23 Blast

23 Blast
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDylan Baker
Written byBram Hoover
Toni Hoover
Based onReal-life story of Travis Freeman
Produced byGary Donatelli[2]
Dylan Baker
Toni Hoover
Daniel Snyder
Misook Doolittle
Brent Ryan Green
StarringStephen Lang
Alexa PenaVega
Mark Hapka
Max Adler
Kim Zimmer
Bram Hoover
Timothy Busfield
Fred Thompson
Becky Ann Baker
Dylan Baker
CinematographyJay Silver
Edited byMatt Mayer
Music byJohn Carta
Production
companies
Touchdown Productions, LLC
Toy Gun Films
Distributed byOcean Avenue Entertainment[3]
Release dates
  • October 20, 2013 (2013-10-20) (Hartland Film Festival)[1]
  • October 24, 2014 (2014-10-24) (United States)
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Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
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.

  1. ^ "Heartland Truly Moving Pictures | 2013 Heartland Film Festival Guide Book". Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Football player overcomes blindness to play". Fox News. October 19, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  3. ^ Mendelson, Scott (October 19, 2014). "Weekend Box Office: Brad Pitt's 'Fury' Tops With $23.5M, 'Birdman' Nabs $415K". Forbes. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "23 Blast (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  6. ^ "New film tells story of blind Kentucky football player". Fox News. October 22, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  7. ^ Smith, Rebecca (October 23, 2014). ""23 Blast" premieres at Kentucky Theatre". CBS WKYT. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  8. ^ Gearhart, Sarah (October 23, 2014). "Football movie '23 Blast' tells remarkable story of blind high school player". USA Today. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  9. ^ 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.