Endgame (2015 film)

Endgame is a 2015 American biographical drama film starring Rico Rodriguez, Justina Machado, Efren Ramirez and Ivonne Coll.^[1][2] It is based on the true story of real life teacher Jose Juan "J.J." Guajardo.^[3][4]

Endgame
Film poster
Directed by	Carmen Marron
Written by	Carmen Marron Hector Salinas
Story by	Hector Salinas
Produced by	Sandra Avila Carmen Marron
Starring	Rico Rodriguez Justina Machado Efren Ramirez Ivonne Coll
Cinematography	Francisco Bulgarelli
Edited by	Jamie Cobb Youssef Delara
Music by	Brian Standefer
Production companies	Avila Entertainment Late Bloomer Productions Sparkhope Productions
Distributed by	Shout! Factory
Release date	April 12, 2015 (2015-04-12) (Dallas)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Cast

• Rico Rodriguez as Jose
• Efren Ramirez as Coach Alvarado
• Justina Machado as Karla
• Jon Gries as Principal Thomas
• Valente Rodriguez as Coach Stevens
• Cassie Brennan as Sandy
• Xavier Gonzalez as Miguel
• Alina Herrera as Dani
• Ivonne Coll as Abuela
• Ivan Cisneros as Peter
• Alesia Orta as Suzie
• Glynn Praesel as Jim Tharpe
• Jon Steven Flores as Checkmate Jacob Stewart
• Daniel Wolfe as Last Year's Champ
• Rodrigo Macouzet as Checkmate Paul
• Noel Rivera as Checkmate Coach
• Cindy Vela as Detention Teacher

Production

The film was shot in Brownsville, Texas.^[5][6]

Release

The film wasn't released in theaters, however, the DVD and Blu-ray sales totaled at $111,100.^[7]

Reception

According to the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 50% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 8 reviews, with an average rating of 6.19/10.^[8] Matt Fagerholm of RogerEbert.com awarded the film one and a half stars.^[9] Sandie Angulo Chen of Common Sense Media awarded the film three stars out of five.^[10] Dann Gire of the Daily Herald awarded the film two stars.^[11]