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Under the Stadium Lights | |
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Directed by | Todd Randall |
Based on | Brother's Keeper by
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Produced by |
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Starring |
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Cinematography | Joseph Loeffler |
Edited by | Todd Randall |
Music by | Erick Schroder |
Production company | Winter State Entertainment |
Distributed by | Saban Films |
Release date |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Under the Stadium Lights is a 2021 sports drama film directed by Todd Randall and starring Milo Gibson and Laurence Fishburne. It is based on the nonfiction book Brother's Keeper by Al Pickett and Chad Mitchell. [1] [2] The film follows the players, coach, and team chaplain of a high school football team in Abilene, Texas.
It was released in select theaters and on video on demand in the United States on June 4, 2021 by Saban Films. [3]
Principal photography wrapped before the COVID-19 pandemic and the film is now in post-production. [6] Production began in Minnesota in 2018 [7] and wrapped up filming in Abilene, Texas in early 2019. While shooting in Abilene the crew filmed at popular local destinations such as Abilene Zoological Gardens, Paramount Theatre, Abilene High School, and Shotwell Stadium. [8]
In November 2020, Saban Films acquired North American and U.K. rights to the film and renamed Under the Stadium Lights. [9] It was released in select theaters and on digital June 4, 2021. It was released on DVD on August 3, 2021.
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 11% of 18 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.6/10. [10] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 31 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews. [11] Alan Ng of Film Threat rated the film a 7 out of 10. [12] Nell Minow of RogerEbert.com awarded the film two stars. [13] Ty Burr of The Boston Globe awarded the film one star. [14]
![]() | This article needs a
plot summary. (April 2022) |
Under the Stadium Lights | |
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Directed by | Todd Randall |
Based on | Brother's Keeper by
|
Produced by |
|
Starring |
|
Cinematography | Joseph Loeffler |
Edited by | Todd Randall |
Music by | Erick Schroder |
Production company | Winter State Entertainment |
Distributed by | Saban Films |
Release date |
|
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Under the Stadium Lights is a 2021 sports drama film directed by Todd Randall and starring Milo Gibson and Laurence Fishburne. It is based on the nonfiction book Brother's Keeper by Al Pickett and Chad Mitchell. [1] [2] The film follows the players, coach, and team chaplain of a high school football team in Abilene, Texas.
It was released in select theaters and on video on demand in the United States on June 4, 2021 by Saban Films. [3]
Principal photography wrapped before the COVID-19 pandemic and the film is now in post-production. [6] Production began in Minnesota in 2018 [7] and wrapped up filming in Abilene, Texas in early 2019. While shooting in Abilene the crew filmed at popular local destinations such as Abilene Zoological Gardens, Paramount Theatre, Abilene High School, and Shotwell Stadium. [8]
In November 2020, Saban Films acquired North American and U.K. rights to the film and renamed Under the Stadium Lights. [9] It was released in select theaters and on digital June 4, 2021. It was released on DVD on August 3, 2021.
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 11% of 18 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.6/10. [10] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 31 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews. [11] Alan Ng of Film Threat rated the film a 7 out of 10. [12] Nell Minow of RogerEbert.com awarded the film two stars. [13] Ty Burr of The Boston Globe awarded the film one star. [14]