THE EXTRA MILE
| Elizabeth Appell |
Drama (Based on a true story) |
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The Extra Mile
is about a San Francisco cop, Jimmy Jay Jones, who would do anything to
keep his son, 10 year-old son, Jonesy, out of the gang culture and to
succeed in the world. When Danny Eaton a white boy and Jonesy’s best
friend accidentally dies, Jimmy Jay convinces Danny’s grieving mother,
Kate, to work with him to start an inner city track team to memorialize
her son and keep kids off the streets. It’s an agonizing effort to inspire
these angry, lost, jaded kids to compete for a phony goal trophy instead
of stealing real gold watches. Slowly they make headway until Jimmy Jay
contracts cancer. Without Jimmy Jay the team almost folds until Kate and
Ruby, one of the oldest and toughest kids and a talented runner, make
clear the stakes. They must run for their coach, they must run for the
dead boy, they must run for their lives.
Copyright 2008 Elizabeth Appell |
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