Goal! Page #4

Synopsis: Santiago's father, Hernan Munez, smuggled his penniless Mexican family over the US border to seek a better, albeit modest future in L.A. Eldest son Santiago dreams of more, like native Angelinos, then joining Hernan's gardening firm. His change arrives when a British ex-pro spots him as an exceptional soccer natural and promises he can arrange a real British talent scout to check him out. Although that falls trough and dad forbids it, Santiago accepts grandma's savings to try out with English premier league club Newcastle. Despite his asthma, he gets in and befriends the freshly transferred, desperately undisciplined bad boy star scorer, party animal Gavin Harris, who becomes his bothersome house-mate, a recipe for trouble and yet each's salvation.
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Director(s): Danny Cannon
Production: Buena Vista Pictures
  1 win & 6 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Metacritic:
53
Rotten Tomatoes:
44%
PG-13
Year:
2005
118 min
$4,205,160
Website
2,937 Views


- Aye. I fix them. Restore them.

Listen. There'll not be anyone

at the club till ten o'clock.

So why don't you get yourself something

to eat? Some breakfast or something?

- Yeah.

- Do you have any money?

No. But I'm OK.

- No. I can't.

- It's OK.

Take it. Turn right.

Just for now.

Here. Mate. Watch the ball.

Oh. No.

Hey. Mister. Can we have wor ball back?

- Quite tasty.

- Aye. If you work in a circus.

- I'm done. Sorry. Here.

- Nice one.

I hear some players

have a problem with Gavin Harris.

- Divvent like his attitude.

- Aye.

Well. Three clubs in five years

should tell you something.

I think he's better playing on the inside.

If he's in a mood. He gets lost out wide.

Aye. Right enough. Like.

What are you looking at?

Sorry. But you're

talking about soccer. Right?

- No.

- Football?

Oh. Aye. Yeah.

That's all there is to talk about.

- Where are you from. Son?

- Los Angeles.

Oh. Aye? You know Charlize Theron?

She's a cracker. Like.

- What are you doing up here?

- I have a tryout for Newcastle United.

- A trial. Like? Howay.

- Are you serious. Lad?

Yeah. Yeah. Maybe today. Actually.

You wanna lay off the black pudding. Son.

- What is it exactly?

- You don't want to know.

Football's a religion here. London has any

number of teams. Same in the Midlands.

Manchester. You've got two. Liverpool.

You've got two. Glasgow's got two.

Up here. Though. It's just the Toon.

There she is.

- Is that the manager?

- Erik Dornhelm. Mr Dornhelm.

He can be intimidating.

Look him in the eye.

I don't think my look will make a difference.

- It'll be my feet.

- Mr Dornhelm. Excuse me. Glen Foy.

This is the young man

I was telling you about.

- Hi.

- He's from Los Angeles.

Santiago Munez.

When was this?

When I phoned you

in the middle of the night.

You promised to give him a trial.

Yes. One minute. Please.

Like that?

Score a hat trick. You can have it.

I'm sure you have a watch and I'm

absolutely sure it's an expensive one.

What time does it say?

Sorry. Boss. I was dropping a shirt off

for a sick kid in hospital.

The PR people should have had a camera.

Would have been a really good photo op.

That. I think. Is bullshit. There are six

journalists inside. Waiting for 15 minutes.

Get in there.

- And today. You train with the reserves.

- Oh. F...

- Where do you play?

- Los Angeles.

I meant position.

Yeah. For my team. I play up front.

But I prefer midfield.

That way. I see more of the ball.

Get him over to the training ground.

Let's see what he's got.

Will do. Thank you very much.

Hey. I'll be around.

Oh. You're there.

How are you feeling. Son?

- OK.

- Good. Mal Braithwaite. Club coach.

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Adrian Butchart

Adrian Butchart is an award winning British screenwriter and film producer. In 2003 Butchart wrote his first film I Love Your Work with actor and director Adam Goldberg. The film's cast included Giovanni Ribisi, Christina Ricci, Joshua Jackson, Jason Lee, Vince Vaughn and Elvis Costello. Butchart next co-wrote the film Goal! with veteran British writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. It is the story of a young illegal immigrant Santiago Munez, rising from poverty to become one of the World's greatest players. It was released by Disney and shown in 38 countries worldwide.Butchart also co-wrote of the sequel, Goal! 2: Living the Dream..., the second part of Santiago's story in which he plays for the glamorous Galacticos of Real Madrid. The movie became another global hit, released by Buena Vista (Walt Disney Company) and featured a host of stars including David Beckham. As a producer he has multiple credits including the 2008 horror/thriller From Within and the 2012 dramedy Lost Angeles. Won the Best Film award for From Within at the 2008 Solstice Film Festival and continues to be active in film and television with multiple projects in development. more…

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