Coach Carter
Promotional poster for Coach Carter
Directed by	Thomas Carter
Produced by	David Gale Brian Robbins Michael Tollin
Written by	Mark Schwahn John Gatins
Starring	Samuel L. Jackson Robert Ri'chard Rob Brown Debbi Morgan Ashanti Rick Gonzalez Antwon Tanner Nana Gbewonyo Channing Tatum
Music by	Kenneth Burgomaster DMX Paul Linford Trevor Rabin
Cinematography	Sharone Meir
Editing by	Peter Berger
Distributed by	Paramount
Release date(s)	January 14, 2005
Running time	136 min.
Language	English
Budget	$ 30 million
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Coach Carter is a 2005 film from Paramount Pictures, directed by Thomas Carter. It is based on a true story, in which Richmond High School (Richmond, California, USA) head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due to poor academic results.

The screenplay was co-written by Mark Schwahn, who created the hit TV series One Tree Hill. The movie also recycles a handful of plotlines from another hit TV series, The White Shadow, which director Thomas Carter co-starred in.

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