Name | Goal! : The Dream Begins |
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Caption | Goal! film poster |
Writer | Adrian ButchartDick ClementIan La FrenaisMike Jefferies |
Starring | Kuno BeckerAlessandro NivolaMarcel IureşStephen Dillane |
Director | Danny Cannon |
Editing | Chris Dickens |
Producer | Mike JefferiesMatt BarrelleMark HuffamDanny Stepper |
Distributor | Touchstone Pictures |
Released | 30 September 2005 (UK) 27 August 2006 (US) |
Runtime | 118 minutes |
Language | English |
Followed by | Goal! 2: Living the Dream... |
Gross revenue | $27,610,873 |
Glen warmly welcomes Santiago to his house and takes him to his tryout. Unfortunately, he is unused to playing in England, and plays badly. Glen manages to convince the manager that Santiago needs a month's trial to show his full potential. Santiago does not tell the full truth to the club nurse, Roz Harmison, in his medical test and does not mention his asthma. After a month, in a reserve game, a jealous teammate crushes Santiago's inhaler. His asthma causes him to play badly, and his coach lets him go. On his way to the airport, though, Santiago meets Harris, Newcastle's new signee, who was late for training due to stolen car tires and needed the same taxi. Harris finds out what happened in the reserve game, and makes him explain it to the manager, who lets him stay, provided he gets treatment. Santiago manages to get a contract for the Reserves team and moves in with Gavin. He finally makes it into the first team, as a substitute in a match against Fulham. He manages to get a penalty for Newcastle, winning them the match. Unknown to anyone else in his family, his father watches the match on TV in the USA, and after finally watching his son play, he leaves a proud father. Despite the victory, the manager informs Santiago that his weakness is that he does not pass the ball. That night, he and Harris go out partying, only for a picture of the two to wind up in the tabloid The Sun, causing anger from the manager. At the same time, Santiago's friend, Jamie, suffers a career-ending injury that only causes him additional grief.
Back in Los Angeles, Santiago's father dies of a heart attack. Devastated, Santiago plans to return home. While in the airport waiting for his flight back to Los Angeles, he decides not to return. Believing he may not play any longer, he goes to St. James' Park to feel what it's like there, and is informed by the manager that he is playing against Liverpool. On match day, Harris puts Newcastle into the lead. Before half-time, Liverpool makes a comeback with two goals, from Igor Bišćan and Milan Baroš. In the dying minutes of injury time, Santiago assists Harris in scoring the equaliser by finally passing the ball to him, to make it 2-2. However, a draw will not be enough to earn Newcastle a place in next season's UEFA Champions League. Mere minutes before the end of the game, Harris is tripped and Newcastle gain a wide free kick, which Harris gives to Santiago. Santiago, with the hopes and prayers of the whole city of Newcastle resting on his shoulders, scores, and Newcastle win 3-2. Glen reveals to Santiago that his grandmother is trying to call. She mentions that his father did watch his first match against Fulham, after learning this from a fellow supporter who happens to be Brian Johnson, lead singer from AC/DC, Newcastle born and bred. Santiago shouted to Glen that his father saw him play and was proud of him before he died, Glen replies: He's probably watching now. The film ends with Santiago shedding tears of joy while embracing his realised dream.
Goal IV is a soon-to-be-produced sequel of Goal! III: Taking on the World. The Director Mike Jefferies said that there will be a Goal IV film centering around the 2010 Fifa World Cup, and it will show Santiago finally playing for Mexico & playing in London for Tottenham Hotspur. He added that the violence in South Africa interests him, and will have some element in the film. Most of the old cast are set to return to, including Alessandro Nivola (Gavin Harris) & Anna Friel (Roz Harmison).
The soundtrack was released on Oasis' Big Brother label and contains three Oasis songs unavailable elsewhere, including the exclusive Noel Gallagher song "Who Put the Weight of the World on My Shoulders?".
The soundtrack also contains a re-recorded version of Oasis' "Cast No Shadow" with Noel Gallagher on vocals and produced by UNKLE. Dave Sardy, a producer of two Oasis albums, also contributed a hard edged remix of their song "Morning Glory" for inclusion on the soundtrack.
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