Rating: PG13
Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 06/01/2007(USA)
Release Date: 09/18/2007
SubTitles: Espanol/English
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1/DDS2.0
Run Time: 97 Minutes
Flags: Adult Situations, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Alcohol Consumption, Smoking
Distributor/Studio: New Line Home Video
Inspired by the real-life events that followed the untimely 1988 death of
William Shue (brother of cast members
Elisabeth and
Andrew Shue and executive producer
John Shue) the feel-good
sports drama Gracie unfolds in 1978 New Jersey. 15-year-old
Gracie Bowen (newcomer
Carly Schroeder) is still reeling from the passing of her brother
Johnny (
Jesse Lee Soffer), a star player on the high-school soccer team. When
Gracie defies nearly everyone's wishes by vowing to replace
Johnny under the aegis of cantankerous
Coach Colasanti (
John Doman), it irritates her parents (
Elisabeth Shue,
Dermot Mulroney) -- who encourage her to stick to activities better-suited to her gender -- and her best friend,
Jena (
Julia Garro), who warns her that athletic women are often considered "lesbos." The young woman persists, however, and wins the hearts of her most strident detractors, surmounting one obstacle after another and racing toward certain victory.
Karen Janszen and
Lisa Marie Petersen co-scripted;
Davis Guggenheim (
An Inconvenient Truth) directs, lacing the soundtrack with
pop standards from that era, with
Aretha Franklin's
"Rock Steady" used as
Gracie's training anthem.
Dina Goldman created the film's meticulous 1970s production design.
~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
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