Legendary (film)
Encyclopedia
Legendary is a 2010 drama film
directed by Mel Damski
. The film stars Devon Graye
as a high school wrestler
, in a cast that features John Cena
, Patricia Clarkson
, Danny Glover
, Madeleine Martin
, and Tyler Posey
. The film was released on September 10, 2010.
), joins his Oklahoma
high school's wrestling
team, seeing it also as a way to reunite with his estranged brother, Mike (John Cena
). His mother, Sharon (Patricia Clarkson
), is not initially supportive of Cal's decision, especially when she discovers that Mike is secretly coaching Cal after she gets a call from Mike Chetleys jail cell. She has been away and without contact of her older son, Mike, for over 10 years, but copes and watches yet another family male become legendary.
. Filming took place in New Orleans, Louisiana wein December 2009.
The orchestral score, written and composed by James A Johnston, is available on iTunes. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/legendary-music-from-motion/id395341229
and DVD
on September 28, 2010. The DVD is being sold exclusively at Walmart
and the Blu-ray exclusively at Best Buy
.
, with a rating of only 17% based on 42 reviews.
Legendary failed to make the top ten at the box office in its only weekend in wide release
, finishing with $200,393 in total.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Mel Damski
Mel Damski
Melvin "Mel" Damski is an American director and producer of film and television.-Life and career:Damski was born in Manhattan, New York having Russian Jewish heritage. He has two brothers and one sister. Damski grew up in New York and attended Colgate University on a football scholarship...
. The film stars Devon Graye
Devon Graye
Devon Graye is an American actor.-Biography:He is best known for his role as Teenage Dexter in the American television drama series Dexter airing on Showtime and the lead role Scott in After Dark Original's Husk.and as the role of Marco in the movie adaption of Meg Cabot's Avalon...
as a high school wrestler
Scholastic wrestling
Scholastic wrestling, sometimes known in the United States as Folkstyle wrestling, is a style of amateur wrestling practised at the high school and middle school levels in the United States. This wrestling style is essentially Collegiate wrestling with some slight modifications. It is currently...
, in a cast that features John Cena
John Cena
John Felix Anthony Cena is an American professional wrestler, actor, rapper, and television personality. He is currently signed to WWE as a member of its WWE Raw brand....
, Patricia Clarkson
Patricia Clarkson
Patricia Davies Clarkson is an American actress. After studying drama on the East Coast, Clarkson launched her acting career in 1985, and has worked steadily in both film and television. She twice won the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in Six Feet Under...
, Danny Glover
Danny Glover
Danny Lebern Glover is an American actor, film director, and political activist. Glover is perhaps best known for his role as Detective Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon film franchise.-Early life:...
, Madeleine Martin
Madeleine Martin
Madeleine Elizabeth Martin plays the character Rebecca "Becca" Moody on Showtime comedy-drama Californication. She is a student at the School of American Ballet.-Career:...
, and Tyler Posey
Tyler Posey
Tyler Garcia Posey is an American actor and musician. Tyler is best known for his role as Scott McCall in MTV's show Teen Wolf.-Career:...
. The film was released on September 10, 2010.
Plot
After being bullied, book-smart (but not street-wise) teenager Cal Chetley (Devon GrayeDevon Graye
Devon Graye is an American actor.-Biography:He is best known for his role as Teenage Dexter in the American television drama series Dexter airing on Showtime and the lead role Scott in After Dark Original's Husk.and as the role of Marco in the movie adaption of Meg Cabot's Avalon...
), joins his Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
high school's wrestling
Scholastic wrestling
Scholastic wrestling, sometimes known in the United States as Folkstyle wrestling, is a style of amateur wrestling practised at the high school and middle school levels in the United States. This wrestling style is essentially Collegiate wrestling with some slight modifications. It is currently...
team, seeing it also as a way to reunite with his estranged brother, Mike (John Cena
John Cena
John Felix Anthony Cena is an American professional wrestler, actor, rapper, and television personality. He is currently signed to WWE as a member of its WWE Raw brand....
). His mother, Sharon (Patricia Clarkson
Patricia Clarkson
Patricia Davies Clarkson is an American actress. After studying drama on the East Coast, Clarkson launched her acting career in 1985, and has worked steadily in both film and television. She twice won the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in Six Feet Under...
), is not initially supportive of Cal's decision, especially when she discovers that Mike is secretly coaching Cal after she gets a call from Mike Chetleys jail cell. She has been away and without contact of her older son, Mike, for over 10 years, but copes and watches yet another family male become legendary.
Cast
- Devon GrayeDevon GrayeDevon Graye is an American actor.-Biography:He is best known for his role as Teenage Dexter in the American television drama series Dexter airing on Showtime and the lead role Scott in After Dark Original's Husk.and as the role of Marco in the movie adaption of Meg Cabot's Avalon...
as Calvin "Cal" Chetley - John CenaJohn CenaJohn Felix Anthony Cena is an American professional wrestler, actor, rapper, and television personality. He is currently signed to WWE as a member of its WWE Raw brand....
as Mike Chetley - Patricia ClarksonPatricia ClarksonPatricia Davies Clarkson is an American actress. After studying drama on the East Coast, Clarkson launched her acting career in 1985, and has worked steadily in both film and television. She twice won the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in Six Feet Under...
as Sharon Chetley - Danny GloverDanny GloverDanny Lebern Glover is an American actor, film director, and political activist. Glover is perhaps best known for his role as Detective Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon film franchise.-Early life:...
as Harry "Red" Newman - Mac Chetley's old coach - Madeleine MartinMadeleine MartinMadeleine Elizabeth Martin plays the character Rebecca "Becca" Moody on Showtime comedy-drama Californication. She is a student at the School of American Ballet.-Career:...
as Luli Stringfellow - Tyler PoseyTyler PoseyTyler Garcia Posey is an American actor and musician. Tyler is best known for his role as Scott McCall in MTV's show Teen Wolf.-Career:...
as Billy Barrow - John Posey as Coach Stu Tennent
- Teo OlivaresTeo OlivaresMatthew "Teo" Olivares is an American actor who is known for his role as one of Billy Loomer's backups, Crony, on Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide...
as Donald Worthington - Chris Whetstone as Mac Chetley
Production
WWE Studios produced the film alongside Samuel Goldwyn FilmsSamuel Goldwyn Films
Samuel Goldwyn Films is an independent film company founded by Samuel Goldwyn, Jr., the son of the Hollywood business magnate/mogul, Samuel Goldwyn...
. Filming took place in New Orleans, Louisiana wein December 2009.
Music
Although no official soundtrack was released, the following songs appeared in the movie:- Blue Jeans performed by Glass Cow
- Crash performed by Fit for Rivals
- Dragonfly performed by Shaman’s Harvest
- Faith performed by James A. Johnston & Laci Williams
- Flash Lightnin’ performed by Flash Lightnin’
- Hard Line performed by James A. Johnston
- Hustle, Loyalty, Respect performed by John Cena f/Freddie Foxxx (Also used in the trailer)
- In the Morning performed by Taddy Porter
- It’s Your Last Shot performed by Politics & Assassins
- Letters from the Sky performed by Civil Twilight
- Liar performed by Glasgow
- One Night performed by Golden State
- Panis Angelicus composed by Cesar Franch
- Railroad Queen performed by Taddy Porter
- Take Back the Fear performed by Hail the Villain
- The Dream composed & orchestrated by James A. Johnston with vocals by Jonathan Estabrook
- Through Telescopes performed by Colour Academy (Also used in the trailer)
- Undertow performed by Beta Wolf
- We Must Start Again performed by Golden State
The orchestral score, written and composed by James A Johnston, is available on iTunes. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/legendary-music-from-motion/id395341229
Home media
The film was released on Blu-rayBlu-ray Disc
Blu-ray Disc is an optical disc storage medium designed to supersede the DVD format. The plastic disc is 120 mm in diameter and 1.2 mm thick, the same size as DVDs and CDs. Blu-ray Discs contain 25 GB per layer, with dual layer discs being the norm for feature-length video discs...
and DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
on September 28, 2010. The DVD is being sold exclusively at Walmart
Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000...
and the Blu-ray exclusively at Best Buy
Best Buy
Best Buy Co., Inc. is an American specialty retailer of consumer electronics in the United States, accounting for 19% of the market. It also operates in Mexico, Canada & China. The company's subsidiaries include Geek Squad, CinemaNow, Magnolia Audio Video, Pacific Sales, and, in Canada operates...
.
Reception
Critics received the film poorly according to Rotten TomatoesRotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is a website devoted to reviews, information, and news of films—widely known as a film review aggregator. Its name derives from the cliché of audiences throwing tomatoes and other vegetables at a poor stage performance...
, with a rating of only 17% based on 42 reviews.
Legendary failed to make the top ten at the box office in its only weekend in wide release
Wide release
Wide release is a term in the American motion picture industry for a motion picture that is playing nationally . Specifically, a movie is considered to be in wide release when it is on 600 screens or more in the United States and Canada.In the US, films holding an NC-17 rating almost never have a...
, finishing with $200,393 in total.
External links
- Legendary at MetacriticMetacriticMetacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...