| 23 Blast | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Dylan Baker |
| Written by | Bram Hoover Toni Hoover |
| Based on | Real-life story of Travis Freeman |
| Produced by | Gary Donatelli[2] Dylan Baker Toni Hoover Daniel Snyder Misook Doolittle Brent Ryan Green |
| Starring | Stephen Lang Alexa PenaVega Mark Hapka Max Adler Kim Zimmer Bram Hoover Timothy Busfield Fred Thompson Becky Ann Baker Dylan Baker |
| Cinematography | Jay Silver |
| Edited by | Matt Mayer |
| Music by | John Carta |
Production companies | Touchdown Productions, LLC Toy Gun Films |
| Distributed by | Ocean Avenue Entertainment[3] |
Release dates |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1 million[4] |
| Box office | $549,185[5] |
23 Blast is a 2013 American sports drama film directed by Dylan Baker.[6] The film was written by Bram and Toni Hoover,[2] inspired by the story of Travis Freeman, a Kentucky teen who loses his sight, but eventually overcomes the challenges of his disability, and continues to live his dream of playing football.[7] Travis is portrayed by Mark Hapka in the film.[8]
The film was produced by Touchdown Productions, LLC and Toy Gun Films. Stephen Lang, Alexa PenaVega,[9] Max Adler and Becky Ann Baker also starred in the film.
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- ^ a b c "Football player overcomes blindness to play". Fox News. October 19, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
- ^ Mendelson, Scott (October 19, 2014). "Weekend Box Office: Brad Pitt's 'Fury' Tops With $23.5M, 'Birdman' Nabs $415K". Forbes. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
- ^ "Dylan Baker on Directing for the First Time in the Fact-Based High School Football Movie "23 Blast" - Movie Mom". Beliefnet.com. October 22, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- ^ "23 Blast (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ^ "New film tells story of blind Kentucky football player". Fox News. October 22, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ^ Smith, Rebecca (October 23, 2014). ""23 Blast" premieres at Kentucky Theatre". CBS WKYT. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
- ^ Gearhart, Sarah (October 23, 2014). "Football movie '23 Blast' tells remarkable story of blind high school player". USA Today. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
- ^ Toomer, Jessica (October 29, 2014). "Alexa Vega Speaks on Her New Film '23 Blast' and Holding on to Faith in Hollywood". Guidepost. Retrieved October 29, 2014.