Heart of the Game

Theatrical Release Date: 2006 06 09 (USA - Limited)

UPC: 786936704594

Studio: Miramax

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Profanity]

Summary: Bill Resler was a professor at the University of Washington who had possessed a passionate interest in basketball. Resler decided to put his love of the game to work when he heard that Seattle's Roosevelt High School needed a coach for their women's basketball team. Despite having almost no experience as a coach, Resler landed the job, and soon began making a difference with the team, firing his players up with enthusiasm and encouraging them to think of themselves not as girl basketball players, but as athletes. Resler's coaching helped to turn a team that usually sat near the bottom of the rankings into serious contenders for a district championship, and produced at least one star player, point guard Darnella Russell. Russell is a gifted player who hopes she can turn her talent on the court into a college scholarship, since her family can't afford to send her on their own dime, but Russell also has a sharp tongue and a short temper that has earned her a reputation as a disciplinary problem. When Russell becomes pregnant, she finds herself fighting to remain in school, and to hold on to her eligibility to play on the team in the future. The Heart of the Game is a documentary which examines Bill Resler's fight to rebuild the women's basketball program at Roosevelt and Russell's battle to stay in the game. The Heart of the Game earned an enthusiastic reception following its screenings at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Category: Sports & Recreati

Awards: Film Presented – Tribeca Film Festival Best Documentary – Black Reel Awards Best Documentary – Writers Guild of America

Features: Deleted scenes with optional audio commentary
Feature commentary with director Ward Serrill
The Making of The Heart of the Game
Beyond The Heart of the Game - including interviews with Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Coach Bill Resler and Darnellia Russell

Heart of the Game

Format: DVD

Release Date: 02/27/2007

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 98 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,Spanish

Subtitles: French

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- The Heart of the Game
1. Opening Credits/Coach Resler [4:26]
2. "The Inner Circle" [5:59]
3. "Undefeated Rough Riders" [5:37]
4. Darnellia Russell [5:47]
5. Inspiration From Maude [3:40]
6. "Robo Devon" [5:57]
7. Coach Joyce Walker [3:32]
8. Darnellia Hopes for the Future [6:14]
9. "A Pride of Lions" [11:02]
10. Garfield-Roosevelt Rivalry [5:25]
11. Going to the State Championships [2:33]
12. Darnellia's Academic Woes [4:33]
13. The WIAA [8:29]
14. "Last Chance to State" [4:34]
15. The Championship Game [16:53]
16. End Credits [2:43]

Cast and Crew: Hillary Seidel  Actor 
Joel Waters  Actor 
Betty Harris  Actor 
Mike Colbrese  Actor 
Ariel Evans  Actor 
Kimmy Kirkwood  Actor 
Piper Nims  Actor 
Maggie Torrance  Actor 
Jazmyne Kendrick  Actor 
Brenia Sherrod  Actor 
Robyn Williams  Actor 
Bill Resler  Actor 
Aaron Jack  Actor 
Jerry Ronk  Actor 
Leyla Khastou  Actor 
Mackenzie Argens  Actor 
Breianna Gaines  Actor 
Laura Mohler  Actor 
Amanda Ostrom  Actor 
Jamila Bates  Actor 
Briana Lewis  Actor 
Tashara Ticeson  Actor 
Meghan Miller  Actor 
Keasha Beard  Actor 
Jenny Wild  Actor 
Secoy Clemmons  Actor 
Colleen Bresee-Woods  Actor 
Johanna Hase  Actor 
Anne Moxon  Actor 
J'Nai Pich  Actor 
Delaney Conway  Actor 
Neal Natasha  Actor 
Jessica Tinned  Actor 
Lindsey Wilson  Actor 
Maude Lepley  Actor 
Emiko Harris  Actor 
Kenyon Luce  Actor 
Jen Cheun Bouddy  Actor 
Corry Holme  Actor 
Angela Nefcy  Actor 
Allison Reiman  Actor 
Anna Johnsen  Actor 
Lacale Pringle-Buchanan  Actor 
Laura Washington  Actor 
Jade White  Actor 
April Swafford  Actor 
Alex Jessup  Actor 
Trekayla Clemmons  Actor 
Alex Capelotto  Actor 
Darnellia Russell  Actor 
Mattie Hesch  Actor 
Betsey Neel  Actor 
Erin Pursell  Actor 
Nicole Higgins  Actor 
Mitia Oliver  Actor 
Quanitta Underwood  Actor 
Mike "Riderman" Silva  Actor 
Marjorie Russell  Actor 
Urika Russell  Actor 
Kelli Cutright  Actor 
Alaina Forbes  Actor 
Jamie McIntyre  Actor 
Rachel Nord  Actor 
Amber Warren  Actor 
Ashley Knight  Actor 
Tashara Simpson  Actor 
Emily Watson  Actor 
James White  Actor 
Joyce Walker  Actor 
Leondrae Morris  Actor 
Malia O'Neil  Actor 
Korleana Davico  Actor 
Libby Jansen  Actor 
Monica Nelson  Actor 
Anna Sarff  Actor 
Laura Kanter  Actor 
Kanika Rogers  Actor 
Chanieka Williams  Actor 
Devon Crosby-Helms  Actor 
Mona Mendoza  Actor 
Shannon Costello  Actor 
Tracey Leddo  Actor 
Molly Boyd  Actor 
Tammy Hartung  Actor 
Colleen Mori  Actor 
Morgan Patterson  Actor 
Kaneshia Brooks  Actor 
Ashley Mitchell  Actor 
Samantha Tinned  Actor 
Larry Estes  Executive Producer 
The Angel  Composer (Music Score) 
Ward Serrill  Director 
Ward Serrill  Producer 
Ward Serrill  Screenwriter 
Liz Manne  Producer 
Chris "Ludacris" Bridges  Actor 

Country: USA