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Goal!
Goal! The Dream Begins
Directed by
Danny Cannon Danny Cannon was born in 1968 in Luton, England. He is a producer and director, known for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000), Judge Dredd (1995) and Gotham(2014).
Produced byMike Jefferies
Matt Barrelle
Mark Huffam
Screenplay by
Dick Clement
Ian La Frenais
Mike Jefferies
Adrian Butchart
Story by
Mike Jefferies
Adrian Butchart
Starring
Kuno Becker
Alessandro Nivola
Marcel Iureş
Stephen Dillane
Music by
Graeme Revell
Cinematography
Michael Barrett
Edited byChris Dickens
Production
company
Touchstone Pictures
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures
Release date
Running time118 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$33 million
Box office$27.6 million
Goal!
Goal! The Dream Begins in the United States) is a 2006 sports drama film directed by Danny Cannon and starring Kuno Becker as Santiago Muñez, a young man with a rough background who is offered the chance to trial with one of England's top association football clubs. The film was produced by Mike Jefferies, Matt Barrelle, and Mark Huffam and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures. It was made with full co-operation from FIFA, which is one of the reasons why actual teams and players are used throughout the film. The $50m deal that was struck between the producers and Adidas was, at the time - and still is - the biggest ever between a corporate brand and a film production.[3]
The film launched the Goal! trilogy that continued Muñez's story through the sequels Goal II: Living the Dream (2007) and Goal! III: Taking on the World (2009).
Plot[edit]Santiago Muñez is a skilled footballer. The son of a gardener who lives in a barrio section of Los Angeles, Santiago works as a busboy in a Chinese restaurant and helps with his father's gardening business. His ultimate dream is to play football professionally. Due to his poverty and the fact that he plays solely for a club made up of Hispanics from a local car wash, he feels his chances are slim. Santiago is noticed by Glen Foy, a former Newcastle United player who works as a car mechanic but still has ties to his old team. Glen arranges to get Santiago a trial (US tryout) with Newcastle United, who recently signed talented new player Gavin Harris. Needing to get to England, Santiago begins to save his money in an old shoe, but his father finds the stash and takes it to buy a truck to allow them to work for themselves, believing that Santiago's dreams are hopeless. His dream is not lost though, as his grandmother sells off her jewellery to buy him a ticket to England.
Glen warmly welcomes Santiago to his home and takes him to the tryout. Unfamiliar with the English style, he performs poorly. Glen convinces the team's manager that Santiago needs a month's trial to show his full potential. Santiago does not tell club nurse, Roz Harmison, that he has asthma. After a month, a jealous teammate crushes Santiago's inhaler before a reserve game. An asthma flare-up prevents him from being able to run hard, and his coach lets him go. While on his way to the airport Santiago meets Gavin Harris, who was late to arrive to the team. Harris finds out what has happened and makes Santiago explain it to the manager. The manager allows Santiago to stay, provided he gets treatment for the asthma. Santiago earns a contract for the reserves team and moves in with Gavin. Finally he gets onto the first team as a substitute in a match against Fulham. There he wins a penalty for Newcastle, which is taken by Gavin winning them the match. Unknown to anyone else in his family, his father watches the match on TV in the USA, and after finally watching his son play, he leaves a proud father. Despite the victory, the manager informs Santiago that his weakness is that he does not pass the ball off. That night, he and Gavin go out partying. A picture of the two winds up in the tabloid The Sun, causing anger from the manager. At the same time, Santiago's friend, Jamie, suffers a career-ending injury that only causes him additional grief.
Meanwhile, back in Los Angeles, Santiago's father dies of a heart attack. Devastated, Santiago plans to return home. While in the airport waiting for his flight back to Los Angeles, he decides not to return and reports back to training. Believing he may not make it to the playing eleven, he goes to St James' Park and practices till late in the evening, and is informed by the manager that he has been selected to play against Liverpool F.C.. On match day, Gavin puts Newcastle into the lead. Before half-time, Liverpool makes a comeback with two goals, from Igor Bišćan and Milan Baroš. In the final minutes of injury time, Santiago assists Gavin in scoring the equaliser by finally passing the ball to him, to make it 2–2. However, a draw will not be enough to earn Newcastle a place in next season's UEFA Champions League. Mere minutes before the end of the game, Gavin is tripped and Newcastle gain a wide free kick, which Gavin gives to Santiago. Santiago, with the hopes and prayers of the whole city of Newcastle resting on his shoulders, scores, and Newcastle win 3–2. Glen reveals to Santiago that his grandmother is trying to call. She mentions that his father did watch his first match against Fulham, after learning this from a fellow supporter (a cameo by Brian Johnson, lead singer from AC/DC, who was born and raised in Newcastle). Santiago shouted to Glen that his father saw him play and was proud of him before he died. Glen replies: "He's probably watching you right now." The film happily ends with Santiago shedding tears of joy while embracing his dream.
Cast]
A soundtrack album was released on Oasis' Big Brother Recordings label and contains three Oasis songs unavailable elsewhere, including the exclusive Noel Gallagher song "Who Put the Weight of the World on My Shoulders?". The soundtrack also contains a re-recorded version of Oasis' "Cast No Shadow" with Noel Gallagher on vocals and produced by Unkle. Dave Sardy, a producer of two Oasis albums, also contributed a hard-edged remix of their song "Morning Glory" for inclusion on the soundtrack. The soundtrack also marked the full return of alternative rock group Happy Mondays with their song "Playground Superstar". A music video for the song was made to promote the soundtrack.
Goal! The Dream Begins
Directed by
Danny Cannon Danny Cannon was born in 1968 in Luton, England. He is a producer and director, known for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000), Judge Dredd (1995) and Gotham(2014).
Produced byMike Jefferies
Matt Barrelle
Mark Huffam
Screenplay by
Dick Clement
Ian La Frenais
Mike Jefferies
Adrian Butchart
Story by
Mike Jefferies
Adrian Butchart
Starring
Kuno Becker
Alessandro Nivola
Marcel Iureş
Stephen Dillane
Music by
Graeme Revell
Cinematography
Michael Barrett
Edited byChris Dickens
Production
company
Touchstone Pictures
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures
Release date
- 30 September 2006 (UK)
- 12 May 2006 (U.S.)
Running time118 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$33 million
Box office$27.6 million
Goal!
Goal! The Dream Begins in the United States) is a 2006 sports drama film directed by Danny Cannon and starring Kuno Becker as Santiago Muñez, a young man with a rough background who is offered the chance to trial with one of England's top association football clubs. The film was produced by Mike Jefferies, Matt Barrelle, and Mark Huffam and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures. It was made with full co-operation from FIFA, which is one of the reasons why actual teams and players are used throughout the film. The $50m deal that was struck between the producers and Adidas was, at the time - and still is - the biggest ever between a corporate brand and a film production.[3]
The film launched the Goal! trilogy that continued Muñez's story through the sequels Goal II: Living the Dream (2007) and Goal! III: Taking on the World (2009).
Plot[edit]Santiago Muñez is a skilled footballer. The son of a gardener who lives in a barrio section of Los Angeles, Santiago works as a busboy in a Chinese restaurant and helps with his father's gardening business. His ultimate dream is to play football professionally. Due to his poverty and the fact that he plays solely for a club made up of Hispanics from a local car wash, he feels his chances are slim. Santiago is noticed by Glen Foy, a former Newcastle United player who works as a car mechanic but still has ties to his old team. Glen arranges to get Santiago a trial (US tryout) with Newcastle United, who recently signed talented new player Gavin Harris. Needing to get to England, Santiago begins to save his money in an old shoe, but his father finds the stash and takes it to buy a truck to allow them to work for themselves, believing that Santiago's dreams are hopeless. His dream is not lost though, as his grandmother sells off her jewellery to buy him a ticket to England.
Glen warmly welcomes Santiago to his home and takes him to the tryout. Unfamiliar with the English style, he performs poorly. Glen convinces the team's manager that Santiago needs a month's trial to show his full potential. Santiago does not tell club nurse, Roz Harmison, that he has asthma. After a month, a jealous teammate crushes Santiago's inhaler before a reserve game. An asthma flare-up prevents him from being able to run hard, and his coach lets him go. While on his way to the airport Santiago meets Gavin Harris, who was late to arrive to the team. Harris finds out what has happened and makes Santiago explain it to the manager. The manager allows Santiago to stay, provided he gets treatment for the asthma. Santiago earns a contract for the reserves team and moves in with Gavin. Finally he gets onto the first team as a substitute in a match against Fulham. There he wins a penalty for Newcastle, which is taken by Gavin winning them the match. Unknown to anyone else in his family, his father watches the match on TV in the USA, and after finally watching his son play, he leaves a proud father. Despite the victory, the manager informs Santiago that his weakness is that he does not pass the ball off. That night, he and Gavin go out partying. A picture of the two winds up in the tabloid The Sun, causing anger from the manager. At the same time, Santiago's friend, Jamie, suffers a career-ending injury that only causes him additional grief.
Meanwhile, back in Los Angeles, Santiago's father dies of a heart attack. Devastated, Santiago plans to return home. While in the airport waiting for his flight back to Los Angeles, he decides not to return and reports back to training. Believing he may not make it to the playing eleven, he goes to St James' Park and practices till late in the evening, and is informed by the manager that he has been selected to play against Liverpool F.C.. On match day, Gavin puts Newcastle into the lead. Before half-time, Liverpool makes a comeback with two goals, from Igor Bišćan and Milan Baroš. In the final minutes of injury time, Santiago assists Gavin in scoring the equaliser by finally passing the ball to him, to make it 2–2. However, a draw will not be enough to earn Newcastle a place in next season's UEFA Champions League. Mere minutes before the end of the game, Gavin is tripped and Newcastle gain a wide free kick, which Gavin gives to Santiago. Santiago, with the hopes and prayers of the whole city of Newcastle resting on his shoulders, scores, and Newcastle win 3–2. Glen reveals to Santiago that his grandmother is trying to call. She mentions that his father did watch his first match against Fulham, after learning this from a fellow supporter (a cameo by Brian Johnson, lead singer from AC/DC, who was born and raised in Newcastle). Santiago shouted to Glen that his father saw him play and was proud of him before he died. Glen replies: "He's probably watching you right now." The film happily ends with Santiago shedding tears of joy while embracing his dream.
Cast]
- Kuno Becker as Santiago Muñez
- Alessandro Nivola as Gavin Harris
- Stephen Dillane as Glen Foy
- Marcel Iures as Erik Dornhelm
- Anna Friel as Roz Harmison
- Tony Plana as Santiago's father
- Kieran O'Brien as Hughie McGowan
- Sean Pertwee as Barry Rankin
- Míriam Colón as Mercedes Muñez
- Cassandra Bell as Christina
- Alejandro Tapi as Júlio
- Kate Tomlinson as Val
- Arvy Ngeyitlala as Tom
- Zachary Johnson as Rory
- Jorge Cervera as Cesar
- David Beckham
- Zinedine Zidane
- Ronaldo
- Hugo Viana
- Hélder Postiga
- Ricardo
- Raúl González
- Iker Casillas
- Roberto Carlos
- Alan Shearer
- Martin Tyler
- Shay Given
- Sven-Göran Eriksson
- Lee Bowyer
- Jermaine Jenas
- Kieron Dyer
- Titus Bramble
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Seyer Merzaie
- Lionel Messi
- Brian McBride
- James Adams
- Carlos Bocanegra
- Tomasz Radzinski
- Stephen Carr
- Jean-Alain Boumsong
- Michael Chopra
- Rafael Benítez
- Milan Baroš
- Vladimír Šmicer
- Laurent Robert
- Celestine Babayaro
- Frank Lampard
- Joe Cole
- Steven Gerrard
- Emile Heskey
- Thomas Gravesen
- William Gallas
- John Arne Riise
- Jamie Carragher
- Igor Bišćan
- Dave Hughes
- Patrick Kluivert
- Jiří Jarošík
- Rob Lee
- Pablo García
- Shola Ameobi
- James Milner
- Thierry Henry
- Sergio Ayala
- Rafael Márquez
- José Antonio Reyes
- Fredrik Ljungberg
- Howard Webb
- AC/DC singer Brian Johnson as a Newcastle United fan in a Los Angeles sports bar
A soundtrack album was released on Oasis' Big Brother Recordings label and contains three Oasis songs unavailable elsewhere, including the exclusive Noel Gallagher song "Who Put the Weight of the World on My Shoulders?". The soundtrack also contains a re-recorded version of Oasis' "Cast No Shadow" with Noel Gallagher on vocals and produced by Unkle. Dave Sardy, a producer of two Oasis albums, also contributed a hard-edged remix of their song "Morning Glory" for inclusion on the soundtrack. The soundtrack also marked the full return of alternative rock group Happy Mondays with their song "Playground Superstar". A music video for the song was made to promote the soundtrack.
- "Playground Superstar" – Happy Mondays (exclusive track)
- "Who Put the Weight of the World on My Shoulders?" – Oasis (exclusive track)
- "Leap of Faith" – Unkle featuring Joel Cadbury (exclusive track)
- "Human Love" – Dirty Vegas
- "Morning Glory" (Dave Sardy Mix) – Oasis (exclusive track)
- "This Is the Land" – The Bees
- "Cast No Shadow" (Unkle Beachhead Mix) – Oasis (exclusive track)
- Score: "That's That" – Graeme Revell
- "Club Foot" – Kasabian
- "Look Up" – Zero 7
- "Wet! Wet! Wet!" – Princess Superstar
- "Blackout" – Unkle
- "Will You Smile Again for Me" – ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
- Score: "Premiership Medley" – Graeme Revell