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19 March 2004 (USA) morePlot:
Jace Newfield has a problem. Besides being blind and being the new kid at school, his problem is that the kids at his new school thinks he's a jerk... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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1 win & 2 nominations moreUser Comments:
Surprisingly Good... more (13 total)US TV Schedule:
| Sun. Nov. 22 | 3:00 AM | DISN |
Cast
(Credited cast)| Andrew Lawrence | ... | Jason 'Jace' Newfield | |
| Alessandra Torresani | ... | Mary Beth Rice (as Alessandra Toreson) | |
| Khleo Thomas | ... | Vincent Fly Shue | |
| Wayne Brady | ... | Mason Wyatt | |
| D.B. Sweeney | ... | Coach Rice | |
| Billy Aaron Brown | ... | John Lambrix | |
| Brenda Strong | ... | Patty Newfield | |
| Brian Wimmer | ... | Tom Newfield | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Big Budah | ... | Referee #3 | |
| Scott Christopher | ... | Mr. Kamins | |
| Kelsi Cullimore | ... | Violinist | |
| Paul Dart | ... | Referee #1 | |
| Daniel Henze | ... | T-Rex Turner | |
| Ric Johnson | ... | Referee #2 | |
| T.J. Lowther | ... | Luke | |
| Christopher Robin Miller | ... | Phil Pavone (reporter) | |
| David Morales | ... | Kevin Wilson | |
| Marcus T. Paulk | ... | Peter | |
| Tim Sabuco | ... | Wrestler Double | |
| Michael Scott | ... | Announcer | |
| Sean Sekino | ... | Nice Guy | |
| Darin Southam | ... | Yardley | |
| Don Spainhower | ... | Announcer #2 | |
| Murphy Stack | ... | Girl | |
| Nathan Stevens | ... | Davey | |
| Dennis Whimpey | ... | Referee #4 | |
| Tim Whitaker | ... | Boomer Cleason | |
| Greg Williams | ... | Referee #5 | |
| Brett Yoder | ... | Mike | |
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Salt Lake City, Utah, USAFun Stuff
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John Lambrix: You don't get it do you? This isn't just a sport for me. It's who I am! It's all I've got. Unlike you I don't do music. All right? I stink at school. I mean, you take away wrestling... I don't even know who I am. How sad is that? moreSoundtrack:
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I thought it would be cheesy being a Disney channel movie, but it was really good. I think Andrew Lawrence has a bright future as an actor. I was about to write him off as another Lawrence brother, but I think he's the most talented of the three. He played a blind kid very very well. His movements and his affects were very believable and he delivered his lines very well.
The story was pretty entertaining and the portrayal of the blind was pretty original, too. You don't see wrestling featured in high school movies very often, let alone consider it a sport the blind can participate in. And it was nice to see things like beeping backboards in basketball as another way to incorporate the blind into everyday things they usually couldn't have participated in before. I also really loved the music featured in the movie, especially the guitar pieces "Jace" played. It's definitely worth taping if you can catch one of the repeats.