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6.5/10
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A man looks back 15 years to the injury that ended his career as a promising high-school football player.A man looks back 15 years to the injury that ended his career as a promising high-school football player.A man looks back 15 years to the injury that ended his career as a promising high-school football player.
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Kristoffer Ryan Winters
- Phil Pepper
- (as Kristoffer Winters)
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- TriviaSee this happen a few times during this movie. Like the first time Scott goes into the locker room after waking up with all the fog around him and holds his helmet he hasn't seen in awhile and it has a lot of stickers on it and covers about half the back of the helmet. Then he goes out to the field to practice and the helmet he has on does not have any stickers on it at all.
- GoofsWhen the football game is about to happen they show the town and there is a 2007 Impala in the parking lot.
- Quotes
Coach Hand: Do you know what the future is Scott? The future is just a bunch of what you do right now strung together. And what you are doing now is giving up. And trust me there is no future in that. Scott, I hope you don't give up this easy in life, because it gets a hell of a lot harder than football.
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Seriously underrated movie
My friends tell me I rely too much on IMDb ratings to determine whether a movie is worth watching. Normally I don't bother with anything under a 6.5-ish rating but in a weak moment I decided to watch this anyway (which at the time of writing this review was rated 5.7). I'm usually in agreement with the other voters; but the masses are way off on this one. Touchback is a great movie addressing themes that Hollywood doesn't advocate very often: Seeing purpose in your life, satisfaction with what you have, leaving regrets in the past, second chances, personal reflection, and a reminder that no matter how bleak things appear in a given moment, there are family, friends, and community who care about you.
Yes, there are some cheesy spots, and a few instances of questionable acting, not to mention the high school students/athletes look over 30! But if you can get past the minor flaws, and look to the powerful themes in this movie you will not be disappointed.
Touchback isn't epic (nor does it try to be), but it's certainly not a 5.7! I'd give it a solid 7.5/10. Touchback left me wondering how many other underrated movies I've missed!
Yes, there are some cheesy spots, and a few instances of questionable acting, not to mention the high school students/athletes look over 30! But if you can get past the minor flaws, and look to the powerful themes in this movie you will not be disappointed.
Touchback isn't epic (nor does it try to be), but it's certainly not a 5.7! I'd give it a solid 7.5/10. Touchback left me wondering how many other underrated movies I've missed!
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Box office
- Budget
- $5,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $204,232
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $66,998
- Apr 15, 2012
- Gross worldwide
- $204,232
- Runtime1 hour 58 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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