Goal! The Dream Begins
– Like millions of kids around the world, Santiago harbors the dream of being a professional footballe..
Like millions of kids around the world, Santiago harbors the dream of being a professional footballer...However, living in the Barrios section of Los Angeles, he thinks it is only that--a dream. Until one day an extraordinary turn of events has him trying out for Premiership club Newcastle United.
12 May 2006
English, Spanish
Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.
Danny Cannon
Mike Jefferies (story), Adrian Butchart (screenplay), Dick Clement (screenplay), Ian La Frenais (screenplay), Mike Jefferies (screenplay)
Leonardo Guerra, Tony Plana, Miriam Colon, Kuno Becker
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.
1 win & 6 nominations.
$4,205,160
Buena Vista Pictures