Buried deep beneath the cliched inspirational speeches, typical "Time-Life Classic Soul of the '70s" soundtrack and star Terrence Howard's copious tears is the real-life story of Jim Ellis, an out-of-work college grad turned hero who, amid the everyday despair of ghetto life, saved an endangered community recreation center and founded Philly's first African-American swim team.
Philadelphia, 1973: Once a promising collegiate swimmer who slugged a cop after a racist melee at a North Carolina swim meet, Jim Ellis (Howard) has landed in the City of Brotherly Love looking for work. Coach "Bink" (Tom Arnold) of the snooty suburban Mainline Academy has made it cle...
Released:
2007
Rated:
PG
Length:
104 mins