Goal! (2005)
Overview
Like millions of kids around the world, Santiago harbors the dream of being a professional footballer... However, living in the Barrios section of Los Angeles, he thinks it is only that--a dream. Until one day an extraordinary turn of events has him trying out for Premiership club Newcastle United.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $10,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $27,600,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 11.526 |
Directed By
Danny Cannon
Crew
Lawrence Bender
Adrian Butchart
Michael Barrett
Adrian Butchart
Mike Jefferies
Mark Huffam
Stuart Rose
Peter Hargitay
Graeme Revell
Chris Dickens
Mike Jefferies
Dick Clement
Laurence Dorman
Ian La Frenais
Danny Cannon
Matt Barrelle
Mike Jefferies
Lucinda Syson
Elaine Grainger
Angela Wharton
George Richmond
Chris Ouwinga
Nicolas Gautier
Allen Hopkins
Danny Stepper
Jonathan Harris
Jo Burn
Darryn Welch
Stevie Hargitay
Lindsay Pugh
Michelle Hosier
Bruce Birmelin
Jamie Hicks
Dena Fayne
Anthony Smith
Matthew Kern Atzenhoffer
Brianna Becker
Michael J. Coo
Nancy Collini
Sian Richards
June Brickman
Gavin Fitch
Adam Dale
Charlotte Parker
Tara McDonald
George Richmond
Ian Whiteford
Michael Kehoe
Duncan McDevitt
Tara McDonald
Ben Dillon
Jane English
Fabian Arroyo
Camilla Fox Lansley
Peter Edge
Antonio Evans
David Balfour
Kathy Sykes
Sian Richards
John Higgins
Sam Wayman
Sue Bokobza
Douglas Dresser
Tom Sayers
Michael G. Bartlett
Christopher Newman
Adam Daniel
John Bell
Jo Burn
Fred Brown
Philip Ball
Seth Hansen
Paul Corbould
Mark Neale
Keith Edland
Don Poole
David Schmalz
Kevin Hyde
Kevin Spruce
Wendy Wilhite Chatley
Simon Price
Douglas Dresser
Stephanie Dölker
Jason Alexander
Francis Ward Lindsay
Larry Hopkins
Mark Heslop
Mark Nelmes
Wayne Leach
Christopher Ackland
Matthew Morrissey
Linda Brown-Salome
Heidi Freeman
Peter Clarke
Tim Keene
James Seddon
James P. Meehan
Larry Sushinski
Samuel Bokebza
Larry J. Aube
Shap McDonnell
Susan French
Will Humphris
Gavin Round
Richard Goodwin
Steve Hancock
Ronnie Savory
Vienna McMahon
David Cheesman
Tony Auger
Steve Farman
Michael Brennan
Amy H. Abrams
Cian O'Clery
Gary Smith
Tom Taylor
James Bennett
Diane Greaves
Kerry Downing
Michael D. Alvarez
Brendan Handscombe
Mitch Baylock
Abel Schiro
Chris Bain
Peter Gleaves
Adam Glasman
Debra Baum
Rudy Chung
Michael Bartlett
Robert 'Skid' Skidmore
Kate Ringsell
Teresa L. Humphreys
Angela Goodwin
Trudy Ashmore
Charlotte Child
Matthew Jenkins
William Conacher
Ed Symon
Fry Martin
Ruben Chacon
Tom Glaisyer
Craig Kohtala
Carlos A. Aragon
David E. Russo
Carrie Arnold
Cory Geryak
Kristan Berona
Don Bonaer
Nick Ingman
Karen Fryer
Marc Wolff
Ted Alvarez
TOP CAST
Kuno Becker
Santiago Munez
Alessandro Nivola
Gavin Harris
Anna Friel
Roz Harmison
Stephen Dillane
Glen Foy
Gary Lewis
Mal Braithwaite
Kieran O'Brien
Hughie McGowan
Sean Pertwee
Barry Rankin
Marcel Iureș
Erik Dornhelm
Tony Plana
Hernan Munez
Miriam Colon
Mercedes
Kate Tomlinson
Val
Emma Field-Rayner
Lorraine
Zachary Johnson
Rory
Frances Barber
Carol Harmison
Kevin Knapman
Jamie Drew
Nicholas Lumley
Taxi Dispatcher
Christopher Fairbank
Foghorn
Stephen Graham
Des
Leslie Randall
Mr Ives
Steven Gerrard
Himself
David Beckham
David Beckham
Donald Li
Chinese Restaurant Manager
Alfredo Rodríguez
Julio
Herman Chavez
Referee
Jonathan Hernandez
Armando
Jorge Cervera
Cesar
Leonardo Guerra
10-Year-Old Santiago
Zinédine Zidane
Zinédine Zidane
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