Facing the Giants
- Erin Bethea: Alicia Houston
- James Blackwell: Matt Prater
- Bailey Cave: David Childers
- Shannen Fields: Brooke Taylor
- Tracy Goode: Brady Owens
- Dan W. Howell Sr.: Announcer
- Alex Kendrick: Grant Taylor
- Jim McBride: Bobby Lee Duke
- Tommy McBride: Jonathan Weston
- Jason McLeod: Brock Kelley
- Mark Richt: Himself
- Steve Williams: Larry Childers
- Chris Willis: J. T. Hawkins Jr.
- Ray Wood: Mr. Bridges
Facing the Giants is a Christian movie drama that came on 30 January 2007 in the U.S. cinemas and on DVD in Germany is available since June 5, 2007. It was shot the football movie in Albany, Georgia, United States.
Content
The High School of the small American town Shilow has a problem: Your football team is not as good as it could be it according to some parents. The coach - Grant Taylor - was no longer able to lead the team. This opinion is confirmed as one of the best players go away and the team loses the first games of the new season. As the coach one evening a little longer in the office, because moving it personal problems, he learns that his expulsion is required. In addition, he is dogged by bad luck: his doctor says he 'll be able to father children, the car has broken down and others more. Even as a devout Christian, he is desperate and quarrels with God. But he puts his life, his problems and everything else in God's hands. He designed a new concept for his team, which means that they should play in order to serve God.
And God help him - the team wins because they play with the right attitude in the heart, but more than that - even in the players and students changed something. Many find God and start a new life. God hears the prayers of another man praying for the students. And also the small and big problems in the private sector of the coach to be solved.
Your explanation for the happy turn is simple: because they want to serve God, God is leading the team of " Shilow Eagles " to the finals - there wait the undefeated " Giants ", but even this they can defeat in faith.
Film Music
The film's soundtrack was partly composed by various Christian bands, so among other things, of the soft - rock band Casting Crowns, Third Day or Bebo Norman.
Reception
The film received from prominent newspapers mediocre and negative reviews. From the Christian side of the film, however, was well received. Richard Propes writes in Filmportal The Independent Critic: " Although I would not dare to call this movie perfect, I would be so bold as to call it a film that stands as a preacher as he was to preach as a Christian. He is a preacher without condescension, but also without hesitation. He is a preacher without aggressiveness, but with all my heart and assertiveness. He is a preacher with a warm heart that is missing too often, even in today's Christian films. "
At the box office, the film was a success. The rotated by Sherwood Pictures for $ 100,000 low-budget film took a total of about 10 million U.S. dollars. The DVD sales were very successful: With a quantity of 1.274 million DVDs sold more than 20 million U.S. dollars were taken.