Under the Stadium Lights

Under the Stadium Lights (2021)

Because life gives you interceptions.

After a crushing defeat ended their prior season, everyone counted the Abilene Eagles out of title contention. Facing doubts and personal challenges both on and off the field, it takes the guidance of their team chaplain and a surrogate father figure for the players to realize what they can achieve when they stand united.

Date of release
2021-06-04
TMDB
5.9 / 10 (20)
Runtime
1h 49m
Genres
Drama
Director
Todd Randall

Casting

Interesting facts

Under the Stadium Lights is a 2021 sports drama film directed by Todd Randall and starring Milo Gibson and Laurence Fishburne. It is based on the nonfiction book Brother's Keeper by Al Pickett and Chad Mitchell. The film follows the players, coach, and team chaplain of a high school football team in Abilene, Texas.

Production

Principal photography wrapped before the COVID-19 pandemic and the film is now in post-production. Production began in Minnesota in 2018 and wrapped up filming in Abilene, Texas in early 2019. While shooting in Abilene the crew filmed at popular local destinations such as Abilene Zoological Gardens, Paramount Theatre, Abilene High School, and Shotwell Stadium.

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