Home of the Giants

Oct 12, 2007

1h 44m

★ 4.1

How Do You Separate Your Friends From Your Heroes

Overview

A story about basketball and befriending. Gar is a High School journalist who, while covering the team to the state championship, is best friends with the teams' main "Star" Matt Dunbar. Matt's older brother persuades him to steal money from a drug dealers' home. Gar tags along, but soon things go horribly wrong. One question to ask is "Will the Giants win the big game?

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

SymPics International

Symphony Pictures

Blue Rider Pictures

Home of the Giants Trailers

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Cast

Robert 'Gar' Gartland

Haley Joel Osment

Matt Dunbar

Ryan Merriman

Bridgette 'Bridge' Bachman

Danielle Panabaker

Police Officer

Eugene Osment

Keith Morrison

Kenneth Mitchell

Coach Gordon

Stephen Michael Ayers

Brad Gimble

RJ Brown

Dr. Gartland

Robert C. Treveiler

Richard Morrison

Michael Harding

Mr. Dansforth

Ed Wagenseller

Ms. Monar

Ashlee Payne

Bouncer

General Fermon Judd Jr.

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