Forever Strong

– Rick Penning lives life just like he plays rugby; fast, hard-hitting and intense. When life on the e..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 52 Minutes
Release Year:
2008
Forever Strong (2008)

Rick Penning lives life just like he plays rugby; fast, hard-hitting and intense. When life on the edge lands him in jail, prison ward Marcus Tate offers him a chance to get back in the game by playing for his rival, Highland Rugby. Reluctantly Rick joins the team where he must adopt the grueling training schedule that Coach Gelwix enforces, or finish out the season behind bars.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
Genre:
Release Date:

26 Sep 2008

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Ryan Little

Writer:

David Pliler, Dony West (song)

Main Actors:

Gary Cole, Sean Astin, Neal McDonough, Sean Faris

Plot:

Rick Penning, the 17-year-old star player on his coach/father's rugby team, lands inside the Wasatch County Juvenile Detention Center following his second drunk driving conviction (and where his father leaves him to rot). Mistrust and dislike of the situation makes Rick anything but a model prisoner, but counselors at the center nonetheless hook him up with the Highland Rugby Team, a team renowned for its long string of successive state championships. Its coach, Larry Gelwix, has a surprisingly unexpected philosophy: train boys to be champions in life first, then on the field. Rick doesn't buy into this, which could earn him some time in State Prison if he doesn't turn his life and attitude around by the time he turns 18.

Awards:

1 win.

Gross profit:

$549,351

Production:

Crane Movie Company

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
29%
Metacritic:
37%