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 ...

Sports movies about underdogs battling and clawing from behind to make it to the big game are as familiar as the old gang on Monday -- excuse me, Sunday -- Night Football. And “Gridiron Gang” is as ...

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 ...

In the hard-edged inspirational sports drama "Gridiron Gang," Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson plays a probation officer at a maximum-security juvenile facility who tries to substitute the joy of football ...

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 ...

‘‘Gridiron Gang’’ — Running alongside the closing credits is a series of clips from the 1993 documentary that provided the basis for this drama about a football team at a Los Angeles juvenile ...

Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson weeps gentle tears in this sappy sports drama about Sean Porter, a probation officer at a Los Angeles juvenile detention facility who turned a collection of teenage felons ...