Can you believe that football season is upon us? Yesterday (August 3, 2014) the NFL played the Hall of Fame game. Then, starting on August 7th, all NFL teams will be playing pre-season games (some televised on television) before the official start to the 2014-2015 NFL season September 4, 2014.
Debuting in theaters on October 3, 2014 in select theaters (larger release on October 23, 2014) is the true story of a Kentucky high school football hero who goes blind but is able to play the game he loves again. The film is called 23 Blast.
Here is the official synopsis;
23 Blast is based on the amazingly true story of Travis Freeman. A typical teenager growing up in a small town in Kentucky, Travis is a local hero on and off the field. In the fall of 1997, in the prime of his youth, he is unexpectedly stricken with an infection that destroys his optic nerve. He becomes blind overnight. Under the influence of parents who love him, a physical therapist who challenges him, a coach who inspires him, and a best friend who he cannot bear to leave behind, Travis shows us what true bravery is by competing on the gridiron, helping his team advance to the State playoffs. We follow Travis and Jerry Baker, his closest friend, from the time they meet on the football field as kids through high school. Jerry’s attraction to the dark side of teenage temptations, beer and drugs, threatens to pull the friends apart. It is only on the football field where they truly connect.
Limited release October 3, 2014 – Kentucky (Lexington, Louisville, Corbin, Bowling Green) Ohio (Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton)
Wide release October 24, 2014 – New York, Los Angles, Dallas, Atlanta, Oklahoma City, Nashville, Knoxville and more.
I can’t believe that he is able to play football again. I am curious to see how they make that work.
My family loves football. If the film is playing in a theater near us I think we’ll go and see it. It looks good. Not only does it have a great story it looks like it could have some humor in it too.
Check out the film’s trailer.
Kimberly
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saminder gumer says
not sure i will go see this. i would probably wait until it comes out on dvd or redbox. it seems like it would be heartfelt and that is something i would want to watch at home.