Goal! (Original title)¡Goool! (Alternative title)
Dates: 2005 (Copyright), 30 September 2005 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, USA, JapanDirected by: Danny Cannon
Synopsis: Santiago dreams of playing big-league soccer, and when he is plucked from obscurity in Los Angeles to play for Newcastle United it would seem like a dream come true.
Genre: Sport
Subject: Football
Releases
Date: 2005not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: Super-35 - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - Dolby Digital / DTS (sound) / SDDSDialogue (original): English
Date: 30 September 2005Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - SDDS / Dolby Digital / DTS (sound)Aspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 118 mins 0 secs - Length: 10619 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Buena Vista International (UK)
Title: Open rangeAuthor: MITCHELL, Robert Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A look at films to be released in the UK in September 2006. Table shows the total gross of the top ten September 2005 releases in the UK, including GOAL!.
In: Film Review n668 April 2006 Page: 114
Title: Goal!Author: KEMPSTER, Grant Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Empire n197 November 2005 Page: 24
Title: In Cinemas: Goal!Author: BEARDSWORTH, Liz Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Screen International n1512 26 Aug 2005 Pages: 16-18
Title: The new DIY democracyAuthor: BROWN, Colin, HERNANDEZ, Eugene, MITCHELL, Wendy, FORDE, L. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A new generation of UK/US independent filmmakers & producers is using corporate sponsorships & new technology as a means of financing, producing and distributing their work, refer- ring to The LIVES OF THE SAINTS, GOAL! and A WOMAN IN WINTER
In: Screen Finance v18 n7 20 Apr 2005 Page: 3
Title: Missed startsAuthor: ADLER, Tim Article type: Prod. DetailsLanguage: English
In: Empire n197 November 2005 Pages: 50-51
Title: Intermission: They Shoot...But Will Goal! Score?Author: HEWITT, Chris Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article speculates on whether or not GOAL! and its proposed sequels will prove to be popular with audiences. Includes a filmography of football on film.
In: Empire n194 August 2005 Page: 21
Title: Coming Soon: Goal!Article type: PreviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v15 n11 November 2005 Page: 64,66
Title: Goal!Author: BELL, James Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Film Review n662 October 2005 Page: 104
Title: Goal!Author: CAMERON-WILSON, James Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Variety 19 Sep 2005 Page: 65
Title: [Variety - 19 Sep 2005: no known title]Author: ELLEY, Derek Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Film Review n662 October 2005 Pages: 80-81
Title: Introducting Kuno BeckerAuthor: BRETT, Anwar Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Actor Kuno Becker comments on his character in GOAL!.
In: Black Filmmaker v8 n32 Sep/Oct 2005 Page: 34
Title: behind the scenes - A Game of Two HalvesAuthor: JACKSON, Sophia Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with Andy Ansah, retired footballer who now works mainly as a football consultant. He talks about his work on on the second part of Danny Cannon's trilogy of which GOAL! is the first. He also talks about his work on other films.
In: Screen International n1517 30 Sep 2005 Page: 33
Title: Goal!Author: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Film Review n663 November 2005 Page: 124
Title: GOAL!Author: CAMERON-WILSON, James Article type: Soundtrack ReviewLanguage: English
In: Film Review n660 August 2005 Pages: 54-68
Title: Cooldown: 30 films that you must see before the end of the..Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Title ends: '...year'.
In: Empire n196 October 2005 Page: 59
Title: Intermission: Q&A: Anna FrielArticle type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Brief interview with Anna Friel in which she primarily disc- usses her roles in the film GOAL! and in the US TV series The JURY.
In: Screen International n1463 13 Aug 2004 Page: 5
Title: In focus: Goal! shoots for new financing paradigmArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Details of producer Mike Jefferies methods of financing GOAL! focusing on private backing and sponsorship.
In: Film News May 2004 Page: UK & Ireland In Production section
Title: In ProductionArticle type: CreditsLanguage: English
Dates: 2005 (Copyright), 30 September 2005 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, USA, JapanDirected by: Danny Cannon
Synopsis: Santiago dreams of playing big-league soccer, and when he is plucked from obscurity in Los Angeles to play for Newcastle United it would seem like a dream come true.
Genre: Sport
Subject: Football
Releases
Date: 2005not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: Super-35 - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - Dolby Digital / DTS (sound) / SDDSDialogue (original): English
Date: 30 September 2005Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - SDDS / Dolby Digital / DTS (sound)Aspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 118 mins 0 secs - Length: 10619 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Buena Vista International (UK)
Credits
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[Original Director]: Michael Winterbottom, ©: Goal Limited, Production Company: Milkshake Films, Produced in association with: Toshiba Entertainment, Little Magic Films, [International Sales]: Icon Films International, Executive Producer: Lawrence Bender, Executive Producer: Peter Hargitay, Produced by: Mike Jefferies, Produced by: Matt Barrelle, Mark Huffam, Co-producer: Danny Stepper, Co-producer: Jo Burn, Co-producer: Chris Ouwinga, Co-producer: Darryn Welch, Associate Producer: Allen Hopkins, Associate Producer: Stevie Hargitay, Associate Producer: Nicolas Gautier, Associate Producer: Jonathan Harris, Unit Production Manager: Jo Burn, Unit Production Manager (LA Crew): Dara Weintraub, Production Supervisor (LA Crew): Douglas Dresser, Production Co-ordinator: Stephanie Dolker, Production Co-ordinator (LA Crew): Lisa Greenspan, Sara Scarritt, Financial Controller: Dianne Twiddy, Production Accountant: Stephen Earner, Production Accountant (LA Crew): Sue Bokobza, Location Manager: Emma Pill, Co-location Manager Newcastle: Angus More Gordon, Location Manager (LA Crew): Douglas Dresser, Post-production Supervisor: Kathy Sykes, Post-production Co-ordinator: Matt Jenkins, Assistant Director (1st): Chris Newman, Assistant Director (2nd): Richard Goodwin, Assistant Diector (Crowd 2nd): Nick Shuttleworth, Assistant Director (LA Crew Key 2nd): Lyda Blank, Assistant Director (LA Crew 2nd 2nd): Robert 'Skid' Skidmore, Script Supervisor: Angela Noakes Wharton, Casting by: Lucinda Syson, Elaine Grainger, Casting (LA Crew): Belinda Gardea, Screenplay by: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, Story by: Mike Jefferies, Adrian Butchart, Director of Photography: Michael Barrett, Camera Operator (A): George Richmond, Camera Operator (B): Sean Savage, Camera Operator (C): Chas Bain, Camera Operator (Aerial Crew): John Marzano, Camera Operator (LA Crew B): Dan Turrett, Camera Operator (LA Crew C): Dale Myrand, Gaffer: John Higgins, Chief Lighting Technician (LA Crew): Cory Geryak, Stills Photographer: Liam Daniel, Stills Photographer (LA Crew): Bruce Birmelin, Visual Effects Editor: Heidi Freeman, Visual Effects by: Framestore CFC, Special Effects Supervisor: Paul Corbould, Special Effects Supervisor (LA Crew): Joe Pancake, Editor: Chris Dickens, Additional Editing: Tom Lewis, Production Designer: Laurence Dorman, Art Director: Stuart Rose, Art Director (LA Crew): Thomas T. Taylor, Set Decorator: Jane Cooke, Set Decorator (LA Crew): Robert Kensinger, Production Buyer: Dominic Capon, Property Master: David Balfour, Property Master (LA Crew): Guillaume Delouche, Construction Supervisor: Harry Metcalfe, Costume Designer: Lindsay Pugh, Costume Supervisor (LA Crew): Nancy Collini, Wardrobe Master: Brendan Handscombe, Make-up/Hair Designer: Sian Richards, Department Head Make-up (LA Crew): June Brickman, Key Make-up (LA Crew): Jane English, Department Head Hair (LA Crew): Charlotte Parker, Key Hair (LA Crew): Dena Faye, End Credit Roller: Cineimage, Digital Grade by: Framestore CFC, Music by: Graeme Revell, Orchestra Leader: Gavyn Wright, Music Conducted by: Nick Ingman, Music Orchestrated by: Nick Ingman, Music Orchestrated by: Cliff Masterton, Music Orchestrated by: Kevin Townend, Music Orchestrated by: Rick Wentworth, Music Orchestrated by: Andrew Mckenna, John Bell, Music Supervisor: Jason Alexander, Score Co-ordination (Hothouse Music Ltd): Becky Bentham, Music Editor: Michael Price, Music Editor: Ashley Revell, Music Editor: Peter Clarke, Music Recorded by: Geoff Foster, Nick Wollage, Music Mixed by: Geoff Foster, Music Consultant (The Orla Group): Debra Baum, Sound Design Post-production: Reelsound, Sound Designer: Tom Sayers, Production Sound Mixer: John Midgley, Sound Mixer (LA Crew): Jim Stuebe, Boom Operator: June Prinz, Boom Operator (LA Crew): Kevin Hyde, Re-recording Mixer: Robin O'Donoghue, Richard Street, Supervising Sound Editor: Mark Heslop, Co-ordinating Dialogue Editor: Gillian Dodders, Dialogue Editor: Simon Price, Sound Effects Editor: Francis Ward Lindsay, Supervising ADR Editor: Susan French, ADR Editor: Trudy Offer, ADR Editor: Paul Wrightson, Foley Artist: Jack Stew, Foley Artist: Dianne Greaves, Foley Editor: Christopher Ackland, Football Co-ordinator (LA Crew): Ian Carrington, Dolby Sound Consultant: James Seddon, Dialogue Coach: Joan Washington, Dialogue Coach: William Connagher, International Sales Agent: Stuart Ford, On Set Publicist: Linda Gamble, Unit Publicist: Freud Communications, Unit Publicist (LA Crew): Linda Brown-Salome, Shot at: Pinewood Studios
Cast
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Kuno Becker (Santiago Munez), Stephen Dillane (Glen Foy), Anna Friel (Roz Harmison), Marcel Iures (Erik Dornhelm), Sean Pertwee (Barry Rankin), Robert Dixon (Bobby Redfern), Gary Lewis (Mal Braithwaite), Miriam Colón (Mercedes), Tony Plana (Hernan Munez), Stephen Graham (Des), Lee Ross (Bluto), Kieran O'Brien (Hughie Magowan), Ashley Walters (Carl Francis), Frances Barber (Carol), Alessandro Nivola (Gavin Harris), Leonardo Guerra (10 year old Santiago), Jorge Cervera (Cesar), Herman Chavas (referee), Alfredo Rodriguez (Julio), Donald Li (Chinese restaurant manager), Kate Tomlinson (Val), Jake Johnson (Tom), Zachary Johnson (Rory), Jonathan Hernandez (Armando), Cassandra Bell (Christina), Rhydian Jones (sales person), Christopher Connel (reporter 1), Peter Michael Mcgowan (reporter 2), Andy Hawthorne (immigration official 1), Michael Gunn (immigration official 2), Ashlea Sanderson (girl), Alex Parkin-Goodchild (kid 1), Callum Aynsley (kid 2), Christopher Fairbank (Foghorn), Craig Heaney (Phil), Jack McBride (Walter), Kevin Knapman (Jamie Drew), Andy Kidd (bouncer), Alan Shearer (himself), Emma Field-Rayner (Lorraine), Martin Tyler (himself), Brian Lonsdale (fan), Glynis Brooks (cleaner 1), Maxine Evans (cleaner 2), Blondell Taylor (sister), Daniel Maier (patient), Madeline Moffat (woman in tower block), Louis Lennie, Baden Burns (teenager), Nicholas Lumley (taxi dispatcher), Mike Elliot (Gordon), Louise Franklin (drunk girl), Leslie Randall (Mr Ives), Bryan Johnson (Geordie fan), Greg Ellis (fan 2), Sven-Göran Eriksson, David Beckham, Raúl Gonzalez Bravo, Zinédine Zidane (himself), Shivani Ghai (ground attendant), Diego Luna, Stellan Skarsgård, James Nesbitt ([originally cast])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(18)
In: Screen International n1562 8 Sep 2006 Page: 25Title: Open rangeAuthor: MITCHELL, Robert Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A look at films to be released in the UK in September 2006. Table shows the total gross of the top ten September 2005 releases in the UK, including GOAL!.
In: Film Review n668 April 2006 Page: 114
Title: Goal!Author: KEMPSTER, Grant Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Empire n197 November 2005 Page: 24
Title: In Cinemas: Goal!Author: BEARDSWORTH, Liz Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Screen International n1512 26 Aug 2005 Pages: 16-18
Title: The new DIY democracyAuthor: BROWN, Colin, HERNANDEZ, Eugene, MITCHELL, Wendy, FORDE, L. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A new generation of UK/US independent filmmakers & producers is using corporate sponsorships & new technology as a means of financing, producing and distributing their work, refer- ring to The LIVES OF THE SAINTS, GOAL! and A WOMAN IN WINTER
In: Screen Finance v18 n7 20 Apr 2005 Page: 3
Title: Missed startsAuthor: ADLER, Tim Article type: Prod. DetailsLanguage: English
In: Empire n197 November 2005 Pages: 50-51
Title: Intermission: They Shoot...But Will Goal! Score?Author: HEWITT, Chris Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article speculates on whether or not GOAL! and its proposed sequels will prove to be popular with audiences. Includes a filmography of football on film.
In: Empire n194 August 2005 Page: 21
Title: Coming Soon: Goal!Article type: PreviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v15 n11 November 2005 Page: 64,66
Title: Goal!Author: BELL, James Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Film Review n662 October 2005 Page: 104
Title: Goal!Author: CAMERON-WILSON, James Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Variety 19 Sep 2005 Page: 65
Title: [Variety - 19 Sep 2005: no known title]Author: ELLEY, Derek Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Film Review n662 October 2005 Pages: 80-81
Title: Introducting Kuno BeckerAuthor: BRETT, Anwar Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Actor Kuno Becker comments on his character in GOAL!.
In: Black Filmmaker v8 n32 Sep/Oct 2005 Page: 34
Title: behind the scenes - A Game of Two HalvesAuthor: JACKSON, Sophia Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with Andy Ansah, retired footballer who now works mainly as a football consultant. He talks about his work on on the second part of Danny Cannon's trilogy of which GOAL! is the first. He also talks about his work on other films.
In: Screen International n1517 30 Sep 2005 Page: 33
Title: Goal!Author: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Film Review n663 November 2005 Page: 124
Title: GOAL!Author: CAMERON-WILSON, James Article type: Soundtrack ReviewLanguage: English
In: Film Review n660 August 2005 Pages: 54-68
Title: Cooldown: 30 films that you must see before the end of the..Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Title ends: '...year'.
In: Empire n196 October 2005 Page: 59
Title: Intermission: Q&A: Anna FrielArticle type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Brief interview with Anna Friel in which she primarily disc- usses her roles in the film GOAL! and in the US TV series The JURY.
In: Screen International n1463 13 Aug 2004 Page: 5
Title: In focus: Goal! shoots for new financing paradigmArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Details of producer Mike Jefferies methods of financing GOAL! focusing on private backing and sponsorship.
In: Film News May 2004 Page: UK & Ireland In Production section
Title: In ProductionArticle type: CreditsLanguage: English