Facing the Giants
| Facing the Giants | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Directed by | Alex Kendrick |
| Produced by | Stephen Kendrick Alex Kendrick David Nixon |
| Written by | Alex Kendrick Stephen Kendrick |
| Starring | Alex Kendrick Shannen Fields Tracy Goode James Blackwell Bailey Cave Jim McBride Jason McLeod |
| Music by | Mark Willard |
|
Production
company |
|
| Distributed by | Samuel Goldwyn Films Destination Films |
|
Release date
|
|
|
Running time
|
111 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $100,000 |
| Box office | $10,243,159 |
| Facing the Giants: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Film score | |
| Released | October 3, 2006 |
| Genre | Christian |
Facing the Giants is a 2006 American Christian drama film directed by and starring Alex Kendrick. The supporting cast was composed of volunteers from Sherwood Baptist Church, and it is the second film that Sherwood Pictures has done. Shot in Albany, Georgia, the film relates an underdog story about American football from a Christian worldview.
The film was released to DVD in early 2007 and made its television debut on September 21, 2008, on Trinity Broadcasting Network.
In 2003, Grant Taylor (Alex Kendrick) is the head coach at Shiloh Christian Academy, and has yet to post a winning record in his six-year tenure. After his seventh season begins with a three-game losing streak, the players' fathers start making noises about replacing him with defensive coordinator Brady Owens. This is not the only problem Grant is facing; his car is breaking down, and he discovers that he is the reason that his wife Brooke cannot become pregnant.
He creates a new coaching philosophy and decides to praise God, no matter what the result. At the same time he guides and urges each one of his players to give the maximum effort, and motivates them to believe they can win under God's guidance. This influence spreads to the rest of the school. From that point on, the Eagles win all their remaining regular season games after losing the first three and make the state playoffs. As a result, Grant is given a raise in salary rather than being fired and is also provided with a brand-new truck from grateful boosters. The Eagles lose their playoff opener, but are declared the winner after the opponent used ineligible players. The Eagles then advance all the way to the state championship game against the three-time defending champion Richland Giants. Even though the Eagles have only a third as many players as the Giants, the Eagles hold their own and ultimately win the game on a 51-yard field goal from a backup kicker who had never kicked more than a 35-yarder before. Grant's prayers for children are also answered as he and Brooke have children after two years.
1.Alex Kendrick as the Grant Taylor 2.Shannen Fields as Brooke Taylor 3.Bill Butler as Neil Prater 4.Bailey Cave as David Childers 5.Steve Williams as Larry Childers 6.Tracy Goode as Brady Owens 7.Jim McBride as Bobby Lee Duke 8.Tommy McBride as Jonathan Weston 9.Jason McLeod as Brock Kelley 10.Chris Willis as J.T. Hawkins Jr. 11.Ray Wood as Mr. Bridges 12.Erin Bethea as Alicia Houston 13.David Nixon as Mr. Jones 14.Mark Richt as Himself & former coach of Grant Taylor
...
Wikipedia