Code Breakers (movie)
Encyclopedia
Code Breakers is an ESPN Original Entertainment TV movie that was first broadcast December 10, 2005 at 9pm ET on ESPN
and ESPN HD. The movie followed the Heisman Trophy
presentation.
and its impact on Army's football team
, which was forced to cut loose virtually its entire squad. Going into the 1950 Army–Navy Game, the Black Knight football team was heavily favored, yet went on to lose to a weak Midshipmen squad, 14-2. The Academy and football team were then thrown into a scandal when 90 cadets, including 37 lettering
football players, were dismissed in a cheating scandal which broke the Academy’s Honor Code
.
, Toronto
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ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
and ESPN HD. The movie followed the Heisman Trophy
Heisman Trophy
The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , is awarded annually to the player deemed the most outstanding player in collegiate football. It was created in 1935 as the Downtown Athletic Club trophy and renamed in 1936 following the death of the Club's athletic director, John Heisman The Heisman Memorial...
presentation.
Synopsis
The movie chronicles the 1951 cheating scandal at West PointUnited States Military Academy
The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City...
and its impact on Army's football team
Army Black Knights football
The Army Black Knights football program represents the United States Military Academy. Army was recognized as the national champions in 1944, 1945 and 1946....
, which was forced to cut loose virtually its entire squad. Going into the 1950 Army–Navy Game, the Black Knight football team was heavily favored, yet went on to lose to a weak Midshipmen squad, 14-2. The Academy and football team were then thrown into a scandal when 90 cadets, including 37 lettering
Varsity letter
A varsity letter is an award earned in the United States for excellence in school activities. A varsity letter signifies that its winner was a qualified varsity team member, awarded after a certain standard was met.- Description :...
football players, were dismissed in a cheating scandal which broke the Academy’s Honor Code
Cadet Honor Code
Both the United States Military Academy and the United States Air Force Academy have adopted a Cadet Honor Code as a formalized statement of the minimum standard of ethics expected of cadets. Other military schools have similar codes with their own methods of administration...
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Cast
- Scott GlennScott GlennTheodore Scott Glenn is an American actor. His roles have included Wes Hightower in Urban Cowboy , astronaut Alan Shepard in The Right Stuff ,Emmett in Silverado , Commander Bart Mancuso in The Hunt for Red October , Jack Crawford in The Silence of the Lambs and The Wise Man in Sucker Punch -Early...
.... Earl "Red" BlaikEarl BlaikEarl Henry "Red" Blaik was an American football player, coach, college athletics administrator, and United States Army officer. He served as the head football coach at Dartmouth College from 1934 to 1940 and at the United States Military Academy from 1941 to 1958, compiling a career college... - Zachery Ty BryanZachery Ty BryanZachery Ty Bryan is an American actor and producer best known for his role as Brad Taylor on the American sitcom Home Improvement.-Personal life:...
.... Brian Nolan - Jeff RoopJeff RoopJeff Roop is a Canadian television, film and theatre actor born August 21, 1973 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He attended school at the Moscow Art Theatre and Carnegie Mellon University. In Montreal, Jeff founded the Arbat Theatre Company, as well as appearing in off-Broadway plays...
.... George Holbrook - Corey SevierCorey SevierCorey Daniel Sevier is a Canadian actor. He is perhaps best known for his role on the Fox television series North Shore as Gabriel McKay or as Timmy Cabot on the television series Lassie from the late 1990s.-Life and career:...
.... Bob Blaik - Jude CiccolellaJude CiccolellaRichard Jude Ciccolella , better known as Jude Ciccolella, is an American character actor.-Biography:Ciccolella graduated from Brown University, class of 1969 where he acted in student productions. He studied at Temple University with a Master of Fine Arts degree in theatre...
.... Commandant Harkins - Theo RossiTheo RossiTheo Rossi is an American actor, best known for his role on the FX series Sons of Anarchy as Juan Carlos "Juice" Ortiz....
.... Desantis - Robin DunneRobin DunneRobin Dunne is a Canadian actor who is mainly known for having had numerous leading roles in sequels throughout his career, and lately for his role as Doctor Will Zimmerman in the cult Science fiction Television series, Sanctuary....
.... Trager - Adam GrimesAdam GrimesAdam Grimes is an American actor. He was born in Burlington, Vermont.Grimes is best known for his portrayal of Kyle Julian on the American soap opera General Hospital: Night Shift. He joined the cast for the second season as the younger brother of Dr. Leo Julian...
.... Culpepper - Jake BuseyJake BuseyWilliam Jacob "Jake" Busey is an American actor, musician and film producer. He is sometimes credited as "Jacob Busey" or "William Busey".-Personal life:...
.... Straub - Dan PetronijevicDan PetronijevicDaniel Petronijevic is a Canadian actor, who performed the role Thad Guerwitcz on ESPN's football series Playmakers and is also the voice actor of Geoff in Total Drama Island, Total Drama Action, and Total Drama World Tour, a role which he had to sing for, and even got an entire solo song. He...
.... Corely - Richard Zeppieri .... Vince LombardiVince LombardiVincent Thomas "Vince" Lombardi was an American football coach. He is best known as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers during the 1960s, where he led the team to three straight league championships and five in seven years, including winning the first two Super Bowls following the 1966 and...
- Shane Daly .... Doug Kenna
- Jonathan WalkerJonathan WalkerJonathan Walker , aka "The Man with the Branded Hand", was an American reformer who became a national hero in 1844 when he was tried and sentenced as a slave stealer following his attempt to help seven runaway slaves find freedom. He was branded on his hand by the United States Government with the...
.... Bellingham - Sarah GadonSarah GadonSarah Gadon is a Canadian actress. She acted in David Cronenberg's A Dangerous Method and Cosmopolis. She has guest starred in number of notable television series including Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Dark Oracle, Doc, In a Heartbeat, La Femme Nikita, Life with Derek, and Mutant X...
.... Julia Nolan
Production notes
A principal shooting location was Victoria CollegeVictoria University in the University of Toronto
Victoria University is a constituent college of the University of Toronto, founded in 1836 and named for Queen Victoria. It is commonly called Victoria College, informally Vic, after the original academic component that now forms its undergraduate division...
, Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
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