Centennial Conference announces film about Gettysburg College student

The Centennial Conference ran a September 13 story on the upcoming movie to be filmed at Gettysburg College, 1,000 to 1: The Cory Weissman Story. The movie will tell the story of Gettysburg College student Cory Weissman.

From the Centennial Conference:

The inspirational story of Cory Weissman, the Gettysburg College basketball player who suffered a stroke during his first year on campus, only to return to the court for one extraordinary moment during his senior year, will be coming to the silver screen. Shooting for the movie 1,000 to 1: The Cory Weissman Story will begin on campus in October.

Read the official movie announcement release below.

1,000 to 1: The Cory Weissman Story signs Wizards of Waverly Place star Davis Henrie, Beau Bridges and Jean Louisa Kelly for lead roles 

Independent Film Chronicles True Story of Gettysburg College Basketball Player's Dramatic Return To The Court After Catastrophic Stroke; Production Commences October 2 on Historic Pennsylvania Campus

Six-Time Grammy Winner Arturo Sandoval To Compose Score

David Henrie (Wizards of Waverly Place) will play the lead in 1,000 to 1: The Cory Weissman Story, the true story of a young basketball player who suffered a catastrophic stroke as a freshman at Gettysburg College but through determination and an indomitable spirit returned to the court for one remarkable moment in the last game of his senior year. The chances of him surviving the stroke at all were bleak. The odds of him returning to the court were astronomical. Multiple Emmy nominee Beau Bridges (Without Warning: The James Brady Story, The Descendants) stars as the Gettysburg College basketball coach George Petrie and Jean Louisa Kelly (Mr. Holland’s Opus, Yes, Dear) plays Cory’s mother Tina, a physical therapist who became her son’s partner in a long recovery.

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