BELIEVE IN ME

BELIEVE IN ME - 2006

RATED - PG for some language and thematic elements. Family friendly.

RATINGS - 2 Amazon (4.5/5), 61,013 Netflix (4/5), 263 IMDB (6.6/10).

AWARDS - 2006 Cowboy Award for Best Feature Film and Best Score.

THEMES - Relationships, justice, commitment, teamwork.

STORY - It's the fall of 1956 in Middleton, Oklahoma and Clay Driscoll, young and eager, reports for his new job and the start of what he believes is a career coaching boys basketball. It's basketball but he's been hired to coach the girls, not the boys. Based on the true story of Jim Owens, one of the greatest high school coaches in Oklahoma history, this was back when girls were truly considered second class by most in the sports world and the Middleton community barely gave them that much recognition. Clay Driscoll fights the school board, the parents and the man who runs the community with an iron fist to gain equality and respect for the girls' program. A terrific, family friendly film about the difference one person can make in a school, in a community, and in the lives of young people. It's the female version of HOOSIERS. It's well done and will grab your heart watching these young athletes fight back to gain the respect of their community and eventually, the entire state. An evening well spent. Lu G. for Lu's Reviews. 02/28/2009.

LINKS - AMAZON, IMDB