THE GAME PLAN [BLU-RAY + DVD]

Details

• Release Year: 2007
• Genre: Comedy, Family
• Plot: The film begins with the last game of the American Football Federation between the Boston Rebels and the New York Dukes, ending in a touchdown by Rebels quarterback Joe Kingman (Dwayne Johnson) after ignoring an open wide receiver, Sanders (Morris Chestnut). The next morning, an 8-year-old girl named Peyton Kelly (Madison Pettis) arrives at Kingman's doorstep saying that she is his biological daughter, and that his divorced wife sent her here to meet him. Kingman's agent, Stella Peck (Kyra Sedgwick), thinks this will be bad for his image and distracts him with the upcoming playoffs.; ; At the opening of Kingman's restaurant, he leaves without Peyton, and is on cover of a tabloid in a magazine article. Peck decides Kingman needs a new fatherly image. Later, at a press conference, the reporters make Kingman miserable, until Peyton starts speaking and says that he is new to this and is trying the best he can, and that she thinks he is the best father in the world. She then says that he has to repay her, she then has Kingman take her to a ballet academy run by Monique Vasquez (Roselyn Sanchez). Vasquez has Kingman join their ballet performance to show him that ballet takes just as much athletic ability as football. Kingman and Peyton begin their relationship after Peyton calls his arrogant and selfish behavior to his attention. Kingman takes Peyton and her friends to the mall where he begins to get along with Vasquez.; ; The Rebels march through the playoffs via three road games. They first travel to Denver in the Wild Card round, then to Indianapolis the Divisional round and then the Conference round against Baltimore. They eventually make it to the championship game held in Arizona in a rematch with the New York Dukes. Peck offers Kingman a $25 million endorsement deal with Fanny's Burgers, a successful fast food restaurant run by Samuel Blake Jr (Robert Torti), if he wins the game. While at lunch with Kingman and Vasquez, Peyton accidentally tells Kingman that her mother does not know that she is with him, and that she was supposed to go to a ballet school program this month, but she ran away to be with him. Peyton has an allergic reaction to the nuts in the dessert and Kingman rushes Peyton to the hospital. The doctors tell Kingman that his daughter is going to be fine and his former sister-in-law and Peyton's legal guardian, Karen Kelly (Paige Turco), arrives. Kingman realizes that Sara (Kathryn Fiore), Kingman's ex-wife and Peyton's mother, had died in a car accident six months ago. After overhearing Peck explaining that Peyton would be a distraction to Kingman, Kelly and Peyton return home. Later, while going through Peyton's bag under her bed, Kingman found some photos and a letter from Sara, saying that she hid Peyton away from Kingman, not wanting Peyton as a distraction for him instead. As the championship game begins, Kingman's mind is not fully set on the game and is soon injured.; ; He is surprised to discover that Peyton has arrived with Kelly. Peyton tells him to never give up. Near the end of the fourth quarter, Kingman passes the ball to the running back, Webber (Brian J. White), who gains positive yardage but fails to get out of bounds. Kingman rushes to call a final play and successfully does so. Kingman is hit and throws a lob pass to Sanders who catches the pass, allowing the Rebels to win their first championship. When being interviewed after the game, Joe declines the Fanny's Burgers offer, insisting that he will be with Peyton. The film ends with Kingman, Peyton, and Vasquez dancing together in Kingman's apartment to Burning Love.;
• Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Madison Pettis, Kyra Sedgwick, Roselyn Sanchez, Morris Chestnut, Hayes MacArthur, Brian J. White, Jamal Duff, Paige Turco, Tubbs, Gordon Clapp, Kate Nauta, Robert Torti, Jackie Flynn, Lauren Storm, Marv Albert, Boomer Esiason, Jim Gray, Stuart O. Scott, Steve Levy, Eric Ogbogu, Christine Lakin, Elizabeth Chambers, Brian Currie, Fiona Gallagher, Jack Eastland, Rachel Harker, Ed Berliner, Armen Garo, Roger Dillingham Jr., Jay Giannone, Tony Renaud, Brianne Crough, Kathryn Fiore, Donald L. Banks, Ron Borges, John Clayton, Jay Glazer, John McClain, Gary Myers, Chip Namias, Jon Saraceno, Steve Serby, T.J. Simers, Mike Eruzione, Eddie George, Gavin Maloof, Joe Maloof, Wally Szczerbiak, Sebastian Telfair, Jo Jo White, Debbie Connolly, Lordan Napoli, Yvonne Finnerty, Kimberly Selby, John Duff, Scott Desano, Cindi Alex, Ellen Becker-Gray, Ronald Boone, Eric Bruno Borgman, Jack Burke, Michael J. Citak, Sean Collins, Desiree April Connolly, Max Cross, John Currie, Elisangela DiAlencar, Daryl Dimare, Vincent J. Earnshaw, Shelly NunChucks Finnegan, Steve Flynn, Rich Foster, Victor Franko, Susan Garibotto, Guy Guglielmi, Mackenzie Hawe, Eric Hofer, Frankie Imbergamo, Tracie Jules, Oliver Klein, Cathy Loch, Dan Marshall, Robert Masiello, Tom McGinty, Tony Moreira, Tarek Moussa, Diane Needham, Giovanni Pantaleo, John Pungitore, Jaime De La Rosa, James Ryen, Jaclyn Sabogal, Steve Scarfo, Natalie Teager, Edward X. Young, Andy Fickman, Nichole Millard, Kathryn Price
• Director: Andy Fickman
• Runtime: 1:50
• Company: Walt Disney Pictures
• Media Format: Movie