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Sep 2, 2018 · Yes, The 5th Quarter is based off real-life events. In February 2006, 15-year-old Luke Abbate was killed in a car accident by a reckless teen driver. His family was, understandably, devastated ...
The plot is based on a true story, dealing with the events of the Wake Forest football team's 2006 season. Luke Abbate's parents set up a foundation in his honor, which gives scholarships to deserving students from Luke's high school and helps families deal with issues around reckless teenage driving.
Apr 4, 2011 · "The 5th Quarter" is so named because during the games Jon and his family raised five fingers in a salute to Luke. Soon, the whole Wake Forest team was doing the same thing. Eventually, it...
The 5th Quarter. Driven by the tragic and fatal car crash that took the life of his fifteen year old brother Luke, and wearing Luke's number 5 jersey, Jon Abbate helps to lead the Wake Forest Demon Deacons to the most successful season in school history.
Mar 25, 2011 · Russ Breimeier. This college football drama about a family’s tragic loss is too clunky and melodramatic for its own good. Christianity Today March 25, 2011. The Abbate family of Marietta, Georgia...
Mar 25, 2011 · An inspirational movie based on the true story of a 15-year-old\'s tragic death and how he was able to save five lives through organ donation and inspire people on a football team opens in theaters this Friday.
Jun 3, 2011 · Defensive player Jon Abbate (’10) lost his younger brother Luke in an auto accident at home in Marietta, Ga., before the season began. The movie depicts the family’s struggles with grief, but also how the team’s successes on the football field gave them something to rally behind.
Mar 24, 2011 · At every crucial juncture, writer-producer-director Rick Bieber turns a potentially affecting true-life story into an overly emotional yet under-dramatized account of a family facing the...
THE 5TH QUARTER is a very good movie for older kids looking for an inspirational true story. The film pulls no punches with the intense grief a family endures in the aftermath of the tragic and untimely death of their 15-year-old son and brother.
The 5th Quarter. In the spirit of The Blind Side comes this inspiring true story of family, faith and football. Aidan Quinn and Andie MacDowell deliver emotionally stirring performances as the mother and father of Jon Abbate, a rising football star at Wake Forest University.
