Going to the Mat
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Approx. run time	96 minutes
Written by	Chris Nolan Laurie Nolan
Directed by	Stuart Gillard
Produced by	Don Schain
Starring	Andrew Lawrence Alessandra Toreson Khleo Thomas Wayne Brady
Country	United States
Language	English
Original channel	Disney Channel
Release date	March 19, 2004 (2004-03-19)

Going to the Mat is a 2004 Disney Channel Original Movie. It debuted on Disney Channel on March 24, 2004.

[edit] Plot

Jason "Jase" Newfield (Andrew Lawrence) is the new student at his school, and he is also blind. Thinking that his talent on the drums is his ticket to fit in, he shows off in music class, only to find out that his teacher is also blind. His peers begin to treat him differently, and he soon finds out that it is because people think that he is a snob, and not because he is blind. Desperate to fit in, he finds out that if he wants to be accepted, he must join a sport. He decides to try his luck with wrestling.

[edit] Cast

• Andrew Lawrence as Jason 'Jace' Newfield
• Alessandra Torresani as Mary Beth Rice
• Khleo Thomas as Vincent "Fly" Shu
• Wayne Brady as Mason Wyatt
• D.B. Sweeney as Coach Rice
• Billy Aaron Brown as John Lambrix
• Brenda Strong as Patty Newfield
• Brian Wimmer as Tom Newfield
• T.J. Lowther as Luke Nolan

[edit] Aftermath

It is one of the most critically acclaimed Disney movies, garnering a Directors Guild Award for Stuart Gillard and a Humantas Award Writing nomination for Chris and Laurie Nolan. It was also one of the highest rated Disney Channel movies on IMDb.

[edit] External links

• Going to the Mat at the Internet Movie Database