Forever Strong is a sports film directed by Ryan Little and written by David Pliler and released on September 26, 2008. The film stars Sean Faris, Gary Cole, Neal McDonough, Sean Astin, Penn Badgley and Arielle Kebbel. The film is about a troubled rugby union player who must play against the team his father coaches at the national championships. Forever Strong is based on a compilation of individual true stories. Talented but troubled high school rugby player Rick Penning loses his position as the star of an Arizona rugby union team when he is sentenced to a boys' Juvenile Detention Center... in Salt Lake City. Rick ends up playing for Salt Lake's notable Highland rugby team, coached by Larry Gelwix , in the national championships—against his old team, who is coached by his father, Richard Penning . Emily is Rick's love interest, and Marcus is his guidance counselor. The movie was filmed in Salt Lake City beginning in July 2006 at three local high schools. Sean Faris ran six miles twice a day to get in shape for the film. During filming, Faris sprained his ankle, but had the ankle taped, and continued filming.
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| Release date: | September 26, 2008 |
| Directed by: | Ryan Little |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 112 Minutes |