Crooked Arrows
Crooked Arrows is a 2012 American sports drama film directed by Steve Rash, written by Brad Riddell and Todd Baird, and stars Brandon Routh. The story is centered on a Native American (Haudenosaunee) lacrosse team making its way through a prep school league tournament in Upstate New York. Crooked Arrows garnered negative reviews from critics who felt it underdelivered in its showcase of Native American heritage and the sport of lacrosse. The film was also a box office flop, grossing just $1.8 million against a production budget of $13 million. Various lacrosse companies and associations sponsored and supported the film, such as Reebok. The movie and the associated companies hoped to peak more interest in the sport of lacrosse. Plot A mixed-blood Native American, Joe Logan aka "Logan the Legend" is eager to modernize his reservation's casino by expanding on the land of his ancestors, but first he must prove himself to his father, the traditionalist Tribal Chairman. The Chairman will only grant Joe's request on the condition that he meets his challenge - coaching the reservation's struggling high school lacrosse team, which competes against the better equipped and better trained players of the Prep School league. Joe reluctantly accepts,