Underdogs2013

Director
Doug Dearth

Acters

D.B. Sweeney (Vince DeAntonio)
William Mapother (Bill Burkett)
Richard Portnow (John Handon II)
Natalie Imbruglia (Michelle Stratton)
Logan Huffman (Bobby Burkett)
Maddie Hasson (Renee Donohue)

Based on the inspirational true events of a high school football team no one expected to succeed.

In small town America, high-school football is everything. For the players, it provides notoriety and a possible ticket to a bigger world. For the community, it’s a source of pride. Filmed in Canton, Ohio, UNDERDOGS focuses on the Knights, a lousy team who’ve become an easy target for jokes. Just when they begin to give up hope, a new coach arrives, helping the lovable losers see their true potential. At the same time, quarterback Bobby Burkett falls in love with a cheerleader from a rival powerhouse, the Vikings. This enrages Vikings’ star, John Handon, a bratty rich kid who has his eye on the same girl. Meanwhile, Bobby’s father is waging his own war with Handon’s dad, whose crooked corporation is suing him over an invention he patented. UNDERDOGS ventures deeper than most films in the sports genre. Using football as a backdrop, director Doug Dearth has crafted a heartwarming and rabble-rousing crowd pleaser, that’s sure to have both young and old on their feet by it’s exhilarating ending.

“A well made film, the cast is solid, and director Doug Dearth knows how to hit all the right emotional buttons.” – The Cleveland Movie Blog

“Nothing wrong with an old fashioned, PG, sense of satisfaction at the movies!” – KEZ 99.9FM (Phoenix)

“A heartwarming crowd-pleaser!” – Examiner.com