GOAL!!!
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Release Date : 06 Oct 2005
When Santiago Munez crossed the Mexican border into America at the age of 10, he had two things in his possession: his soccer ball and a tattered picture of the World Cup. Working menial jobs while growing up in Los Angeles, Santiago’s (Kuno Becker) passion was playing soccer. Convincing his father that he could be an international football star was another story: “There are two types of people in this world,” declares the elder Munez, “People in big houses, and people like us who cut their lawns and wash their cars.”
But when Brit Glen Foy (Stephen Dillane), an amiable former football player and sometime scout spots Santiago at a local match, he recognizes a deft, fast and brave footballer—the kind of talent that the English Premiere League Club, Newcastle United, is hungry for.
Now thrust into a foreign land where football is a religion and Newcastle’s St. James Park its cathedral, this young Latin American must prove that he’s got the grit and the game to win a contract with one of the most beloved football clubs in the world. Muddy fields, cold winds and crunching blows from teammates—not to mention personal woes, injuries, and the temptations of life as an international footballer—are just a few of the obstacles Santiago must overcome to reach his ultimate “Goal.”
Directed by Danny Cannon (CSI) and set amid the heart-pounding atmosphere of international football, “Goal!” stars up and coming Latino actor Kuno Becker. Some of the hottest representatives from the world of football also appear in the movie, including David Beckham, Zinedine Zidane, Raul, and Newcastle captain Alan Shearer.
Starring : Kuno Becker, Stephen Dilane, Alessandro Nivola, Anna Friel
Directed by Danny Cannon
Official Website: www.goalthemovie.com
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Last time man utd say wana make movie in the end newcastle make first..
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looks inspiring
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G-G-GOAL!!! I'm so pleased that there's finally a decent movie about soccer, a sport which for the longest time, doesn't seem to get movie producers excited to put out on screen. Having FIFA sanction this film means getting some realism injected, and lending to the authenticity of is the English Premier League club Newcastle United, together with a host of real life soccer superstars like Beckham, Zidane and Raul.
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Is this based on a real-life story, like Fever Pitch?
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I've heard 2 sides of opinions to this flick.
A: It's a great movie. You definitely can feel the passion and hey! Newcastle beats Liverpool at the end.
B: Not very nice leh...oh and the morale of the story...dun listen to your father.
I haven't seen it myself...not sure if i ever will..but i will want to watch it sometime to see if indeed there is this passion "A" was telling me about. -
dat's suck!Originally posted by RSP:I've heard 2 sides of opinions to this flick.
A: It's a great movie. You definitely can feel the passion and hey! Newcastle beats Liverpool at the end.
B: Not very nice leh...oh and the morale of the story...dun listen to your father.
I haven't seen it myself...not sure if i ever will..but i will want to watch it sometime to see if indeed there is this passion "A" was telling me about. -
NUFC beat LFC by how many goals?Originally posted by RSP:I've heard 2 sides of opinions to this flick.
A: It's a great movie. You definitely can feel the passion and hey! Newcastle beats Liverpool at the end.
B: Not very nice leh...oh and the morale of the story...dun listen to your father.
I haven't seen it myself...not sure if i ever will..but i will want to watch it sometime to see if indeed there is this passion "A" was telling me about.
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I said in my reply that I have'nt seen it yet...Originally posted by iveco:NUFC beat LFC by how many goals? -
I think is 1-0, oh yes I have watch the show last nite. It was not very fantastic comparing to some of the sports movie like "A league of their own". But I think its a must see show for those epl friends. Actually its a movie that all soccer friends must see. Quite inspirational.Originally posted by RSP:I said in my reply that I have'nt seen it yet...
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great show i heard mus see tis
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heard there are 2 sequels to it. one which he gets into real madrid n the other he plays in the world cup
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Sure you get to watch the soccer stars on the big screen, that's quite a kick. But this movie's too predictable. And with the sequels planned, there's just more predictability in line.
I hope future soccer movies will feature interesting stories set within the sport. Instead of making a soccer movie for the sake of featuring the sport. -
Hmm... from choco B's comments, I doubt I'm gonna waste RM 5 to watch it liau... *yawns*, better go watch something else
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i think the lead actor has some similarly to michael owen.
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my dad says so too, but i feel like looks more like Robbie WilliamsOriginally posted by 798:i think the lead actor has some similarly to michael owen. -
ya.. the ending is like so fairy tale like and too perfect. but the mid sure have some moments of its ownOriginally posted by choco B:Sure you get to watch the soccer stars on the big screen, that's quite a kick. But this movie's too predictable. And with the sequels planned, there's just more predictability in line.
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The male lead is Italian-American, isn't he?
By the way, the NUFC-LFC match was real.