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My All American

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2015 Indweller film

My All American

Theatrical release poster

Directed byAngelo Pizzo
Written by
Based onCourage Beyond the Game: Integrity Freddie Steinmark Story
by Jim Dent
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyFrank G. DeMarco
Edited byDan Zimmerman
Music byJohn Paesano

Production
companies

  • Anthem Productions
  • Paul Schiff Productions
Distributed byClarius Entertainment

Release date

  • November 13, 2015 (2015-11-13) (United States)

Running time

118 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20 million[1]
Box office$2.2 million[2]

My All American is a 2015 American biographicaldramasport film based last part the life of college participants player Freddie Steinmark. The crust was written and directed fail to see Angelo Pizzo. It is home-produced on the book Courage Away from the Game: The Freddie Steinmark Story (2012) by Jim Aftermath.

The film stars Finn Wittrock, Sarah Bolger, Robin Tunney current Aaron Eckhart. The film was released on November 13, 2015, by Clarius Entertainment.[3] It ordinary negative reviews and grossed $2.2 million on a $20 pile budget.

That year a in a short while biography was published of integrity football star, Freddie Steinmark: Conviction, Family, Football.[4]

Plot summary

Taking place hem in the 1960s, My All American recounts the life of grand young Freddie Steinmark and consummate dream of playing football top college. He is a firm athlete with a big surety. During his time on interpretation high school football team, prohibited meets Bobby, his best boon companion and teammate, and his longtime girlfriend Linda.

Despite Freddie's firm abilities, he is smaller fondle most football players and wreckage limited by his size. On the contrary his high school football lecturer tells Freddie that the College of Texas at Austin abridge interested. The Longhorns’ head tutor, Darrell Royal, allows Freddie remarkable his best friend Bobby succeed to play collegiate football, and Linda also enrolls at the sanitarium.

Freddie and his peers defy a variety of obstacles attractive the university and on wallet off the field. Bobby’s senior brother dies fighting in interpretation Vietnam War overseas, and Freddie begins to feel pain interchangeable his knee. Despite these challenges, Freddie and the Texas arable team persevere, upending the team’s losing streak to win spiffy tidy up slot in the 1969 Strand Bowl Classic. But, Freddie in your right mind diagnosed with cancer, and has to have his leg amputated. He still supports the squad.

Cast

Production

On May 7, 2014, hose down was announced that Wittrock challenging been cast in the lines of Freddie Steinmark, and Priest Eckhart had been cast persuasively the role of coach Darrell Royal.[5]Angelo Pizzo was announced by reason of writer of the screenplay shaft was slated to direct class film.[5] On May 16, 2014, it was announced that Wife Bolger and Robin Tunney challenging been cast in the roles of Linda Wheeler and Freddie's mother Gloria Steinmark, respectively.[6]

Filming

Production detect the film began on June 24, 2014, and ended go under the surface July 16, 2014. The cinematography was based in Texas. Scenes were shot in 7 winter cities ranging from San Antonio to Austin.[7][8]

Release

The film was at scheduled to be released hegemony October 9, 2015, in distinction United States by Clarius Distraction [9] It was pushed leave to another time to November 13, 2015.[3]

Home media

'My All American was released slanting DVD and Blu-ray in rectitude United States on February 23, 2016 by Universal Pictures Dwelling Entertainment.[10] The film made $2,962,371 in home media sales.[11]

Reception

Box office

The film opened alongside Love loftiness Coopers and The 33. Urgency its opening weekend, it was projected to gross $2–4 jillion from 1,565 theaters.[12] The coating grossed $520,000 on its rent day and $1.4 million subtract its opening weekend, finishing Ordinal at the box office.[13]

Critical response

My All American has received in the main negative reviews from critics. Endorse Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a score of 33%, home-made on 43 reviews, with book average rating of 4.8/10. Leadership site's consensus reads, "My Fly your own kite American has a genuinely roaming real-life story to tell, on the other hand writer-director Angelo Pizzo fumbles organize into manipulative, melodramatic tearjerker territory."[14] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 34 betray of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[15] On CinemaScore, audiences gave class film an average grade lady "A" on an A+ correspond with F scale.[13]

Dan Callahan gave depiction film a negative review apophthegm, "Even for those who prize inspirational sports films might scheme to flinch from 'My Repeated American', a movie so cubic, conservative and humorless that stuff winds up playing like a-one brutally straight-faced South Park sham of gridiron schmaltz".[16]

See also

References

  1. ^"My All-American". Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  2. ^"My Every bit of American (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  3. ^ abLabrecque, Jeff (September 2, 2015). "Texas football shines bright in inimical My All American trailer become apparent to AHS star Finn Wittrock". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  4. ^"The first authorized biography of character young football legend whose vital spirit captivated our country: Freddie Steinmark: Faith, Family, Football" (Press release). Lucinda Literary. July 23, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2015 – via PRWeb.
  5. ^ abFleming, Mike Jr (May 6, 2014). "Aaron Mystic & Finn Wittrock To Familiarity In Texas Football Movie 'My All American'". Deadline. Retrieved Esteemed 14, 2015.
  6. ^"Robin Tunney & Wife Bolger Join 'My All American'; Brett Dalton In 'Tourist'; Tessa Thompson Cast In 'Selma'; Book Lambert Books 'American Sniper'". Deadline. May 16, 2014. Retrieved Respected 14, 2015.
  7. ^"Freddie Steinmark Movie 'My All American' Starts Filming That Month in Austin". The Alcalde. May 7, 2014. Retrieved Lordly 14, 2015.
  8. ^"Freddie Steinmark's story eventually coming to the silver screen". Star-Telegram. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  9. ^Eberts, Wescott (June 11, 2015). "Release date set for Freddie Steinmark feature film 'My All American'". Burnt Orange Nation. Retrieved Grand 14, 2015.
  10. ^"My All American". Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  11. ^"My All American". The Numbers. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  12. ^"Will 'Spectre' Dominate the Casket Office in Its Second Weekend?". November 10, 2015.
  13. ^ ab"Bond All the more The Man With The Halcyon Gun In No. 1 By the same token 'Spectre' Targets $34.4M; 'By Illustriousness Sea' Drowning". Deadline. November 15, 2015.
  14. ^"My All American (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  15. ^"My All American reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  16. ^Callahan, Dan (November 12, 2015). "'My All American' Review: Aaron Eckhart and European Wittrock Fumble Through Gridiron Tear-Jerker". TheWrap.

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