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Directed by | Angelo Pizzo |
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Courage Beyond the Game: The Freddie Steinmark Story by Jim Dent |
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Music by | John Paesano |
Cinematography | Frank G. DeMarco |
Edited by | Dan Zimmerman |
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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118 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $20 million |
Box office | $2.2 million |
My All American is a 2015 American biographical drama sport film based on the life of college football player Freddie Steinmark. The film was written and directed by Angelo Pizzo. It is based on the book Courage Beyond the Game: The Freddie Steinmark Story by Jim Dent. The film stars Finn Wittrock, Sarah Bolger, Robin Tunney and Aaron Eckhart. The film was released on November 13, 2015, by Clarius Entertainment. The film coincides with the 2015 biography Freddie Steinmark: Faith, Family, Football.
Freddie Steinmark just wants to play football. After constantly being let down by big colleges he finally catches the eye of one coach. Steinmark heads to Austin where he gives his everything for the game he loves.
On May 7, 2014, it was announced that Wittrock had been cast in the role of Freddie Steinmark, and Aaron Eckhart had been cast in the role of Darrell Royal. It was also announced that Angelo Pizzo had written the script and was directing the film. On May 16, 2014, it was announced that Sarah Bolger and Robin Tunney had been cast in the roles of Linda Wheeler and Gloria Steinmark respectively.
Production of the film began on June 24, 2014, in Austin, Texas.
The film was originally scheduled to be released on October 9, 2015, in the United States by Clarius Entertainment and Universal Pictures However it was pushed back to November 13, 2015.