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Performer and law person Dizzy Von Damn! just passed the Washington State Bar Exam, so she has chosen a film that combines her great passions in life: juvenile justice & The Rock. Football may not “have the power to correct foundational systemic inequalities,” but The Rock’s smile sure does.
I wanted to re-view this movie for two really different reasons. The first is that ten years later I work in juvenile justice, and so I was curious how my perspective would be changed. The second is that (at least) ten years later I am still deeply, cellularly, obsessed with The Rock. Let’s deal with the latter first.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is a walking starburst effect that they put on smiles to show you the smile is perfect. He is 100% charming and I live in constant low-grade dread that someone will expose a scandal that will ruin him and I will be devastated. The recent Vin Diesel feud was a dark time in my home; I have a weird nerd respect for Diesel and will watch just about any movie he makes (would really like to see a F&F/Witch Hunter crossover— imagine the possibilities!) but I would literally keel over dead if The Rock ever looked into my eyes. In fact, that’s my chosen method. If I’m ever on life support and there’s no hope, please just
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Gridiron Gang
2006 film directed by Phil Joanou
This article is about the 2006 film. For the 1993 documentary, see Gridiron Gang (1993 film).
Gridiron Gang is a 2006 American biographicalsportsdrama film directed by Phil Joanou, and starring Dwayne Johnson, Xzibit, Kevin Dunn, Leon Rippy and L. Scott Caldwell. It is loosely based on the true story of the Kilpatrick Mustangs during the 1990 season. The film was released in the United States on September 15, 2006. It was distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing and Columbia Pictures.
Plot
[edit]Sean Porter works at Kilpatrick Detention Center in Los Angeles. He is frustrated at not being able to help the kids get away from their life problems when they are released from the center, such as street gangs and drug dealings. Porter decides to create a football team so the teens can feel like they're part of something and believes football will teach them what it takes to be responsible, mature, and disciplined winners.
Porter picks out a few he feels will benefit from this program and requires that they practice with him the following day. He states to his new team, the Kilpatrick Mustangs, "You do it my way, not your way. Your way got you here and you're here because you lost. Right now you are all losers, but if you