Gracie is a 2007 American historical sports drama film
directed by Davis Guggenheim. It stars Carly Schroeder as Gracie Bowen, Dermot
Mulroney as Bryan Bowen, Elisabeth Shue as Lindsay Bowen, Jesse Lee Soffer as
Johnny Bowen, and Andrew Shue as Coach Owen Clark.
Gracie takes place in New Jersey, United States in 1978
before Title IX (which was passed in 1972) had a chance to take effect and when
organized women's soccer was still very rare in the United States.
Gracie, the
film's central protagonist, overcomes the loss of her brother by convincing her
family and school to allow her to play varsity soccer on an all-boys team. It
is loosely based on the childhood experiences of Elisabeth Shue.
