Goal II: Living the Dream Page #2

Synopsis: When Newcastle United soccer star Santiago Munez is offered a spot with Real Madrid, he accepts, but the move - accompanied by big money and fame - tests his ties and loyalties to family, friends and business acquaintances.
Genre: Drama, Sport
Director(s): Jaume Collet-Serra
Production: Freestyle Releasing
 
IMDB:
5.9
Rotten Tomatoes:
39%
PG-13
Year:
2007
115 min
Website
664 Views


Newcastle United fans are still coming

to terms with the loss of Santiago,

two years before the end

of his contract...

... in exchange for Michael Owen

has shocked fans...

... the Mexican-born striker runs

the risk of sitting on the bench.

How much do you think this one cost?

I couldn't care less

if the Bernabu goes bankrupt.

We have the best strikers.

We all know that.

They compete with each other.

No player wants

to be on the bench for a long time.

I'm sure it's not that

different for Mr Munez.

Well, I've always been a fan of Real

Madrid. Me, my grandma, my brother.

It's like a dream come true for me

to be playing on this team, yeah.

Goal!

Is it true only a year ago

you were a gardener?

I'm from a simple background. My story's

different than most of the players.

- Rosa. Rosa!

- For me, it's a big thing.

A big responsibility.

The omelette. It's lunchtime.

I'll try to be at the same level.

It's an honour to play with great

players like Zidane and David,

Roberto Carlos, everybody, so...

You're prepared

for everything about to hit you?

- First day of school. Make me proud.

- I will, Mama.

- Miss Harmison?

- Hey.

Where have you been?

Training or shopping? Oh, my God.

- It's for us, baby. It's for us.

- Have they given you all this?

- Wow. Can I have one?

- Sure. They're for you.

Pick a car. Any car.

- You'll have to score a lot of goals.

- I'll try.

The UEFA Champions League is back,

and it's back at the Santiago Bernabu.

What a stage

for Europe's top club competition.

- Hey.

- Look at this.

Oh, my God.

Look at that.

Real Madrid, nine times winners.

But not now for four years.

This is where they kick off

their latest campaign.

An unhappy time for Gavin Harris.

He has a point to prove.

- Cheers. Good luck.

- Cheers.

The new boy, Munez.

He starts from the bench.

Gavin Harris. He hasn't scored

for 14 games. The wait goes on.

Half a yard behind, isn't he?

Just over half an hour to go.

Again the delivery. No finish.

Harris again trying to influence

proceedings. He's struggling tonight.

One on one,

that should have been a goal.

Harris off the mark, off his game.

And the crowd's starting

to get on the Englishman's back.

- Oh, yeah, look, there he is.

- It's time for a new star.

Does this spell the end

for Gavin Harris?

It's certainly the start

of something new for Santiago Munez.

- Go, Sant.

- Go on, Santi.

Munez ghosting in.

He's looking menacing.

Oh, dear, it's all coming to the boil.

Thomas Gravesen's brought his handbag.

Beckham's corner.

Not cleared,

only as far as Munez.

Could this be the moment?!

Yes! Yes!

It could not be a better start

to his Real Madrid career.

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Mike Jefferies

Born in Liverpool, Mike Jefferies is a British screenwriter and film producer. Jefferies founded the media and publishing group Mondiale in 1991 which he sold to the Daily Mail in 1999 after winning the HRH Queens Award for Enterprise in 1998. In 2000 Jefferies moved to Los Angeles where he founded and subsequently sold the B2B media group Line 56.In 2002 he moved into the world of feature films, beginning with soccer trilogy Goal!. Jefferies co-wrote the screenplay for the first Goal! with contributions from veteran British writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. The story of a young illegal immigrant, rising from poverty to become one of the world's greatest players was released by Disney and has been shown in 38 countries worldwide. Goal! grossed $27.6m at the box office. The $50m deal that was struck between the producers and Adidas was the biggest ever between a corporate brand and a film production.Jefferies was one of the writers on the second part of the trilogy, Goal! 2: Living the Dream.... and co-wrote the third part Goal! 3: Taking on the World with Piers Ashworth. In September 2004 Jefferies, together with Stuart Ford, fronted a bid backed by the Kraft family, to purchase Liverpool Football Club. The bid would have valued the club at approximately £200m. In 2005 the club was subsequently purchased in a deal by Tom Hicks and George Gillett which valued the club at £218.9m. In October 2010, as part of a fans' campaign against the ownership, Jefferies conceived and directed a short film entitled 'Dear Mr Hicks' which was released virally via YouTube. The Independent newspaper praised the video saying: "True to the city's capacity to create something out of adversity, a wonderfully inventive viral film, Dear Mr Hicks, has been published online to make it clear where he ought to go. The fans' view can be summarised thus: away, and soon".In 2011 Jefferies re-launched Milkshake Films. more…

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