Going to the Mat (2004) (TV)

Regisseur:

Stuart Gillard

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Chris Nolan (story) &
Laurie Nolan (story) ...

Premierendatum:

19. März 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Familienfilm | Drama

Plot:

Jace Newfield has a problem. Besides being blind and being the new kid at school, his problem is that the kids at his new school thinks he's a jerk...

Plot Keywords:

Blind Teen | Blindness | Disability | High School Love | High School Wrestling

Filmpreise:

1 win & 2 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Surprisingly Good...

Besetzung

Andrew Lawrence	...	Jason 'Jace' Newfield
Alessandra Toreson	...	Mary Beth Rice
Khleo Thomas	...	Vincent Fly Shue
Wayne Brady	...	Mason Wyatt
D.B. Sweeney	...	Coach Rice
Billy Aaron Brown	...	John Lambrix
Brenda Strong	...	Patty Newfield
Brian Wimmer	...	Tom Newfield
übrige Besetzung in alphabetischer Reihenfolge:
Big Budah	...	Referee #3
Scott Christopher	...	Mr. Kamins
Kelsi Cullimore	...	Violinist
Paul Dart	...	Referee #1
Daniel Henze	...	T-Rex Turner
Ric Johnson	...	Referee #2
T.J. Lowther	...	Luke
Monika Malmrose	...	Girlfriend (scenes deleted)
Christopher Robin Miller	...	Phil Pavone (reporter)
David Morales	...	Kevin Wilson
Marcus T. Paulk	...	Peter
Tim Sabuco	...	Wrestler Double
Michael Scott	...	Announcer
Sean Sekino	...	Nice Guy
Darin Southam	...	Yardley
Don Spainhower	...	Announcer #2
Murphy Stack	...	Girl
Nathan Stevens	...	Davey
Dennis Whimpey	...	Referee #4
Tim Whitaker	...	Boomer Cleason
Greg Williams	...	Referee #5
Brett Yoder	...	Mike

Alternativ:

Große Kampf, Der (Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

120 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Altersfreigabe:

USA:G

Drehorte:

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Dialogzitate:

John Lambrix: Hey, Newfield. Why aren't you out there playing for the home team?
Jace: Oh, I was going to but my seeing eye dog kept pawing everyone's helmets off. HAHA!
John Lambrix: You're a funny guy.
Jace: Yeah, I don't see you laughing. Oh wait, you're the one who's supposed to be making all the lame blind jokes.

Soundtrack:

Going to the Mat

Surprisingly Good...

I thought it would be cheesy being a Disney channel movie, but it was really good. I think Andrew Lawrence has a bright future as an actor. I was about to write him off as another Lawrence brother, but I think he's the most talented of the three. He played a blind kid very very well. His movements and his affects were very believable and he delivered his lines very well.

The story was pretty entertaining and the portrayal of the blind was pretty original, too. You don't see wrestling featured in high school movies very often, let alone consider it a sport the blind can participate in. And it was nice to see things like beeping backboards in basketball as another way to incorporate the blind into everyday things they usually couldn't have participated in before. I also really loved the music featured in the movie, especially the guitar pieces "Jace" played. It's definitely worth taping if you can catch one of the repeats.