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| Director: | Reginald Hudlin | 
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| Writer: | Nick Santora | 
| Staring: | 
| The story of Ray-Ray McElrathbey, a freshman football player for Clemson University, who secretly raised his younger brother on campus after his home life became too unsteady. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 11, 2020 | 
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| Director: | Reginald Hudlin | 
| Writer: | Nick Santora | 
| Genres: | Family, Drama, History | 
| Keywords | american football, sports, based on true story, high school american football, clemson | 
| Production Companies | Walt Disney Pictures, Select Films | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Jay Reeves | Ray Ray McElrathbey | 
| Amanda Warren | Tonya McElrathbey | 
| Corinne Foxx | Kaycee | 
| Matthew Glave | Coach Bowden | 
| Luke Tennie | Solomon | 
| Brett Rice | Gregory Diamond | 
| Tom Nowicki | Dr. Matthews | 
| Hunter Sansone | Daniel | 
| Thaddeus J. Mixson | Fahmarr McElrathbey | 
| Marili Kateri | Stephanie Soltero | 
| James DuMont | Mike Ferro | 
| James Badge Dale | Coach Brad Simmons | 
| Irone Singleton | Coach Butch Hassey | 
| Victor McCay | Mr. Potts | 
| Joe Knezevich | Principal | 
| Kenny Alfonso | NCAA Member Davis | 
| Doug Wert | NCAA Member Kolbrenner | 
| Collin Taylor | Clemson Football Player | 
| Renell Gibbs | Jarren | 
| Isaac Bell | Eugene / Fresh | 
| Elijah Bell | Marcus / POP | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Reginald Hudlin | Director | 
| Nick Santora | Screenplay | 
| Marcus Miller | Original Music Composer | 
| Victoria Thomas | Casting Director | 
| Terel Gibson | Editor | 
| Shane Hurlbut | Director of Photography | 
| Richard Hoover | Production Design | 
| Nicole Elespuru | Art Direction | 
| Kristie Thompson | Set Decoration | 
| Stevie Martin | Makeup Department Head | 
| Parra Thomas | Key Makeup Artist | 
| Delonda Harvey | Makeup Artist | 
| Andrea C. Brotherton | Hair Department Head | 
| Talya Melvey | Key Hair Stylist | 
| Steve Battaglia | Hairstylist | 
| T.A. Henderson | Hairstylist | 
| Christopher S. Aud | Supervising Sound Editor | 
| Byron Wilson | Supervising Sound Editor | 
| Wes Aylor | Special Effects Coordinator | 
| Steve Durkee | Music Editor | 
| Joey Bonander | Visual Effects Producer | 
| Geraldine Morales | Visual Effects Coordinator | 
| Sekinah Brown | Costume Design | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Jordan Feagan | Co-Producer | 
| Mark Ciardi | Producer | 
| Bryan H. Carroll | Co-Producer | 
| Kyle Convissar | Co-Producer | 
| Campbell G. McInnes | Executive Producer | 
| Douglas Jones | Executive Producer | 
| Gordon Gray | Producer | 
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<em>'Safety'</em> - very good! Disney enters the sports drama market for what feels like the billionth time, though in fairness they usually nail it - and do the same with this. They've done many better, e.g. <em>'The Greatest Game Ever Played'</em> and <em>'Glory Road'</em>, but I very much felt ... entertained by this. The cinematography is, truly, excellent - credit to Shane Hurlbut. I also took note of the editing (Terel Gibson), which is particularly neat at the beginning. The plot is compelling and features a lot of heart, it certainly uses the usual Disney/sports biopic beats but there's a lot of goodness in there as well. On this note, it has a decision scene where I half expected Chuck Norris to appear. Iykyk. I enjoyed the cast. Jay Reeves gives a terrific performance as Ray, while Thaddeus J. Mixson is more than solid as brother Fahmarr. Corinne Foxx (daughter of Jamie), James Badge Dale and, despite only a short appearance, Amanda Warren are also good. Cool, for me anyway, to see <em>'The Walking Dead'</em> alum IronE Singleton involved. I'd recommend this, for sure.