Draft Day is a 2014 American sports drama film directed by Ivan Reitman and produced by Ivan Reitman, Ali Bell, Joe Medjuck and Gigi Pritzker. The screenplay was written by Scott Rothman and Rajiv Joseph.
Rated: PG-13 (movie contains brief strong language and sexual references)
Run Time: 1h 50min
Release Date: April 11, 2014 (USA)
Genre: Drama, Sports, Action
Director: Ivan Reitman
Studio: Summit Entertainment and Lionsgate
Budget: $25 Million
Box Office: $29.5 Million
Draft Day stars Kevin Costner, Jennifer Garner, Chadwick Boseman, Dennis Leary, Frank Langella, Tom Welling, Terry Crews, Ellen Burnstyn, Josh Pence, Sean Combs, Sam Elliott, Rosanna Arquette, Chi McBride, Patrick St. Esprit, Kevin Dunn and Griffen Newman.
Draft Day is the story of Sonny Weaver (Kevin Costner), the General Manager for the Cleveland Browns and he is in charge of the NFL draft for his team.
Movie Quotes
“How is it that the ultimate prize in the most macho sport ever invented is a piece of jewelry.” – Ali
“Can we talk football? Just football for thirty seconds?” – Sonny Weaver Jr.
“We can always talk football.” – Ali
“Let me see if I’ve got this right: in the span of one day, you have managed to burn through three years’ worth of first and second round picks. Is that correct?” – Coach Penn
“The great ones always find a way to slow things down.” – Sonny Weaver Jr.
Official Movie Trailer
Movie Stars
Kevin Costner as Sonny Weaver
Jennifer Garner as Ali
Chadwick Boseman as Vontae Mack
Dennis Leary as Coach Penn
Frank Langella as Anthony Molina
Tom Welling as Brian Drew
Terry Crews as Earl Jennings
Ellen Burnstyn as Barb Weaver
Josh Pence as Bo Callahan
Sean Combs as Chris Crawford
Sam Elliott as Coach Moore
Arian Foster as Ray Jennings
Rosanna Arquette as Angie
Chi McBride as Walt Gordon
Patrick St. Esprit as Tom Michaels
Kevin Dunn as Marvin
Griffen Newman as Rick the Intern
Chris Berman as Chris Berman
Mel Kiper as Mel Kiper
Jon Gruden as Jon Gruden
Deion Sanders as Deion Sanders