collazo | ... | music legal and clearances |
| Daniel DiPrima | ... | music editor |
| Jessica Jarvis | ... | scoring assistant |
| Jason Markey | ... | music supervisor |
| Meredith McBee | ... | music coordinator |
| Phil McGowan | ... | score mixer |
| Nicki Richards | ... | music coordinator |
Script and Continuity Department
| Lisa M. Calhoun | ... | script supervisor (as Lisa Calhoun) |
Transportation Department
| Zandra Batiste | ... | production van driver |
| Troylynn Johnson | ... | driver |
| Vaschon May | ... | transportation captain |
Additional Crew
| Joseph Ahn | ... | title designer: Filmograph |
| Katy Alimohammadi | ... | additional legal services: Donaldson + Callif, LLP |
| David Armentor | ... | head covid compliance officer |
| Kiarra Barthelemy | ... | assistant: Mr. Waugh |
| Aaron Becker | ... | title designer: Filmograph |
| John Eric Bentley | ... | loop group (as John Bentley) |
| Noah Kaye Bentley | ... | loop group (as Noah Bentley) |
| J. Michael Brown | ... | additional clerk (as Mickey Brown) |
| Trish Callais | ... | production coordinator |
| Lisa Callif | ... | additional legal services: Donaldson + Callif, LLP |
| Kyle Carter | ... | payroll clerk |
| Lauren Cody | ... | additional legal services: Donaldson + Callif, LLP |
| Nicole Collins | ... | hygiene production assistant |
| Brendan Darmody | ... | assistant: Mr. Iwanyk |
| Mike Davis | ... | stock footage researcher |
| Yaron Deskalo | ... | footage and images provided by |
| Rachel Dik Dukes | ... | assistant: Mr. Stott |
| Charlie Fernandez | ... | senior manager of business operations: Game1 Entertainment |
| Eddie Frierson | ... | loop group |
| Olga Gale | ... | craft service assistant |
| Arthur J. Gallagher | ... | insurance and risk services |
| Gabrielle Gerrick | ... | set production assistant |
| Joslyn Greenard | ... | hygiene production assistant |
| Esther Hornstein | ... | svp of production: Thunder Road Films |
| Sylvie P. Hébert | ... | production services: MIPA Management Inc, Canada |
| Joe Iacono | ... | production services: MIPA Management Inc, Canada |
| Michel Iacono | ... | production services: MIPA Management Inc, Canada |
| Madison Karsenty | ... | additional legal services: Donaldson + Callif, LLP |
| Kiersten Keller | ... | additional clerk |
| Seth Kleinberg | ... | title executive producer: Filmograph |
| Ashley Kravitz | ... | rights and clearances: Cleared by Ashley |
| Mollie Krensky | ... | set production assistant |
| Erica Lee | ... | president: Thunder Road Films |
| Ronald J. Levin | ... | production lawyer (as Ron Levin) |
| Sara Levy | ... | assistant: Mr. Boyea |
| Brady Lewis | ... | set production assistant |
| Jordan Lichtman | ... | associate general counsel: STX Films |
| Jeremy Lundblad | ... | svp of development: Game1 Entertainment |
| J. Mallory McCree | ... | loop group (as Jamal Mallory McCree) |
| Theresa L. Marsh | ... | post-production accountant / production accountant |
| Alexander McConduit | ... | key craft service (as Alex McConduit) |
| James McConduit | ... | craft service assistant |
| Brian McKenzie | ... | svp and cmo: Game1 Entertainment |
| Troy James Miller | ... | title producer: Filmograph |
| Rylan Mitchell | ... | production lawyer |
| Casey Moore | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Mark Peterson | ... | evp and chief of staff: Game1 Entertainment |
| Joana Powell | ... | assistant: Mr. Waugh (as Joana Santana Powell) |
| Zev F. Raben | ... | financing legal |
| Natalie Ruschak | ... | additional clerk |
| Angela Scarduzio | ... | payroll accountant |
| Brian Seale | ... | set medic |
| Kim Bassemier Stewart | ... | production secretary (as Kim Bassemier-Stewart) |
| Hsien Lun Su | ... | additional title designer: Filmograph |
| Kassie Thibodeaux | ... | office production assistant |
| Kirk Thornton | ... | loop group |
| Paige Touzet | ... | set production assistant |
| Brandt Vicknair | ... | covid compliance officer |
| Erica J. Zohar | ... | production lawyer (as Erica Zohar) |
| Jami Bolin | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
| Taylor Harding | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Runda Poe | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Pete Alonso | ... | special thanks (as Peter Alonso) |
| Sean Bartemes | ... | special thanks |
| Bob Boyea | ... | special thanks |
| Cathy Boyea | ... | special thanks |
| Lettie Boyea | ... | special thanks |
| Lizzie Boyea | ... | special thanks |
| Wesley Boyea | ... | special thanks |
| Hal Burg | ... | special thanks |
| Carmen Calvo | ... | special thanks |
| Dave Carlino | ... | special thanks |
| Mary Carlino | ... | special thanks |
| Jimmy Darmody | ... | special thanks |
| Jordan Dinenberg | ... | special thanks |
| Jordan Farmer | ... | special thanks |
| Charlie Ferraro | ... | special thanks |
| Andrew Fryer | ... | special thanks |
| Jacob Garner | ... | special thanks |
| Sue Hoffer | ... | special thanks |
| Bill Iwanyk | ... | special thanks |
| Charlie Iwanyk | ... | special thanks |
| Dylan Iwanyk | ... | special thanks |
| Natalie Iwanyk | ... | special thanks |
| Barry Klarberg | ... | special thanks |
| Ben Kramer | ... | special thanks |
| H.W. Mountz | ... | special thanks |
| Cory Redding | ... | special thanks |
| Priscilla Redding | ... | special thanks |
| P.J. Shapiro | ... | special thanks |
| Eric Sherman | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Game1
- Capstone Global
- Thunder Road Pictures
- Amet Entertainment (in association with)
- BondIt Media Capital (in association with)
- New Legend Entertainment (funding provided by)
- Why Not You Productions (in association with)
Distributors
- STX Entertainment (2021) (World-wide)
- CAA Media Finance (World-wide)
- Elevation Pictures (2021) (Canada)
- Range Media Partners (World-wide)
Special Effects
- Alchemy 24 (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Light Iron (dailies services)
- Light Iron (digital intermediate)
- Filmograph (title designer)
- BondIt Media Capital (financing provided by)
- Levin Law (production counsel)
- Donaldson & Callif (additional legal services)
- Cleared by Ashley (rights and clearances)
- MIPA Management (production services: Canada)
- PRG (camera and lenses provided by)
- 4:4:4 Camera (grip equipment provided by)
- MBS Equipment Co. (lighting equipment)
- Hula Post (Avid Editing systems, creative space & remote editing systems: Hula Post Everywhere)
- Canadian Football League (archive)
- Adobe Stock (archive)
- Axiom Images (archive)
- Filmsupply (archive)
- Getty Images (archive)
- iStockphoto (archive)
- Life of Pix (archive)
- Pond5 (archive)
- Shutterstock (archive)
- Sony Masterworks (soundtrack)
- Rypt Fitness (special thanks)
- Absolut Video (video assist equipment provided by)
- Caballero Casting (extras casting)
- McGowan Soundworks (score mixed at)
- Ramo Law (Legal Services)
- Road Rebel (production travel)
- Smooth Moving Productions (Steadicam equipment supplied by)
- U.S. Law Group (legal)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Seventy-two hours before the championship game, Missouri Wolves Heisman-winning quarterback LeMarcus James vanishes from the team hotel with his best friend, tight end Emmett Sunday. LeMarcus drops a televised bombshell. He's organizing a players' strike of the game. LeMarcus demands that student-athletes be regarded as employees and be compensated as such. Consequently he starts the fight for fair compensation, equality, and respect for the athletes who put their bodies and health on the line for their schools. Written by Official Synopsis |
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| Taglines | How Much is One Player Worth in a $18 Billion Game? See more » |
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| Parents Guide | Add content advisory for parents » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $8,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The entire movie was filmed at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans. See more » |
| Movie Connections | References Pulp Fiction (1994). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Big Drumline See more » |
| Quotes |
Coach James Lazor:
Seventy-two hours till the national goddamn title game, and I got to parade around in this dog-and-pony show. See more » |