The Heart of the Game |  | Director: Ward Serrill
Actors: Ludacris, Joyce Walker (III), Darnellia Russell, Alex Jessup, Devon Crosby Helms
Studio: Miramax
Category: DVD
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Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 9738
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 98 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
MPN: TM2632
UPC: 786936704594
EAN: 0786936704594
ASIN: B000LXGXX4
Theatrical Release Date: July 7, 2006
Release Date: February 27, 2007
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| • | One need not have any interest in basketball to be moved by Ward Serrill's incredibly moving, hypnotically riveting documentary. A HOOP DREAMS-style story transposed onto females in middle-class Seattle, THE HEART OF THE GAME follows a high school basketball team's trials and tribulations over six years. Though it follows a team, the film is ultimately the story of two unique, courageous, |
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One need not have any interest in basketball to be moved by Ward Serrill's incredibly moving hypnotically riveting documentary. A HOOP DREAMS-style story transposed onto females in middle-class Seattle THE HEART OF THE GAME follows a high school basketball team's trials and tribulations over six years. Though it follows a team the film is ultimately the story of two unique courageous very different individuals--coach Bill Resler and star point guard Darnellia Russell. Resler who has very little experience as a coach has given up his career as a University of Washington economics professor to help out the Roosevelt Roughriders and their struggle to win the coveted state championship. Resler proves a brilliant and unorthodox coach with an almost metaphysical approach to athletic leadership. Along the way there are setbacks of all sorts not least of which is the race and class barrier between the poor African-American Darnellia and her paler richer teammates. With seamless editing powerful characters and multiple subplots Serrill's film unfolds like a great epic. And adding to the tale's innate drama is some excellent basketball footage which should prove compelling even to those without an athletic bone in his or her body. Rousing and complex HEART OF THE GAME is documentary at its most powerful and spirited. Award-winning musician Ludacris narrates.System Requirements:Running Time: 103 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. Rating: NR UPC: 786936704594 Manufacturer No: 05060600
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The Heart of the Game is, simply put, one of the most enjoyable and joyous documentaries ever made. For several years, the movie follows a girls' basketball team called the Rough Riders from a Seattle high school as they strive to win the state championship, and in the process discovers heart-wrenching twists of fate, vivid and compelling characters, colorful dialogue, and a nail-biting conclusion. The Heart of the Game starts with Bill Resler, a professor of tax law who agrees to become the head coach for the girls' basketball program at Roosevelt High School. He swiftly challenges the players with demanding drills and wild metaphors (each year he picks a different theme for the team, from "pack of wolves" to "tropical storm")--and the girls take him on, pulling together into a potent team. But when a girl from a poor neighborhood named Darnellia Russell joins the Rough Riders, her skill takes their fortunes even higher--until she unexpectedly has to quit. From there, the movie takes more and more compelling turns, carried along by the winning personalities of Bill and Darnellia. The Heart of the Game, like Hoop Dreams, works first as an exhilarating sports movie, but has a rich human story that will make it fascinating to people who don't care about basketball. First-time filmmaker Ward Serrill lucked out with the material, but he clearly labored to shape what must have been thousands of hours of footage into a taut, headlong movie. His labor paid off. See this movie. --Bret Fetzer
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 The Heart of the Game September 25, 2009
David Kunkel
This is a great story an there is an excellent message for us all. I'm glad to add this to my collection.
Great womens basketball movie April 12, 2009
Larry Proctor
Great movie at a great price! If you like womens basketball you will love this movie!
 Best Basketball Doc Since Hoop Dreams November 30, 2008
Dean A. Anderson (Healdsburg, CA USA)
THE HEART OF THE GAME How is it that even sports documentaries seem to end with the great film cliché, "The Big Game"? You know how it works: you start with the scrappy underdogs that don't have a chance. Then that key player or coach comes in and turns every thing around and suddenly there is a chance to be champions. But it all hinges on that last big event when the whole world seems to be watching.
Maybe it's because that last pass, shoot or race can still put a lump in the throat and tear in the eye of even the most hardened of sports fans and movie goers. The Heart of the Game, a documentary about a girl's high school basketball team, the Roosevelt Rough Riders of Seattle, Washington, follows a new coach as he builds the team over seven years.
Ward Serrill, the film maker, could not have known he would end up with the aforementioned cliché when he began the project, but he must have been thrilled when it came about. Bill Resler, the college economics professor who became the team's coach, dreamed about the cliché of the big game and had to live through turmoil until "the big game" came about. And that turmoil, particularly the trials of two star players, Devon and Darnella, provides much of the drama for the viewer.
I highly recommend it for the sporting thrills, social commentary and unexpected humor (archive footage of early twentieth century woman's basketball. And you thought the guys used to have funky uniforms).
Art, Miami August 25, 2008
Arthur Noriega V
I caught the last half of this documentary on cable and was immediately mesmerized. It's a wonderful story of persistence and the fact that it plays out over a six year period makes it all that more fascinating.
Heart of the Game June 13, 2008
Jeffrey A. Kalama Jr. (LA, California)
This is a great movie as far as life lessons and high school sports go. I coach girls basketball and plan on having everyone watch this film. There is something valuable in almost every word or situation that occurs.
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