After 18 years, ‘Senior’ football film finally hits theaters

The state leader in the state Sul Ross Mike Flint sits at the stands before football match at the Faculty against Texas Lutheran, Saturday, 13. October 2007, in Alpine, Texas. Flint, 59, is played with Planobara, 37 years after last played for the lobes. (AP Photo / Matt Slocum)

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During the summer of 2007, the Hollywood producer Mark Ciardi was sitting in his office when he came across an article in Los Angeles Times on Mike Flint, which was a 59-year-old who recently listed a football team at Sul Ross State University in West Texas. Flint used to be a captain and launching a line in Sul Ross, but was kicked out of school before his season in 1971. Year because of her involvement in a quarrel. It is always sorry for its career ended, so he decided to return to the school decades later after he took a reunion and for ex-teammates to say that it should give football of other shots.

Ciardi, a former professional baseball launcher, produced several major sports movies and thought Flint’s story would make an ideal film. As such, he contacted Flint and traveled to Sul Ross, who was in Alpine, Texas, about 375 miles west of San Antonio and 90 miles from the Mexican border. That weekend, after meeting with Flint and his coaches, teammates and a woman, Ciardi reached a deal with Flint to ask for a film about his life.

Now, almost 18 years later, Flint’s story finally strikes the big screen. 19. September, the film “Older” will be published in the theaters of the nation.

“Mike got a look at the film job,” Ciardi said, laughter. “Some things take some time to get together.”

He added, “Time doesn’t always matter. They become evergreen, did it happen in 2007. or present day. These stories are resumed.”

After going to Baseball 1987 years, year leaning In four matches for Milvaukee Brevers, Ciardi spent the next decade in other industries before moving to Los Angeles in the late 1990s. At that time, he had friends in the film work and thought it would provide the production of shooting, probably in comedies or thrillers. But his first large break came in 2002. year with the release of “Rookie”, the film that produced about Jim Morris, a former teammate who made his main league baseball debut at 35 years.

In 2004, the Ciardi produced a “miracle” about the American Hockey team who won a gold medal on the 1980 winter games. Years. Two years later, he produced “invincible”, a film about Vince Papala, which is debut debut in profit at the age of 30 despite never played at the faculty.

When Ciardi met Flint in 2007. He replaced the FLINT’s story as “Nokia” and “unbeatable”, though he decided to return to his church in Franklin, Tenna., To try out for it, they had another Reaction.

“People came to me and said there would be a book and it will be a movie,” Flint said. “And I was thinking,” Who cares about the old man is going back to play college football? “I didn’t get it. I didn’t see where any interest would be. It wasn’t on my radar at all.”

The book on Flint is also called “older”, it was published in 2008. soon after the Flint season ended. He only appeared in several games and played on special teams for the NCA Division III program, which ended with 5-5 records. Did not have barracks or any Other statistics, but his age and the background has clicked with people.

After threwing from Sul Rosa in 1971. year, Flint was working as a coach of strength and conditioning during the next decade Nebraska, Oregon and Texas A & M, and then spent more than 25 years in the fitness industry while living in Tennessee and raising her three children. He remained in the upper form during the 40s and 50s and was 5-feet 10 and 195 kilograms when the team was done in 2007. year, about the same height and weight, was previously three decades before. And he felt he could have an impact on younger team teams.

“I knew there was nothing I could do to change the past and I regret that I had, but I felt like I could change the meaning of the past,” Flint said. “If I could help a lot of young people, I could replace him for those guys I’ve made before all of these years.”

In the year, Ciardi said that it was about 20 times when he thought that a film about life in Flint would reach transmission, just to stay disappointed, but determined.

“I’d say (Flint),” I tell you this thing will be created. I can’t tell you how long, but I won’t give up “” “said Ciardi.

2021. year, Vaifarer Studios hit an agreement finance Movie. Michael Chiklis, Veteran actor is most famous as the star “The Shield” television series, signed to play Flint. It was a natural role for Chiklis, a large fan of sports and captains of his high school football team near Boston. His dog was named that beard, after the former three-sea patriot, the new England, Chiklis’s favorite football team. When the film was filmed, Chiklis was 59 years old, the same age as Flint was at any time he played in Sul Ross. Chiklis said he participated in about 90% of football scenes.

“I have to tell you – I was (expletive) fired, man. I was so much psychiad,” Chiklis said. “I played my (expletive). I really had one of the moment of life to make this picture. Talk about feeling like a child again.”

During recording, Chiklis has grown near Flint, who was at FAT, Texas, with his wife.

“They were wonderful and they were inconspicuous,” Chiklis said. “I was afraid my guy would give me notes, coming to me every five minutes, but he was nothing like. It was just a fascinated by the process and humiliated it.

Said Flint: “I absolutely loved every second. Someone makes a movie about your life and greet you to be there, where else will you be?” What is more important than that? “

On Monday night, Flint, Chiklis and the other being in the suburbs of Dallas Bedford, Texas, for the Prime Minister “older”. They will walk in a red carpet, watching screening and attend after the party. And then, 11 days later, the film will appear in the theaters of the nation, something that seemed amazing over the years, because the rejection was incurred.

“We could really use some positive films like this story about personal redemption and triumph and overcoming trouble, things that show a world that is not terrible and hateful and disturbing,” Chiklis said. “We all have challenges and we all make mistakes. The thing I love the story of Mike Flint is that the guy wanted to do something about it.”