SOCCER MOM Brings Big Laughs And Family Fun to DVD- in stores 9/30

September 2nd, 2008 by Alan

Press release available after the jump…

How Far Will A Mother Go To Save Her Daughter’s Soccer Team?

Anchor Bay Entertainment Brings Big Laughs And Family Fun to DVD With SOCCER MOM

Starring Missi Pyle and ‘Hannah Montana’s’ Emily Osment

Burbank, CA – Anchor Bay Entertainment is proud to release the hilarious and heart-warming family film, Soccer Mom on DVD September 30, 2008 (prebook August 28, 2008) starring Missi Pyle (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) and Emily Osment (“Hannah Montana”). Available for the suggested retail price of $19.97, Soccer Mom tells the story of a single mom who poses as a famous soccer pro to try to save her daughter’s soccer team. The movie is presented in partnership by Ladies’ Home Journal. Soccer Mom will also air on Starz Kids & Family Channel on September 29, 2008.

When Becca’s (Emily Osment) losing soccer team needs a new coach, Wendy (Missi Pyle) decides to masquerade as the famous Italian soccer star ‘Lorenzo Vincenzo’ and take the job. Can she lead Becca’s team to the regional finals before her increasingly crazy double life comes totally unglued? Kids and parents alike will love this heartwarming family comedy about mothers, daughters and the unexpected goals that bring them together.

Rapidly rising teen sensation, Emily Osment, was recently voted No. 4 on TV Guide’s list of the “13 Hottest Young Stars to Watch” and was also voted one of the “Top 8 Hot Kid Stars to Watch” by Forbes magazine.

The film’s special effects make-up was created by the Academy® Award-winning team at Drac Studios, whose credits include Mrs. Doubtfire, White Chicks and Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Also starring Dan Cortese (“What I like About You,” “Veronica’s Closet”), Victoria Jackson (“Saturday Night Live”), hip hop sensation Master P and Emily Osment’s dad, Eugene Osment, the Soccer Mom DVD will feature great extras, including up-close interviews with the cast and a time-lapsed featurette on the make-up effects of the transformation from Mom to Soccer Coach. Dodge Grand Caravan is the exclusive automotive sponsor of the film. Soccer Mom was produced by Bogner Entertainment, Inc.

About Anchor Bay Entertainment

Anchor Bay Entertainment is a division of Starz Media, LLC. Starz Media is a programming production and distribution company operating worldwide. It includes the Film Roman, Anchor Bay Entertainment, and Manga Entertainment brands. Its units create animated and live-action programming – including theatrical films – and programming created under contract for other media companies. It distributes that programming, and programming acquired from outside producers, through home video retailers, theaters, broadcasters, ad supported and premium television channels, and Internet and wireless video distributors in the U.S. and internationally. Starz Media (www.starzmedia.com) is a controlled subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation attributed to the Liberty Capital Group.

About Bogner Entertainment, Inc

Bogner Entertainment, Inc (BEI) produces independent high concept, quality films, television and broadband content for worldwide distribution. BEI content is designed utilizing a solid multi-branding concept: (1) they are based on recognizable titles and highly marketable concept stories within the most popular and profitable film, television and broadband niches; (2) they are produced using notable and easily recognizable talent; (3) they are produced utilizing strong promotional partners picked for their value-added affinity to a particular film genre further differentiating the content in the marketplace. www.bognerentertainment.com

About Ladies’ Home Journal

Founded in December 1883, Ladies’ Home Journal magazine has been inspiring, informing and entertaining women for 125 years. Published monthly by Meredith Corporation (NYSE: MDP), Ladies’ Home Journal has a circulation of 3.8 million and a readership of 13 million. The magazine’s interactive online companion, www.lhj.com, has 1.8 million unique visitors and 20 million page views each month.

About Dodge Grand Caravan

The all-new 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan boasts 35 new or improved features, including the newest feature, the Swivel En Go seating system that offers second row seats that swivel 180 degrees to face the third-row with a removable table that installs between the two rows, covered storage bins in the floor of the second-row, third-row uncovered storage and fold-in-the-floor third-row seating. The Dodge Grand Caravan is the modern day ³family room on wheels² with all-new exterior and interior designs that allow for a more contemporary appearance to complement its reputation for outstanding performance. The Dodge Grand Caravan has a base MSRP of $22,470, including destination charge. For more information on the all-new Dodge Grand Caravan go to dodge.com/grandcaravan.

Artwork for Soccer Mom may be accessed at www.anchorbayentertainment.com/ars

SOCCER MOM

Street Date: September 30, 2008

Prebook: August 28, 2008

Catalog: DV15813

Retail Price: $19.97

Genre: Family

Runtime: 92 minutes

UPC: 0 1313 15813 9 3

PG

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