His plight, which pits him against an uncooperative school board and parents whove given up hope, holds some interest, but the film is too concerned with giving us a big game every twenty. But when their grades start to suffer, carter locks them out of the gym and shuts down their championship season. Jackson, rick gonzalez, robert richard, rob brown controversy surrounds high school basketball coach ken carter after he benches his entire team for breaking their academic contract with him. Jackson stars in the inspiring true story of controversial high school basketball coach ken carter, who. Coach carter 2005 trailers and clips in 1999, ken carter samuel l. Coach carter, 2005 many movies go into detail on the special relationship between a sports coach and his or her players, but few do it in such a compelling and emotional way. New coach carter dvd movie full screen collection samuel l. It was a feel good movie about overcoming adversity even though the deck was stacked against you.
Jackson leads in this reallife tale based on the career of controversial high school basketball coach ken carter. Coach carter is the inspirational account of controversial basketball coach ken carter academy award nominee samuel l. I purchased this movie again after my previous copy got damaged. Controversial basketball coach ken carter puts school before sports and benches. Jackson is an american actor, director and film producer.
It is directed by thomas carter and written by mark schwahn along with john gatins. Coach carter is a 2005 american biographical teen sports drama film starring samuel l. Jackson stars in the inspiring true story of controversial high school basketball coach ken carter, who benched his entire undefeated team for poor academic performance, in order to teach his players the importance of education. Jackson played a superb role of a strong black man raising his son in a not so forgiving neighborhood. Jackson starred as the titular and reallife coach in coach carter, which marked the film debut of channing tatum in 2005 latest news watch full episodes. Jackson robert richard rob brown 2005 a highschool basketball coach samuel l. Jackson, denzel washington and wesley snipes honor spike lee at the 2015 governors awards duration. Jackson has won critical acclaim and numerous accolades and awards, and is the highestgrossing actor of all time when cameo appearances are excluded.
Well let me tell you what i see, i see a system, that is designed for you to fail, now i know that all of you like stats so let me give you some, richmond high only graduates 50% of its students, and of those that do graduate only 6% go to college, which tells me when i walk down these halls and look in your class rooms, maybe only one student is going to go to college. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of coach carter. Jackson is a toughasnails basketball coach at an innercity high school in richmond, calif. Jackson portrayed coach ken carter in the 2005 film coach carter. Director thomas carter made another high school movie before this, save the. Controversy surrounds high school basketball coach ken carter after he benches his entire team for breaking their academic contract with him. A clue to jackson s thinking may be found in his new film, coach carter, based on the true story of a california high school basketball coach who. Jackson, a movie star who takes his simmering discipline in laurence fishburne territory as a. With tough rules and academic discipline, he succeeds in.
Jackson, who received both high praise and staunch criticism when he made national news for a gymnasium lockout of his entire undefeated team for poor academic performance. Its a good message and its delivered by a solid cast, led by the alwaysdependable samuel l. The film is based on the true story of richmond high school basketball coach ken carter played by samuel l. The richmond oiler players are rude and disrespectful upon the arrival of their new coach. Watch coach carter online full movie from 2005 yidio. Samuel leroy jackson born december 21, 1948 is an american actor and film producer. If youve ever had a toughasnails coach who doesnt take attitude and loves watching players. Coach carter 59 movie clip a better life 2005 hd duration. In 2009, the collective total of all boxoffice receipts for films that jackson has starred in including minor roles and cameos is the highest of any onscreen actor. Playing high school basketball takes more than skill, perseverance, discipline and teamwork especially when you play for coach ken carter samuel l. Jackson plays the controversial high school basketball coach who benched his undefeated team due to their collective poor academic record in 1999.
Jackson turns a losing team around, then faces criticism for. Watch coach carter online stream full movie directv. Controversy surrounds high school basketball coach ken carter after he. Coach carter is a movie with a message and that message is to take responsibility for yourself and your actions. Jackson, who takes over as head basketball coach at his old high school, richmond. Well damn coach carter if i aint going to college where am i going to go. The against all odds balls in the hood basketball story that sees samuel l jackson whip a sass mouthed band of raggle taggle ghetto.
Rent coach carter 2005 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Jackson as the most foulmouthed movie actor in hollywood. Jackson stars in the inspiring true story of controversial high school basketball coach ken carter, who benched his entire. Jackson, robert richard, rob brown, channing tatum, rick gonzalez, ashantidirected by. Coach carter 2005 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Coach carter 2005 why press play podcast episode youtube. Coach carter yify subtitles yify subtitles subtitles for. Coach ken carter jackson takes over an unruly team of richmond, california basketball players and teaches them how to playand behavelike champions. Well thats a great question and the answer for young africanamerican men in here is this, probably to prison, in this county 33% of black males between 1824 get arrested, so look at they guy. Carter was one lead players on his team when he played back in high school, gaining some unbeaten records. Coach carter one tough coach the acting of samuel l.
Jackson poses at a paramount screening room in new york on jan. He came to prominence in the early 1990s with films such as goodfellas 1990, jungle fever 1991, patriot. He not only refused, but did it publicly, even though the film is to be directed by sixtime oscar nominee jim sheridan in america. Finally, the coach carter script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the movie starring samuel l. Ken carter, a high school basketball coach in workingclass richmond, california, made national headlines in january 1999 when he benched his entire team then undefeated. An inspirational account of basketball coach ken carter, who received both.
Jackson full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Francis play the final seconds of the championship game. May 29, 20 playing high school basketball takes more than skill, perseverance, discipline and teamwork especially when you play for coach ken carter samuel l. Watch coach carter english subtitles at based on a true story, in which richmond high school head basketball coach ken carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due to poor academic results. Jackson is one of the biggest actors in hollywood having starred in an extensive list of films. Jackson on playing the real life coach carter with his stern glare and authoritative delivery, its easy to imagine samuel jackson as a toughlove basketball coach. Coach carter benefits in large part from a strong, if very preachy, performance from samuel l. Ken carter takes a job at his former high school as the basketball coach. Jackson, who made headlines in 1999 for suspending his undefeated high school basketball team due to poor academic results. Jackson returns to his old high school in richmond, california, to get the basketball team into shape. Jackson, rob brown, robert richard watch all you want for free.
Controversial basketball coach ken carter puts school before sports and benches his undefeated high school team for poor academic performance. Coach carter is based on the true story of coach ken carter, played by samuel l. Coach carter takes the top spot from hitch brian b. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. With tough rules and academic discipline, he succeeds in setting the players on a winning streak. This is supposed to be about setting high standards, yet its full of fudged. Oct 30, 2017 coach carter 2005 why press play podcast episode.
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