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Jen
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07-27-2003

Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 8:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Did anyone else see this? I saw it Sunday and loved it! As a teacher, I say AMEN to the coach. Fighting against principals and parents who have low expectations is frustrating. Glad he triumphed. I am interested in reading about the real story now to see how much was authentic.

Great movie! I hope my students saw it, but they could do without the swearing. It is real life though, trust me!

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 8:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My daughter and some of her teammates saw it yesterday. She loved it and wished that her whole team could have gone together. She said it was such a bonding experience ...

Ladytex
Member

09-27-2001

Thursday, January 20, 2005 - 12:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Unflappable Samuel L. Jackson

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/01/19/showbuzz/index.html#2

ARKADELPHIA, Arkansas (AP) -- It's not easy playing a prank on Samuel L. Jackson, star of the box-office hit "Coach Carter."

Former Henderson State basketball player Nana Gbewonyo, who portrays a high school player in the film, said Jackson was notorious for trying to trip up his young co-stars on camera -- and they once tried to turn the table on the star.

In one scene Jackson was to receive the team uniforms, but instead of the uniforms, Gbewonyo and his fellow actors replaced the uniforms with a blow-up doll.

"Sam never missed a beat," Gbewonyo said. "He finished the whole scene as if he was looking at uniforms and not this hideous blow-up doll.

"After that, we just gave up. The man is unshakable."

Gbewonyo portrays team member Junior Battle, and was recruited while playing ball with the exhibition team LA Stars. He is majoring in sociology at Henderson State and played during the 2002-2003 season, averaging 9.1 points and six rebounds per game starting all 35 games.

"They had an open casting call," said the 21-year-old West Africa native. "They said they knew I could play ball, but asked if I could act. I told them that in all my college classes, I acted like I cared -- if that meant anything."