Facing The Giants (2006)
A failing high-school football coach finds that in order to succeed he must convince his team that there's more to sports than fame and glory in an inspirational tale of courage on the gridiron and the power of God's word. Grant Taylor (Alex Kendrick) has been coaching the Shiloh Eagles for six years, and he has yet to realize his dream of a winning season. When the team's star player transfers schools, the first three games of the new season show no promise for improvement, troubles at home begin to take their toll, and a plot among the player's fathers to have him fired finds his future in football looking bleak, Coach Taylor is faced with the prospect of either cutting his losses and admitting defeat or turning his life over to God in an attempt to test the true power of faith. With his job on the line and nothing left to lose, Coach Taylor convinces his determined team of underdogs that there's nothing they can't accomplish with a little faith ? including the miracle of a winning season when all hope seems lost.
"...With God, all things are possible..."
J.T. Hawkins Jr.: You think I gotta get at least a moped outta this or something.
Albany, Georgia, USA
Mark Richt, the head football coach at the University of Georgia, has a cameo in the film.
Most of the cast and crew were comprised of members of Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia. For example, the role of Bobby Lee Duke, the opposing coach in the state final, was played by Sherwood Baptist associate pastor Jim McBride.
The movie was shot in high definition video and transferred to film.
Any profits received by the church from this movie will be used to build a youth center in Albany, Georgia.
The scene where Grant Taylor received a new truck, the license plate tag says "Jay Austin Motors". That is the name of the car dealership in the movie Flywheel, which is the first movie The Kendrick Brothers made and Alex Kendrick played the main role as well.
Continuity
When David is about to kick the 51 yard field goal in the championship game and his dad stands up, the camera pans back for a wide angle and the dad is the only person in that area. Then in a matter of seconds a man is right next to him asking if he needs help; this same man then magically disappears again and reappears deep within the stands to cheer for the field goal a few seconds later.
Before the final play of the game they say that there are only two seconds left. When they show the score on the scoreboard, it obviously says 5:12 left.
During the Giants' final drive, the quarterback #11 is seen on the sideline behind coach Bobby Duke as he calls in the play. Then he is magically back on the field to run the play.
When Grant Taylor discovers he's received a new pickup truck as a gift, he drops a folio on the parking lot. He walks around the truck and then drives off without ever picking the folio up again.
At one point, the Eagles' record is shown as being 3 wins and 3 losses. After that, it is then said the team had 5 consecutive wins. During the next game, the announcer comments the Eagle's record is 7 wins and 3 losses when he should have said 8 wins and 3 losses.
Revealing mistakes
During the championship game, after the Giants' second touchdown but before the Eagles' first touchdown, there is a scene where it is obvious the shot has been reversed. As the players struggle, it can be seen that the numbers and letters on the jerseys are backward.
Miscellaneous
The shadows on the title sequence are backwards. If the letters in the name "Facing the Giants" were truly back-lit by the lights in the stadium, the shadows would be upside-down, not right-side up.
Character error
The WALB sports reporter states the Eagles began the season with 0 wins and 3 losses. Any team begins their season with 0 wins or losses. What the reporter should have said was that the Eagles came back from a 0 and 3 record this season to play in the state championship.