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another movie narrative. This week, Forever Strong (2008), will be converted
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narrative of Forever Strong (2008),
with some Hollywood facts.
Forever Strong (2008) is rated
PG-13. Furthermore, it is 1 hour and 52
minutes long. This movie is categorized
under the drama and sport genre. The
official release date is September 26th,
2008. The release date is
for the Country of the United States of America. The director was Ryan Little. The writers were David Pliler and Dony
West. The officially recognized stars
were Sean Faris, Penn Badgley and Gary Cole.
The list of the 15 most important cast members is as follows:
- Gary Cole (Coach Larry Gelwix).
- Sean Astin (Marcus Tate).
- Neal McDonough (Coach Richard Penning).
- Sean Faris (Rick Penning).
- Julie Warner (Natalie Penning).
- Penn Badgley (Lars).
- Eliot Schwartz (Marty).
- Michael J. Pagan (Kurt).
- Nathan West (Quentin).
- Max Kasch (Griggs).
- Arielle Kebbel (Emily).
- Kepa Kruse (Tumo).
- Junior Salt (Peeta).
- Jeremy Earl (Sanchez).
- Larry Bagby (Coach Cal).
The
synopsis follows. Forever Strong (2008) is a story, out of the world of organized
youth rugby. In Flagstaff,
Arizona U.S.A.,
the Flagstaff Rugby Team plays a match against a rival. The rival is the Highland Rugby Team. Coach Penning is the coach for Flagstaff,
whilst, Coach Gelwix is the coach for Highland. Richard Penning, Jr., or Rick; is the star
player for Flagstaff, and, the son
of the coach. Unbeknownst to Rick, his
father was once a Highland player, and, star player for
Coach Gelwix. As the Flagstaff
coach, Coach Penning does everything in an opposite way; compared to his
ex-coach. After the match, the team
celebrates at a big party at someone’s house.
After the party, Rick continues drinking with his girlfriend. To be exact, they continue by drinking while
driving. Unfortunately, Rick drives off
the road and causes a terrible accident.
His girlfriend is thrown out of the car. Furthermore, she lands on a barb wire
fence. As a result, Rick is convicted on
charges stemming from driving while under the influence. Additionally, he is sentenced to a juvenile
correctional facility in the State of Utah. Rick arrives at the juvenile detention
center, and, his father doesn’t want to know anything about him. Furthermore, he quickly develops his routine
of fighting other prisoners, and then, cleaning the restroom toilets. One day; Rick breaks his routine, and, he
teaches the other juvenile prisoners how to play rugby. The administrator, Marcus Tate, is an
ex-player of Coach Gelwix and the Highland Rugby Team. Unbeknownst to Rick, the Highland Rugby Team
is in the area. Marcus Tate successfully
convinces Rick to play for Highland. From the beginning, Rick notices that Coach
Gelwix does things in a different way.
Additionally, Rick starts to change into a better person. One night Coach Gelwix tells Rick about, his
father being an ex-star player for him.
Subsequently, the transformation into a better person is completed. Surprisingly, one day his father appears to
take him back, to the Flagstaff Rugby Team.
Coach Penning also has the intention of returning Rick, to his former
life. Ultimately, Rick returns to the
Highland Team, and, he plays against his father’s team in the National
Championship Match. Director Ryan Little
does an excellent job directing this movie.
Furthermore, the movie is very entertaining. The writers do an equally excellent job. The coaches in this movie are well
written. You can definitely notice the
difference, in the approach, to coaching youth rugby. The officially recognized stars do an
excellent job performing their roles.
Special recognition is merited to Sean Faris, because, he was very good
at being a spoiled brat. Overall, this
movie earns the rating of 7 out of 10.
The movie
narrative of, Forever Strong (2008),
is as follows. This movie is about
teenagers who play organized rugby.
Probably, it is high school, but, it can also be a private league. In Flagstaff,
Arizona U.S.A.,
the Flagstaff Rugby Team plays a match against the Highland Rugby Team. Richard Penning, Jr., or Rick, is a star
player for the Flagstaff Rugby Team.
Furthermore, his father is Coach Richard Penning. Coach Penning coaches the Flagstaff Rugby
Team. Rick is a very good player, but,
he has a lot of behavioral problems.
Furthermore; he receives a red card, and he is expelled from the match,
because, he spat on the face of a Highland player. The Highland Rugby Team wins the match. The coach for Highland,
Coach Gelwix, attempts to shake hands with Coach Penning. Unfortunately, Coach Penning ignores Coach
Gelwix. Lars is the other star player
for Flagstaff. Furthermore, he exhibits the personality that
Coach Penning likes. That night, the
Flagstaff Team has a party at someone’s house.
All of the teenagers are drinking beer.
Rick leaves with his girlfriend.
They also continue drinking, while, they are driving. They start to kiss while driving, and, Rick
loses control of the car. The car flies
off the road, and, it becomes a terrible accident. Rick’s girlfriend flew out of the car, and,
landed on a barb wire fence. Rick
appears to be okay. The scene changes,
and, Rick is in a court room with his mother.
Unfortunately, this accident is the second incident of drinking while
driving; for Rick. The judge sentences
Rick to a correctional facility for juveniles.
The correctional facility is in the State of Utah. Furthermore, Rick doesn’t know when his
sentence will end. Rick can be released
on his 18th birthday.
However, he can also be transferred to a state prison, and, continue as
an adult. Rick’s girlfriend did not die,
but, she was severely injured. Rick
arrives at the Wasatch Juvenile
Detention Center. Furthermore, he immediately meets the
administrator, Marcus Tate. Rick
develops his routine of fighting with the other prisoners, and then, cleaning
the restroom toilets. Coach Penning
doesn’t want to know about his son, while he is a juvenile prisoner. One day; Rick breaks his routine, and, he
teaches the other juvenile prisoners how to play rugby. It results that, the Highland Rugby Team is
in the area, and, Marcus Tate is an ex-player.
One day, Marcus invites three current players, to be part of a meeting
with Rick. Obviously, Marcus Tate asks
Rick, if he wants to be part of the Highland Rugby Team. Rick rejects the invitation. Marcus doesn’t accept Rick’s answer, and, he
tries to convince him otherwise.
Furthermore; Marcus tells Rick that he might be released early, if he
plays this season. Rick agrees to be on
the Highland Rugby Team. Rick attends
his first practice with the Highland Team.
Rick attends his second practice, and, he is discovering that Coach
Gelwix is a different type of coach. Rick
talks to Lars on the telephone.
Furthermore, he receives a gift that Lars sent him. The real gift is illegal pills, which were
hidden, inside of a rugby ball. Coach
Gelwix makes the Highland Team volunteer at a hospital for children. Rick doesn’t want to have a part in it. That night, Rick starts to use the illegal
pills, which Lars sent. The Highland
Rugby Team plays its first match, and, Rick plays as a first-string player. However, he plays at a different position,
and, he becomes angry. The match starts,
and, Rick exhibits bad behavior. The
Highland Team loses the match. Coach
Gelwix punishes the team for the loss, with physical conditioning. During the punishment, Rick is involved in a
fight with another player. Rick leaves,
and, he doesn’t finish the physical conditioning. The next morning, several teammates visit
Rick. Furthermore, they leave to
exercise together, in order, to provide encouragement. Players from the Flagstaff Rugby Team inform
Coach Penning that, Rick is on the Highland Team. The match against the Scotland Rugby Team
starts. Furthermore, Rick is becoming a
member of the Highland Team. The
Highland Rugby Team wins the match.
After the match, the team celebrates by eating at a food buffet. After the food buffet, Rick and several
players, stop to help a woman change a tire.
Unfortunately, a drunk driver crashes into the car. Kurt was changing the tire, and, he was
severely injured. Kurt is taken to the
hospital. Several of the players are
there, along with, Coach Gelwix. Rick is
also there. Furthermore, Rick has an
opportunity to talk with Coach Gelwix.
It results that, Rick’s father is an ex-player of Coach Gelwix. Coach Gelwix also tells Rick, how, his
father’s career ended. Kurt dies, and,
the team attends his funeral. During
practice, Coach Gelwix asks Rick to be the second captain. Rick rejects being the second captain,
furthermore, he confesses that he uses illegal pills. Coach Gelwix suspends Rick for the next
match. However, Rick will be the second
captain. The Highland Team visits Kurt’s
grave. The match against the Boise Rugby
Team starts. Rick watches from the
sideline, and, the Highland Team wins the match. Furthermore, Coach Penning listens to the
radio, and, he learns about the Highland win. The match against the Cheyenne Rugby Team
starts, and, it is raining. The Highland
Team wins the match and the regional title.
Furthermore, the win sends Highland
to the National Championship Tournament.
Rick returns to the Juvenile Detention
Center for the day. Surprisingly, he finds his father, Coach
Penning, waiting for him. Rick has been
released on probation, and, he has to leave with his father. At his parents’ house, Rick is asked by his
father, to teach the team everything about Highland. Rick arrives at a parking lot to meet up with
his old friends. His girlfriend, or
ex-girlfriend, is also with the group.
Lars is also there leading the group.
The group starts to drink beer, and, Rick refuses. Rick and Lars start to fight with each other. The police arrive, and, Lars hides drugs in
Rick’s car. Rick is arrested for
violating his probation. From this point
forward; the series of events, take the viewer, to the end. Rick is released from jail, and, he returns
to the Highland Rugby Team. Flagstaff
and Highland play for the National
Championship. You have to watch, to know
who wins, the National Championship.
The movie
narrative of the feature film, Forever
Strong (2008), ends with some Hollywood facts. The country of origin is the United
States of America. The official language is English. There are other notable release dates. The other notable release dates are: Australia,
April 22, 2009 (Blu-ray)
and Hungary, June 4, 2009 (TV Premiere). There are 4 filming locations, in total, for
this particular movie. All of the
locations are in the State of Utah,
U.S.A. There is limited box office data. There is no data for the original
budget. However, there is data for the
opening weekend. On its opening weekend,
this movie made $68,283 USD. This movie
is considered closed in theaters on October
31, 2008. The gross profits,
that are reported, are $630,649 dollars.
The filming dates, that are reported, are July 2006 to the year
2007. The production companies are Go
Films and Picture Rock Entertainment.
There are several distributors for this particular movie. Some of the distributors include the
following; Gravitas Ventures (U.S.A.), Bridgestone Multimedia Group (U.S.A.),
Crane Movie Company (U.S.A.), VVS Films (Canada)
and One Movie (Italy).
To end and
as always, RB28’s Movie Narratives, encourages you to continue reading the
posted movie narratives. The
aforementioned blog strives to provide basic information, so that it, becomes
inspiration. Movies are a great pleasure
to RB28’s Movie Narratives, and, the blog’s author hopes that they are for you
as well. For this week, and in
conclusion, the feature film was Forever
Strong (2008). RB28’s Movie
Narratives looks forward to seeing you next week, when another movie will be
highlighted.
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R-Berumen28
04/17/2019
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