''The 60 Yard Line'' is a 2017 American

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by Leif Gantvoort and produced by Ryan Churchill.

Premise

The film is based on the true story of two best friends who purchase a house adjacent to

Lambeau Field Lambeau Field () is an outdoor athletic stadium in the East North Central states, north central United States, located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The home field of the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL), it opened in 1957 Green ...

, the home of the

Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. They ar ...

. The film centers on the choices the friends must make between their love of football and their personal lives.

Cast

* Ryan Churchill as Ben 'Zagger' Zagowski, a huge Green Bay Packers fan and shipping clerk who is engaged to Amy *

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as Amy Etzman, Zagger's longtime fiance and co-worker * Nic Greco as Nick 'Polano' Polano, Zagger's best friend, coworker, and a

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fan * Jacquelyn Zook as Debbie Zagowski, Zagger's sister and friend of Amy *

Chelsey Crisp Chelsey Crisp (born June 5, 1983) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. She is best known for her role as Honey Ellis on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC television sitcom ''Fresh Off the Boat''. Early life Crisp was born in 1983 ...

as Jody Johnson, a Packers fan who becomes friends with Zagger * Leif Gantvoort as Greg Hayes, a shipping executive who is Amy and Zagger's boss *

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as Linda Zagowski, Zagger's mom and part owner of the family business *

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as John Zagowski, Zagger's dad and part owner of the family business *

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as Trapper, a longtime Packers fan who secretly lives in Zagger's garage The film also features multiple

cameo appearance A cameo appearance, also called a cameo role and often shortened to just cameo (), is a brief guest appearance of a well-known person or character in a work of the performing arts. These roles are generally small, many of them non-speaking on ...

s by former Packers players, including former Packers players

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, and

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. Tom Zalaski and Burke Griffin, Green Bay TV personalities, former Green Bay mayor

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, and

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also make appearances.

Production

''The 60 Yard Line'' was primarily filmed on-location in Green Bay, although a few scenes were filmed in various locations in

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. Filming occurred in the fall of 2015, with additional scenes that required snow being filmed in the winter of 2016. The film was completed on a "limited budget".

Release

The film released in 2017 at select theaters across the United States, with special screenings occurring in the fall of 2017. It formally premiered at the

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on April 2, 2017. It was also played at the 2018 Beloit International Film Festival and won multiple awards at the

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and the Wisconsin Film Festival. The movie was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and

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on November 7, 2017.

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:60 Yard Line 2017 comedy films History of the Green Bay Packers 2010s English-language films