Product Description
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In this hilarious and heartwarming family comedy, one of the
sport's toughest players ever takes on his biggest challenge yet
-- herhood! A superstar with an ego bigger than a football
field, Joe Kingman (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) is getting ready
for a run at the big championship game when the 8-year-old
daughter he never knew existed shows up at his
not-so-family-friendly bachelor pad. As the big game gets closer,
he begins to realize the most meaningful win he can achieve is
the heart of the one little fan who counts the most.
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"When you look at me, what do you see?" pontificates football
star Joe Kingman, then provides the answer: "Greatness." Well,
clearly an ego like that needs to be brought down to
size--pint-size. The winning family comedy The Game Plan has a
whole lot going for it, including star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson,
who's a natural comedic actor (and the camera loves him), and the
young actress (Madison Pettis) who plays the daughter he didn't
know he had, Peyton. The plot doesn't break much new ground,
since many films have mined the territory of the self-indulgent
child-adult who suddenly "inherits" a child (from Three Men and a
Baby to Baby Boom to Big Daddy to Raising Helen). But thanks to
the charismatic performance of Johnson, the film is winsome and
uplifting. Johnson's comic timing and straight-man face are
spot-on, as is his warm chemistry with the sweet-faced Pettis.
Also giving notable performances are the lovely Roselyn Sanchez
as Peyton's ballet teacher, and Kyra Sedgwick as Kingman's
hard-nosed agent who's aghast at the appearance of an
out-of-wedlock child. Children and adults both can enjoy the
movie's warm-and-fuzzy moral of making family where you find
it--or where it finds you. --A.T. Hurley
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A full 26 minutes of deleted and extended scenes offers an
optional commentary by Andy Fickman that explores everything from
filming in the ESPN Studios and at the Boston Ballet School with
Roselyn Sanchez to the casting of New England Patriots owner
Robert Kraft as the owner of the Boston Rebels in the film.
Sportscaster Marv Albert hosts the Albert Achievement Awards
highlighting various bloopers in categories like "props," "best
attempts," "forgetfuls," "fun with food," and "kids and dogs."
Also featured are two ESPN SportsCenter segments: the five minute
"The King in Search of a Ring" in which ESPN's Stuart Scott
interviews a host of the fictitious Joe Kingman's closest friends
about what the quarterback is really like; and a more serious
three-minute "The Rock Learns to Play QB," where Sean Salisbury
interviews The Rock about his past football experiences and the
challenges of learning to play quarter back for the film.
"Drafting the Game Plan" is a 20-minute exploration of just how
The Game Plan was put together and includes a look at the
stuntwork, choreography, casting, and The Rock's serious injury
during filming. Finally, "Peyton's Makeover Madness" gives kids a
chance to "bedazzle" a good portion of Joe Kingman's living room
by using their remote. --Tami Horiuchi
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