Sixteen-year-old Cole McKay's struggle for independence is put to the test as his South Boston Irish-Catholic family implodes around him. Older brother Terry is descending into a life of drugs and crime, pregnant sister Kathleen is being sent away to cover the shame of unwed motherhood and Cole's father, Desmond, spends his days in a fog of alcohol and self-pity, silently torturing himself over what might have been. The one thing keeping young Cole's head above water is his love of baseball. A talented pitcher, Cole overcomes self-doubt and family indifference to fight his way into the state championships. To get there however, he must make a life and death decision, a decision that will change the McKay family forever.
Production Creanspeak Funding (finishing funds); Creanspeak Productions; Falcon Film Funding; Intellectual Properties Worldwide (I); Moody Street Pictures; Purple Princess Productions;
Cast Names Michael Angarano; Brendan Gleeson; Tom Guiry; Melissa Leo; Emily VanCamp; Michael Rispoli; Finn Curtin; Ken Arpino; Wilson Better; Sandra Blaney; Francis Capra; Mark S. Cartier; Christopher Connolly; Desiree April Connolly; Peter Darrigo; Steven Paul Davis; Bonnie Dennison; Shawn Doherty; William Ellis; Diane Feraco; John Fiore; Steve Flynn; Joanna Herrington; Mike Houston; David Ian; Tom Kemp; Michael Timothy Kennedy; Caryn Andrea Lindsey; Andrea Lyman; Dave Matt; Joe McEachern; Kate Murphy; Kevin O'Donnell; Carmel O'Reilly; Michael J. Peluso; Danielle Perry; Patrick Pitu; David Rasner; Maksim Sigal; Harvey Soolman;
Release Date 2007-04-20 (Newport Beach film festival) 2007-10-26 (Boston, Massachusetts) 2007-10-26 (Los Angeles, California) 2007-10-26 (New York City, New York) 2008-01-08 (DVD premiere)
Genres Drama;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated R for some language and brief violence.
Running Time 1 hr. 35 min.
Director Brad Gann
Black Irish Reviews
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Brilliant film. The soundtrack was great. Tremendous acting. Who sang the final song as the final credits were running please?