Touchback (Movie)

[leroyjenkins]

Touchback - Official Trailer #1 (2012) [HD]. - YouTube

 

[ochre]

Hoying might have more of a problem with the QB playing HS ball for Coldwater :):
http://hannibalclassics.com/films/touchback

 

[OneBuckeye]

That looks like one bad movie. Why didn't they use coldwater's real uniforms? Also why did they pick a generic made up story? IIRC there was a real life coldwater football story that would have made a good movie.

 

[Akron Rick]

Looks like deja vu all over again for Kurt Russell who in " The Best of Times " played a h.s. football QB who injured a knee that ruined his career plans but got to replay the big rivalry game as an adult. At least this time there's no butterfingery wideout (Robin Williams).

 

[Saw31]

Is Shane Falco the most famous ex-Buckeye on the silver screen?

I prefer Johnny Utah.

 

[Buckskin86]

The ?Shoe shines in new film
By Jeffrey Sheban
The Columbus Dispatch Sunday April 8, 2012

Ohio Stadium firsts usually belong to gridiron greats.

An exception is Don Handfield, a 1994 Ohio State University graduate who studied broadcast journalism and theater. He made history in 2010 by being the first to film part of a movie on the field during a Buckeyes game.

The writer and director of Touchback, an inspirational movie with a football theme and a small cast and crew, had access to the playing field during breaks in the action of the Purdue game, which OSU won 49-0.

?Luckily, Purdue was trailing by like 30 points in the first quarter, so we got to be on the field a little more than we anticipated,? Handfield said. ?It was great.?

Touchback, opening Friday in Columbus and 19 other cities, stars Kurt Russell as a small-town Ohio high-school football coach and Brian Presley as his quarterback, who earns a scholarship to play for the Buckeyes but shatters his leg in the state championship, dashing his college hopes.

The quarterback marries a woman he doesn?t love and struggles to make ends meet as a farmer and volunteer firefighter. He passes out during a suicide attempt and wakes up back in high school, one week before the fateful game, with a chance to do things differently.

The feature film is a first for Handfield, 40, who lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.

He recently spoke by phone with The Dispatch.

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http://www.dispatch.com/content/sto...t/2012/04/08/the-shoe-shines-in-new-film.html

 

[HorseshoeFetish]

Whew...I thought this was a Jerry Sandusky movie when I saw the thread.

 

[Buckskin86]

Ohio State alumnus to release film shot in ?Shoe, ?Touchback?
By Ashley Albertson
[email protected]
Published: Thursday, April 12, 2012

Courtesy of Anchor Bay Films
Brian Presley stars as Scott Murphy in ?Touchback,? scheduled to hit theaters April 13. Portions of the film were shot during a game in Ohio Stadium in 2010.

Many have dreamt of one day running through the tunnel into Ohio Stadium with cheers of the crowd echoing in the background. Ohio State alumnus Don Handfield, however, envisioned a slightly different experience.

Living the dream of writing and directing a film, ?Touchback? sees Handfield?s dreams transformed into reality when he was given the opportunity to shoot scenes in the Horseshoe during the Purdue game in 2010.

Buckeye fans will have the opportunity to see that particular footage when ?Touchback? hits theaters Friday. Handfield will be introducing the film Friday at AMC Lennox Town Center 24 with a Q-and-A session following the film. The event is scheduled to begin at 7:20 p.m.

?Touchback? centers around a former high school football star, Scott Murphy, who, 15 years after an injury sidelined him from the game, has an opportunity to relive his glory days on the field. Given a chance to determine his own fate, Murphy uses guidance from influential people in his life, including his football coach, to shape the reality he chooses to face.

This opportunity to select his own path in life ? either as a financially drained, disabled farmer or an upcoming football star at OSU ? is an element, Handfield said, that separates the storyline from other movies.

?There?s not usually a single moment in time where the character has to make a choice that will affect their life, knowing at the time the values that are put on the line,? Handfield said. ?What they have to sacrifice or give up in that choice is something that is fascinating to watch as a human being. I wanted to try to put it on film ? the singularity of choice.?

Kurt Russell plays Murphy?s mentor, Coach Hand. The role marks another on-screen coaching experience for Russell. He portrayed coach of the 1980 U.S. hockey team, Herb Brooks, in the 2004 film ?Miracle.?

Differentiating Russell?s character from the role he played in ?Miracle? was a bit of a challenge, Handfield said, though the ?emotional sensitivity? with which Hand was written helped the process.

Inspired by Handfield?s high school wrestling coach, the role was originally written alongside and intended for another well-known actor, Kevin Costner.

?(Costner) was a big part in creating the sensitivity of the character,? Handfield said. ?Honestly, I think the work I did with Kevin (Costner) is why Kurt (Russell) responded so strongly to the material. But really (Russell) was instrumental in bringing the character to another level.?

Brian Presley plays the main character, Murphy.

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http://www.thelantern.com/a-e/ohio-...shot-in-shoe-touchback-1.2845483#.T4a_vNWW6Ag

 

[Buckskin86]

Movie Review | Touchback: Football drama fumbles any chance at originality
By Melissa Starker
For The Columbus Dispatch Friday April 13, 2012

There?s more than one reason that Touchback might draw Ohioans to cinemas ? particularly those who, at another time of year, would be spending part of their weekend in stadium seating of a different kind.

Set in a small town in Mercer County, the football-centered fantasy-drama was written and directed by Ohio State University alumnus Don Handfield ? and features the first location scene ever shot in a packed Ohio Stadium during a Buckeye game.

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