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  2. www.romper.com › p › is-the-5th-quarter-based-on-aIs ‘The 5th Quarter’ Based On A True Story? It's A Tear-Jerker

    Sep 2, 2018 · Get your tissues ready, folks. 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...

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_5th_QuarterThe 5th Quarter - Wikipedia

    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.

  4. www.imdb.com › title › tt1130964The 5th Quarter (2010) - IMDb

    The 5th Quarter: Directed by Rick Bieber. With Ryan Merriman, Andie MacDowell, Aidan Quinn, Michael Harding. 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.

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    • 2011-03-25

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  6. www.commonsensemedia.org › the-5th-quarterThe 5th Quarter Movie Review - Common Sense Media

    Parents need to know that The 5th Quarter is a true story about a family and football team who come together in the aftermath of the tragic death of a 15-year-old boy due to reckless teenage driving. Although it's ultimately an inspirational story, much of the first half of the movie shows the emotional….

    • Ryan Merriman, Aidan Quinn, Andie Macdowell
    • Rick Bieber
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  7. magazine.wfu.edu › 2011/06/03 › the-5th-quarter-a"The 5th Quarter": A movie, a tribute - Wake Forest Magazine

    Jun 3, 2011 · “The 5th Quarter” features the 2006 Wake Forest football season — when the Deacs were predicted to be in last place but ended up ACC Champions — as a backdrop for a more personal story. Defensive player Jon Abbate (’10) lost his younger brother Luke in an auto accident at home in Marietta, Ga., before the season began.

  8. www.hollywoodreporter.com › movies › movie-reviewsThe 5th Quarter: Movie Review - The Hollywood Reporter

    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 death...

  9. www.ajc.com › news › localPowder Springs family's story subject of "The Fifth Quarter" film

    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...