Home of the Giants (2007) - When everything is on the line, what choice will you make? How Do You SeparateYour Friends From Your Heroes. The Choices In Life Are The Ones We're Afraid To Make.

Danielle Panabaker as: Bridgette Bachman
Other Cast: Haley Joel Osment, Ryan Merriman, Kenneth Mitchell
World Premiere: October 12, 2007 (Chicago Film Festival)
Release Date: April 1, 2010 (DVD) (US)
Directed by: Rusty Gorman
Writers: Rusty Gorman
Genre: Crime, Drama, Sport
Runtime: 104 min
Production & Distribution: Blue Rider Pictures, Screen Media Films

Home of the Giants is a coming-of-age story told through the eyes of "Gar", a high school journalist who covers the basketball team as it heads thoward a state championship. Gar's best friend, Matt , is the team's star ; when Matt is asked by a drug dealer and small-time hood to throw the big game, Gar inevitably gets caught in the middle.
A story about basketball and befriending. Gar is a High School journalist who, while covering the team to the state championship, is best friends with the teams' main "Star" Matt Dunbar. Matt's older brother persuades him to steal money from a drug dealers' home. Gar tags along, but soon things go horribly wrong. One question to ask is "Will the Giants win the big game?

- Reshooting took place while Haley Joel Osment was still recovering from injuries in a car accident that occurred less than two weeks before.

- Principal photography for Home of the Giants began September 6, 2005.

- Last principal photography was on October 9, 2005.

- The Official Runtime for Home of the Giants is 104 minutes , confirmed by director Rusty Gorman and editor Dan Schalk.

- ASPECT RATIO : Director Rusty Gorman chose to film Home of the Giants in an aspect ratio of 1.85:1 ( instead of 2.33 :1 which is also called wide-screen ) because basketball is a vertical game and he did not want to stretch the frame too far horizontally.

- A rough cut TRAILER for Home of the Giants made its debut in 11th February 2006 in theatres in Greensboro , shown in conjunction with screenings of SymPics International's film , " National Lampoon's Pucked" , which premiered on Friday night 10th February 2006 at The Grande in Greensboro. This rough cut trailer was meant to be shown in Greensboro only , where filming of the movie took place. It has since found its way to the internet.

- Post production on Home of the Giants officially completed on 4th May 2007.

- The FIRST prerelease screening of Home of the Giants was held on 9th May 2007 in Los Angeles for a full house of 300 VIPs and fans, the first time that the completed film was shown to a test audience. The response to it was overwhelmingly positive.

- The SECOND prerelease screening of Home of the Giants was held in Chicago last Thursday 12th July 2007 before a private audience, the occasion graced by director Rusty Gorman, Haley Joel Osment, Ryan Merriman and his mother Nona Merriman.

- FESTIVAL ROUNDS : Home of the Giants was screened 3 times at the Chicago International Film Festival 2007 and 6 times at the Heartland Film Festival 2007, both held in October 2007.

Bridgette Bachman: So, how about that interview you still owe me? Matt: The interview. DID you know... that Gar loves you? My man, Gar, loves you, and he's probably going to be famous someday. Probably the next Hemingway. So think about that.

"My dad worked as a Producer on this film. Independent Films require a special kind of ambition and dedication from everybody working on it, from cast and crew and beyond. And me and Ryan and Danielle and Rusty and Dan Schalk and my father have been behind this film and working for its proper release for two years now. I think that is a uniquely rewarding experience."
- Haley Joel Osment

"We met with a lot of young women before shooting in the summer of 2005 to find the perfect girl to play Bridge, she's a very unique character, and as soon as Danielle walked through the door and we started working with her, everyone knew that she was the right choice. Danielle is a peerless talent, with her performance, someone who doesn't have to do anything but…I'm trying to the best way to describe it…she basically can just switch on her sense of reality in that character. It appears almost effortless how Danielle can just transform into that character with all of its quirks and spontaneous interactions and everything, and working with her in those scenes, the fact that Gar is very much intimidated by her and sometimes feeling quite awkward around her, that was an easy mindset to get into, because Danielle is such an impressive and formidable talent. It was a real honor working with her, as with Ryan and Ken and everyone else on this project, I really hope we all work together again in the future."
- Haley Joel Osment

"Danielle's part was smaller than Haley's and Ryan's. Danielle was with us for about two weeks and Danielle was always completely prepared and she brought a lot to her part, she elevated the character. The camera loves her, she has a quality that draws you to her when she's onscreen. I remember when she read in the audition, I think she wasn't feeling that well, maybe she had a cold that day or whatever it was, but I immediately knew she was the character, she was perfect, and I'm thrilled that she was able to do it and her schedule worked out and she took the role because you'll see that her performance is outstanding."
- Rusty Gorman

"Danielle is just so awesome, so natural. She's a very natural actress, and she's very beautiful and just so sweet. That's what made the movie so much fun, you know, people….there's no ego, everybody was just so into making the movie great, so awesome."
- Ryan Merriman

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