Home of the Giants (2007)

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Director:

Rusty Gorman

Writer (WGA):

Rusty Gorman (written by)

Release Date:

2009 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Sport

Tagline:

How Do You SeparateYour Friends From Your Heroes

Plot:

Gar is a high school journalist who covers the basketball team as it heads toward a state championship; when his best friend Matt, the team's star, is asked by a drug dealer to throw the big game, Gar inevitably gets caught in the middle.

Plot Keywords:

High School | Friend | Basketball | Drug Dealer | Falling In Love

Cast

Haley Joel Osment	...	Robert "Gar" Gartland
Ryan Merriman	...	Matt Morrison
Danielle Panabaker	...	Bridgette Bachman
Kenneth Mitchell	...	Keith Morrison
Brent Briscoe	...	Prock
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stephen Michael Ayers	...	Coach Gordon
Jay Bilas	...	Himself
Johanna Braddy	...	Freshman
Roosevelt Brown	...	Brad Gimble
Wayne Coyne	...	Barfly
Victor Deeb	...	Richard Dorn
Matt Dubuque	...	Giants Assistant Coach
Keith Flippen	...	Mr. Green
Roxanne Fox	...	Hall Monitor
Natalie Freeman	...	Party Girl
Robert Garlati	...	Bob
Frank Glidden	...	Tilkey
Michael Harding	...	Richard Morrison
General Fermon Judd Jr.	...	Tommy Overman
Kathleen LaGue	...	Mrs. Gartland
Mark Lane	...	Fred
Keeley Locke	...	Friend
Christian McIntire	...	Janitor
Patt Noday	...	Jim Brantley
Vince Nora	...	Dave Traylor
Eugene Osment	...	Police Officer
John Parker	...	Bunchy Collins
Ashlee Payne	...	Ms. Monar
Robert C. Treveiler	...	Dr. Gartland
Dick Vitale	...	Himself
Ed Wagenseller	...	Mr. Dansforth
Tracy A. Williams	...	College Scout

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Blue Rider Pictures

Trivia:

Reshooting took place while Haley Joel Osment was still recovering from injuries in a car accident that occurred less than two weeks before.

Quotes:

Bridgette Bachman: So, how about that interview you still owe me?
Matt: The interview. DID you know... that Gar loves you? My man, Gar, loves you, and he's probably going to be famous someday. Probably the next Hemingway. So think about that.