Gridiron Gang

Gridiron Gang is a 2006 American sports drama film directed by Phil Joanou, and starring Dwayne The Rock Johnson, Xzibit, L. Scott Caldwell and Kevin Dunn. 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 Columbia Pictures.

One of Willies 88 gang mates, Free, stops by the field. He realizes that Kelvin is a 95. Free and Kelvin get into a fight, and Free shoots Kelvin in the shoulder. As Free prepares to put another bullet in Kelvins head, Willie runs toward Free and tackles him to the ground to save Kelvin. Free is shocked that Willie helped Kelvin and not him. The police show up, and Free runs off. He fires at the responding officers who fire in return, killing him. Although Kelvin survives the attack, he will not be able to play in the finals. Kilpatrick is almost forced to forfeit the playoff game due to concerns about further gang violence, but Porters boss steps in to prevent it by arranging for volunteers from neighboring police departments to patrol the game. The County Sheriffs spokesperson states that We will do whatever it takes to not allow gangs to take over youth. In the playoff game, a rematch against Barrington, the Mustangs go into the half down 140. Willie gives a motivational speech, and they go out and beat Barrington on the last play of the game. It is revealed in the narration that they lost the championship game 1614, but no one called them losers. A few months later, Seans football method is officially made part of the program.Nearly all the former members of the Mustangs are doing well in their new lives outside the detention center. Willie Weathers is playing football at a top boarding school, Kelvin Owens is playing football for Washington High, Kenny Bates is going to school in Redondo Beach and living with his mother, Junior Palaita got a job working for furniture company, Leon Hayes is playing football for Dorsey High, Miguel Perez and Donald Madlock went back to their old gangs and are now in California youth authority prisons. Bug Wendal was killed in a driveby shooting in Compton, California. Only five of the players are back in jail. The movie ends with a new group of Mustangs training for the next season. ........

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