Thirteen. That's the number of times that Dwayne ''the Rock" Johnson preaches to his charges in Gridiron Gang. The movie is a strenuously inspirational sports drama based on the true story of a Los ...

Running alongside the closing credits for “Gridiron Gang” is a series of clips from a 1993 documentary of the same name, which provided the basis for this drama about a football team at a Los Angeles ...

Running alongside the closing credits for “Gridiron Gang” is a series of clips from a 1993 documentary of the same name, which provided the basis for this drama about a football team at a Los Angeles ...

When a sports movie says, "Based on a true story" what the hell does that mean? Because a movie is based on a true story doesn't mean it's a good story. On the other hand, there are movies that have ...

Gridiron Gang: Drama. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Xzibit, Leon Rippy and Kevin Dunn. Directed by Phil Joanou. (PG-13, 120 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) A savage beat-down or a revenge killing never ...

At the beginning of "Gridiron Gang," Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's narration points out a grim truth about life in urban America: We live in a world where 75 percent of juvenile inmates eventually will ...

Fast on the heels of “Invincible” comes another reality-inspired football film. “Gridiron Gang” is loosely based on the story of Sean Porter, a juvenile detention camp probation officer who uses ...

PHIL JOANOU’S “Gridiron Gang” is another one of those based-on-a-true story movies that seems to demand reverence. Even if the movie stinks, the story it chronicles deserves respect. But whatever ...

There is also a " Gridiron Gang Football Training" featurette, which covers a three week football camp prior to filming and the choreography of the football plays. The plays in the film do look pretty ...

Has The Rock ever had an uncertain moment in his life? If so, he's never done anything to suggest it, and that's part of his undeniable charisma as a screen performer. Here's a guy who doesn't know ...

Sports movies based on a true story have two basic formulas. In one, a plucky underdog perseveres through challenges, both on and off the field, to triumph. In the other, a coach turns a group of ...