"For every season, there is a time to hurt a time to heal a time to triumph." Director Rick Bieber's true-life sports drama The 5th Quarter is heading to Blu-ray and DVD on August 30th. We have a special feature clip that offers an exclusive look at the characters played by Aidan Quinn and Andie MacDowell. Check it out below.
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When 15-year-old Luke Abbate (Stefan Guy) is killed in a tragic car accident, the loss leaves his close-knit family reeling with grief. Fueled by faith and their deep familial bond, the Abbates try to rebuild their lives without Luke, fulfilling his wish to help others by donating his organs to save the lives of five other people. But despite the support of loving friends and family, his death leaves a void in their lives that threatens to tear the family apart.


Struggling with the devastating loss,...
Click to watch Exclusive: Character Featurette!
When 15-year-old Luke Abbate (Stefan Guy) is killed in a tragic car accident, the loss leaves his close-knit family reeling with grief. Fueled by faith and their deep familial bond, the Abbates try to rebuild their lives without Luke, fulfilling his wish to help others by donating his organs to save the lives of five other people. But despite the support of loving friends and family, his death leaves a void in their lives that threatens to tear the family apart.


Struggling with the devastating loss,...
- 8/12/2011
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
Reviewed by James Scarborough
(March 2011)
Directed/Written by: Rick Bieber
Starring: Aidan Quinn, Andie MacDowell and Ryan Merriman
The story of a family’s reaction to the senseless death of a young son and brother, “The 5th Quarter,” written and directed by Rick Bieber, inspires, heals and transforms. In a time of war, its relevance resonates. Based on real-life events, the film offers a feel-good story and a powerful message — viz, we can get through this together. Though riddled with structural problems, the film offers a cathartic emotional roller coaster that begins with grief and ends with elation.
Taking as its theme how coping with grief is a team effort, the film recounts how after his 15-year-old brother Luke (Stefan Guy) dies in a car crash, Jon Abbate (Ryan Merriman) decides to pull himself out of his alcohol-fueled spiral and, in his brother’s memory, returns to lead Wake Forest...
(March 2011)
Directed/Written by: Rick Bieber
Starring: Aidan Quinn, Andie MacDowell and Ryan Merriman
The story of a family’s reaction to the senseless death of a young son and brother, “The 5th Quarter,” written and directed by Rick Bieber, inspires, heals and transforms. In a time of war, its relevance resonates. Based on real-life events, the film offers a feel-good story and a powerful message — viz, we can get through this together. Though riddled with structural problems, the film offers a cathartic emotional roller coaster that begins with grief and ends with elation.
Taking as its theme how coping with grief is a team effort, the film recounts how after his 15-year-old brother Luke (Stefan Guy) dies in a car crash, Jon Abbate (Ryan Merriman) decides to pull himself out of his alcohol-fueled spiral and, in his brother’s memory, returns to lead Wake Forest...
- 3/21/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Reviewed by James Scarborough
(March 2011)
Directed/Written by: Rick Bieber
Starring: Aidan Quinn, Andie MacDowell and Ryan Merriman
The story of a family’s reaction to the senseless death of a young son and brother, “The 5th Quarter,” written and directed by Rick Bieber, inspires, heals and transforms. In a time of war, its relevance resonates. Based on real-life events, the film offers a feel-good story and a powerful message — viz, we can get through this together. Though riddled with structural problems, the film offers a cathartic emotional roller coaster that begins with grief and ends with elation.
Taking as its theme how coping with grief is a team effort, the film recounts how after his 15-year-old brother Luke (Stefan Guy) dies in a car crash, Jon Abbate (Ryan Merriman) decides to pull himself out of his alcohol-fueled spiral and, in his brother’s memory, returns to lead Wake Forest...
(March 2011)
Directed/Written by: Rick Bieber
Starring: Aidan Quinn, Andie MacDowell and Ryan Merriman
The story of a family’s reaction to the senseless death of a young son and brother, “The 5th Quarter,” written and directed by Rick Bieber, inspires, heals and transforms. In a time of war, its relevance resonates. Based on real-life events, the film offers a feel-good story and a powerful message — viz, we can get through this together. Though riddled with structural problems, the film offers a cathartic emotional roller coaster that begins with grief and ends with elation.
Taking as its theme how coping with grief is a team effort, the film recounts how after his 15-year-old brother Luke (Stefan Guy) dies in a car crash, Jon Abbate (Ryan Merriman) decides to pull himself out of his alcohol-fueled spiral and, in his brother’s memory, returns to lead Wake Forest...
- 3/21/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
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