Coach Carter (2005)

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PG-13 | 2 hr 14 mins | Drama, Biopic, Sports | Released: 1/14/2005 |Box Office Total: $67.2M

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Synopsis:

Inspired by the true story of controversial Richmond, California basketball coach Ken Carter, who received both high praise and staunch criticism when he made national news for benching his entire team undefeated team for poor academic performance. Tension mounted as the Richmond High Oilers faced the upcoming basketball championship. The town was wild with excitement over their undefeated team and the bleachers were filled with cheering fans for every game. No one could imagine that on January 4, 1999 the community would erupt in dissention and so many lives would change forever when coach Carter padlocked the gym, refusing the players access for failing to keep up their grades.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
1/14/2005

Studio	Credit
Paramount Pictures	Studio
Director	Credit
Thomas Carter	Director
Cast	Credit
Samuel L. Jackson	Coach Ken Carter
Rashae Minor	Comedian Richmond Cheerleader
Ashanti	Kyra
Rob Brown	Kenyon Stone
Robert Ri'chard	Damien Carter
Nana Gbewonyo	Junior Battle
Channing Tatum	Jason Lyle
Antwon Tanner	Worm
Texas Battle	Maddux
Sidney Faison	Ty Crane
Debbi Morgan	Tonya
Rick Gonzalez	Timo Cruz
Denise Dowse	Principal Garrison
Dana Davis	Peyton
Mel Winkler	Coach White
Vincent Laresca	Renny
Octavia Spencer	Mrs. Battle
Sonya Eddy	Worm's Mother
Gwen McGee	Kenyon's Mother
ausanta	Maddux's Mother
Adam Clark	Gruff Uncle
Paul Rae	Guardian
Eugene Lee	Team Parent
adrienne eliza bailon	Dominique
Bob Costas	Himself
Ray Baker	St. Francis Coach
Lacey Beeman	Susan
Marc McClure	Susan's Dad
Kara Houston	Amber
Carl Gilliard	Store Clerk
Taryn Myers	Berkeley Girl
Carolina Garcia	Bella
Jenny Gago	President Martinez
Ben Weber	Mr. Gesek
Sylva Kelegian	Office Assistant
marcus woodswelch	Teacher
derrelle owens (shortymack)	Pinole Guy
quiana potts	Cute Market Girl
nina n onwubere	Cute Market Girl
terrell byrd	Shay
tara jett	Library Girl
richard vasquez	Deejay
Floyd Levine	Taxi Driver
Rob Fukuzaki	Reporter
Gregory Storm	Reporter
Tracey Costello	Field Reporter
mark jones	Field Reporter
Deena Dill	Field Reporter
gregg mcMullin	Bay Hill Coach
Andy Umberger	Bay Hill Athletic Director
Leonard L Thomas	Preseason Game Referee
Darin Rossi	Bay Hill Referee
deon lewis	Hercules Game Referee
David Medrano	Shooter
michael jesse james	Passenger
mario garcia	Additional Richmond Player
danny kanamori	Additional Richmond Player
mark mcClanahan	Additional Richmond Player
brandon jerrard pratt	Additional Richmond Player
chris young	Additional Richmond Player
clyde goins	Team Manager
Dustin Fuller	Team Manager
maya dennis	Richmond Cheerleader
felise johnson	Richmond Cheerleader
marae onsgard	Richmond Cheerleader
tawni sua	Richmond Cheerleader
miranda white	Richmond Cheerleader
Cindy Chiu	Bay Hill Cheerleader
jessica church	Bay Hill Cheerleader
jessica herrera	Bay Hill Cheerleader
nicole oliveros	Bay Hill Cheerleader
kasie sage	Bay Hill Cheerleader
nicole volmer	Bay Hill Cheerleader
deanna watkins	St. Francis Cheerleader
lizzie lander	St. Francis Cheerleader
diana shepard	St. Francis Cheerleader
Chauntal Lewis	St. Francis Cheerleader
Michelle Boehle	St. Francis Cheerleader
Anna Zielinski	St. Francis Cheerleader
tuerre mcCall	Dancer
allison kyler	Dancer
Kristi Crader	Dancer
Diona Robinson	Dancer
Nicole Neal	Dancer
kerry wee	Dancer
Brandon Phillips	Dancer
britta'ny dixon	Dancer
roland tabor	Dancer
Robert Hoffman	Dancer
Isaiah Vest	Dancer
Marty Dew	Dancer
Production Credits	Credit
Michael Tollin	Producer
Van Toffler	Executive Producer
Nan Morales	Co-Producer
Thomas Carter	Executive Producer
Brian Robbins	Producer
Caitlin Scanlon	Executive Producer
David Gale	Producer
Sharla Sumpter	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
MTV Films	Production Company
Thomasfilm	Production Company
Tollin/Robbins Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Paramount Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Paramount Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Sam Film (Iceland)	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
United International Pictures (UIP)	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Nu-Metro	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Los Angeles, California, USA
Long Beach, California, USA
Writer	Credit
Mark Schwahn	Screenplay
John Gatins	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Glen Richard	Production Auditor
Debbie Tieman	Auditor - Assistant Auditor
Art Department	Credit
Nancy Nye	Set Decorator
Don Elliott	Set Dresser
Linda Griffis	Art Department Coordinator
Marco Miehe	Set Designer
R Scott Doran	Lead Person
Tim Beach	Art Director
Carlos Barbosa	Production Designer
james n diggs	Scenic Artist
Earl Benton	Scenic Artist - On-Set Chief Scenic Artist
Marc Meisels	Set Dresser
Paul Pastorelli	Set Dresser
C J Pyles	Set Dresser
Efren Perez	Set Dresser
Tom Callinicos	Set Dresser - On-Set Dresser
Casting	Credit
Randi Hiller	Casting
Courtney Gross	Casting Associate
Tina Kerr	Extras Casting
Tamara Hunter	Casting Assistant
Sarah Halley Finn	Casting
Film Camera	Credit
Lex Rawlins	Photography - Assistant Photographer
Sharone Meir	Director of Photography
Jody Miller	Steadicam Operator
Martin Glover	Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist
Anthony Hardwick	Camera Operator
Ryo Kinno	Loader - Film Loader
Kenny Becker	Color Timer
jonny sheir	Loader - Film Loader
Coby Garfield	Photography - Assistant Photographer
Jody Miller	Camera Operator
Nicole Hirsch-Whitaker	Director of Photography (2nd Unit)
Steve Andrich	Camera Operator
Sylvain D'Hautcourt	Photography - 1st Assistant Photographer
David Myers	Photography - 2nd Assistant Photographer
Tracy Bennett	Photography - Still Photographer
Music	Credit
Gordon Goodwin	Music Conductor
Gordon Goodwin	Orchestrations - Orchestrator
Charles Martin Inouye	Music Editor
Steve Kempster	Score Mixing - Mixer
Steve Kempster	Score Recording - Recorder
Earl Simmons	Song
DMX	Song Performer
Ryan Robinson	Music Engineer - Score Technical Engineer
Jennifer Hawks	Music Supervisor
Trevor Rabin	Music - Music Score
Sandy De Crescent	Music Contractor - Orchestra Contractor
Trevor Rabin	Orchestrations
Amanda Goodpaster	Music Editor
tony pizzaro	Song
sheek	Song Performer - Featuring
Judy Nord	Music - Recordist
Paul Linford	Music - Programmer
sean d jacobs	Song
Syleena Johnson	Song Performer - Featuring
Tom Calderaro	Orchestrations
shandel green	Song
Infa-Red	Song Performer - Featuring
Booker White	Music - Preparation
Cross and Drag On	Song Performer - Featuring
shawn martin	Song
Greg Dennen	Music - Score Recordist
j lucien	Song
Anthony Hamilton	Song Performer
Richard Wheeler	Music - Score Stage Manager
melvin smalls	Song
Erin Thompkins	Song Performer
Denzil Foster	Song
Fabolous	Song Performer
mike shorey	Song Performer - Featuring
Jay King	Song
Thomas McElroy	Song
Nina Sky	Song Performer
jabba	Song Performer - Featuring
Anthony Hamilton	Song
Mark Batson	Song
Akon	Song Performer
invisible men	Song Performer
Carmen Carter	Song
Francesca Richard	Song
Van Hunt	Song Performer
red cafe	Song Performer
michael henry (baby Boy)	Song
jason henry (Superkidd)	Song
Jayceon Terrell Taylor	Song Performer
Fabolous	Song
houston	Song Performer
Sean Garrett	Song
Chingy	Song Performer - Featuring
khari cain	Song
Nate Dogg	Song Performer - Featuring
I-20	Song Performer - Featuring
Natalie Albino	Song
Nicole Albino	Song
Keyshia Cole	Song Performer
elijah wells	Song
Solomon Burke	Song Performer
lionel bermingham	Song
Lil Scrappy	Song Performer - Featuring
Luis Diaz	Song
Avant	Song Performer
cordel burell	Song
Ying Yang Twins	Song Performer
brian george	Song
homebwoi	Song Performer - Featuring
curtis bedeau	Song
St Lunatics	Song Performer
paul george	Song
Lil Jon	Song Performer
Ying Yang Twins	Song Performer - Featuring
hugh clarke	Song
Francci Richard	Song
ak'Sent	Song Performer
LL Cool J	Song Performer
jamal listendee	Song
Akon	Song
Alicia Keys	Song Performer
gerard charles	Song
N.E.R.D.	Song Performer
Nikka Costa	Song Performer
Lucien George	Song
The main ingredient	Song Performer
Ali “Dee” Theodore	Song
Zach Danziger	Song
Lynn Watson	Song Performer
Van Hunt	Song
Carmen Carter	Song Performer
Millicent Hunt	Song
Francesca Richard	Song Performer
thomas r black	Song Performer
brandon carter	Song
The Black eyed peas	Song Performer
Jermaine Denny	Song
Kwame Holland	Song
Ciara	Song Performer
Citizen Cope	Song Performer
Jayceon Terrell Taylor	Song
anthony lee torres	Song
Chingy	Song Performer
G.I.B.	Song Performer - Featuring
darryl richardson III	Song
Howard Bailey	Song
Gang Starr	Song Performer
NYG's	Song Performer - Featuring
Mischke	Song
Houston Summers	Song
The Jackson 5	Song Performer
mangana	Song Performer
Alonzo Lee	Song
Shamar Daugherty	Song
Tyrese	Song Performer
soul science	Song Performer
Nathaniel Hale	Song
Bobby Sandimanie	Song
Twista	Song Performer
Faith Evans	Song Performer - Featuring
Steve Prudholme	Song
Cham Pain	Song Performer
Keyshia Cole	Song
Kanye West	Song
h. stax	Song Performer - Featuring
Francci Richard	Song Performer
John Legend	Song
Allen Toussaint	Song
Kelis	Song Performer - Featuring
pusha t	Song Performer - Featuring
myron avant	Song
stephen huff	Song
the shells	Song Performer
Michael Crooms	Song
Eric Jackson	Song
de'ongelo holmes	Song
derrick crooms	Song
Carlos Young	Song
james maddox Jr	Song
A Jones	Song
r cleveland	Song
t harper	Song
r distasio	Song
j epperson	Song
Lil Jon	Song
Otis Redding	Song
krystle kantrece johnson	Song
ronald m jackson	Song
sydney malone	Song
brandon r salaam-Bailey	Song
maurice simmons	Song
James Todd Smith	Song
Tim Mosely	Song
Alicia Keys	Song
harold spencer Lilly	Song
J R Bailey	Song
mel kent	Song
Ken Williams	Song
Pharrell Williams	Song
Chad Hugo	Song
terrance leVarr thornton	Song
Nikka Costa	Song
Justin Stanley	Song
thomas r black	Song
Will Adams	Song
Jaime Gomez	Song
George Pajon Jr	Song
Ciara Harris	Song
Demetrius Spencer	Song
LaKiesha Miles	Song
Clarence Greenwood	Song
will citron	Song
paul currie	Song
sharif slater	Song
Stevie Wonder	Song
Paul Riser	Song
lulu hardaway	Song
Don Hunter	Song
Carl Bowers	Song
kai simms	Song
Chris Martin	Song
Keith Elam	Song
steve johnson	Song
andre davis	Song
eric jackson II	Song
edith mesch	Song
Tyrese Gibson	Song
derek allen	Song
Ali Theodore	Song
T-Ray	Song
carl terrell mitchell	Song
Frederick Taylor	Song
Thomas Calloway	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
Kofi Elam	Stunts
Tierre Turner	Stunt Coordinator
Dain Turner	Stunt Coordinator
Production Management	Credit
Elisa Ann Conant	Assistant Location Manager
Nicole Cummins-Rubio	Script Supervisor
Diane Ward	Production Coordinator
Kokayi Ampah	Location Manager
Mark Anthony Little	Assistant Director
Leigh Shanta	Unit Production Manager
John Sanchez	Assistant Production Coordinator
Pamela Monroe	DGA Trainee
Danny Green	Assistant Director
Pamella D'Pella	Assistant Location Manager
Amy B Hughes	Assistant Director
Tobijah Tyler	Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Publicity	Credit
Cassandra O. Butcher	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Bob Baron	ADR Mixer
Randle Akerson	Sound Effects Editor
Steve Nelson	Sound Mixer
Robert L Sephton	Supervising Sound Editor
Robert L Sephton	Sound Designer
Sarah Monat	Foley Artist
Barbara Harris	ADR Voice Casting
Terry Porter	Rerecording Mixer
F Scott Taylor	Assistant Sound Editor
Randy K Singer	Foley Mixer
Thomas W Small	Foley Editor
Glenn Young	Boom Operator
Eliza Pollack Zebert	ADR Editor
Christopher T Welch	ADR/Dialogue Editor - Dialogue/ADR Editor
Scott Curtis	Foley Editor
Robin Harlan	Foley Artist
Odin Banitez	Sound Effects Editor
Michael Szakmeister	ADR/Dialogue Editor - -Supervising Dialogue Editor
Anne Couk	Assistant Sound Editor
dean zupancic	Rerecording Mixer
Michael Jonascu	Sound Effects Editor
Ronnie Morgan	Assistant Sound Editor
Jeremy Pitts	Foley Editor
Rick Kline	Rerecording Mixer
Jeff Sawyer	Sound Effects Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
Jeff Bresin	Special Effects Foreman - Special Effects Foreperson
Marty Bresin	Special Effects Coordinator
casey shatz	Visual Effects - Pre-Visualization
Stephen Runningen	Graphic Artist
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Robert L Stevenson	Hair Stylist
Katherine Wright	Set Costumer - On-Set Costumer
Paul H Lopez	Costume Supervisor
Debrae Little	Costume Designer
Allan Apone	Makeup Artist
Carrie Bauer	Costumer
Barry R Koper	Makeup Artist
Askia Won-Ling Jacob	Costumer
Camille Friend	Hair Stylist
bryan t birge	Costumer
scott t cameron	Hair Stylist
joanetta stowers-Stevenson	Makeup Artist
terri d gill	Costumer

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