The Big Green
The Big Green is a 1995 family sports comedy film by Walt Disney Pictures written and directed by Holly Goldberg Sloan. The film stars Olivia d'Abo, Steve Guttenberg and Jay O. Sanders. The film is about the antics of a soccer team consisting of a misfit group of small town Texas kids who are coached by a teacher from England.
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| Produced by | Dennis Bishop
Roger Birnbaum |
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| Written by | Holly Goldberg Sloan
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| Cinematography | Ralf D. Bode
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| Running time | 99 minutes
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| Country | United States
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| Language | English
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| Budget | $12 million
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| Box office | $17.7 million
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Lou Gates, Sue Gates: We don't play soccer.
Tak Yamato: It's for foreigners.
Miss Anna Mongomery: Well, I'm a foreigner.
Lou Gates, Sue Gates: Well, we're American.
- Most of the kid actors have stopped doing movies. The only ones still acting are: Patrick Renna, Jordan Brower, Jessica Robertson and Bug Hall.
- Most of the child actors did not know how to play soccer. In fact, Anthony Esquivel was the only one who knew how to play at the time of filming.
- The goalie for the Knights is named after First Assistant Director Chris Stoia.
- By counting the shoot-out, Larry, Jeffrey, Evan and Sue are the only four team members to not score a goal.
- By including the shoot-out, Polly, Lou, Evan, Jeffrey and Larry are the only five team members that do not score a goal on-screen.
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