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However, the night before the fight, Bella calls him up to tell him that Assistant Principal Elkins was arrested earlier in the day for embezzling money from the school, and he had been doing it for years, hence why the school was financially strapped. What’s worse, he had already squandered every penny Scott had earned up to this point. Scott knows now that he must beat Dietrich and claim the winner’s purse of $50,000 or else all of his efforts will have been for nothing.

Before the fight, Bella and the school band show up to support Scott. Scott perseveres against Dietrich’s onslaught, and in the third and final round, he manages to knock Dietrich senseless long enough to get the victory by knockout. Bella comes down to the octagon and kisses him. The school’s extracurricular activities are saved, and days later, Scott’s trainer Niko passes his citizenship test and is sworn in as a U.S. citizen.

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Scott (Kevin James) eventually gets a fight on a UFC show against the dangerous Ken Dietrich (Krzysztof Soszynski), and with just $6,000 left to earn, he knows that he can rest easy now, for he will get $10,000 if he were to lose.

However, the night before the fight, Bella (Salma Hayek) calls him up to deliver some horrible news: Assistant Principal Elkins (Mookie Barker) was arrested earlier in the day for embezzling money from the school, and he had been doing it for years, hence why the school was financially strapped. What’s worse, he had already squandered every penny Scott had earned in his previous fights. Scott knows now that he must defeat Dietrich and claim the winner’s purse of $50,000 or else all of his efforts will have been for nothing.

As Scott is preparing to make his way out to the octagon, he notices that his entrance song is being sung differently. He and Marty (Henry Winkler) go out into the aisle to find the school band playing his song above the entranceway, with Malia (Charice) singing, and Bella is with them. Bella comes down to Scott and explains that she had put in a call to Joe Rogan (himself) asking for him to bring them all in for the fight, and since he already knew of Scott’s noble crusade, he gladly obliged them.

In the fight, Scott barely manages to survive the first two rounds. Before the third and final round begins, Scott admits to Marty that he doesn’t think he can take any more punishment from Dietrich, but Marty tells Scott that their students have witnessed complete resolve in the face of a difficult situation through watching him, and he therefore has given them inspiration, which is what a teacher is supposed to give to their students, and he declares to Scott that he is his hero for all he has done. Moved by Marty’s words, Scott decides to continue on.

As the final round is underway, Dietrich succeeds in locking Scott in an armbar despite Scott’s best efforts to avoid getting it put on him. However, rather than tap out, Scott digs deep inside himself and finds the strength to counter it. He then lifts Dietrich high up off of the mat and slams him down hard, knocking him senseless long enough to get the victory by knockout. As Scott celebrates, Bella comes down to the octagon, and she and Scott kiss through the cage.

Some days later, Principal Betcher (Greg Germann) – who was initially no fan of Scott or what he was doing to raise the money – personally thanks Scott for getting the school out of the red, and days later, Scott – along with Bella, Marty, and Malia – happily watches as his trainer Niko (Bas Rutten) is sworn in as a U.S. citizen, having passed his citizenship test.

Here Comes the Boom is a 2012 American sports comedy film directed by Frank Coraci, co-written, produced by, and starring Kevin James as a biology teacher who attempts to save his school's music program by becoming an MMA fighter. It was also written by Allan Loeb and Rock Reuben with music by Rupert Gregson-Williams. The film co-stars Henry Winkler and Salma Hayek. It was produced by Happy Madison Productions. The film was released in the United States on October 12, 2012 by Columbia Pictures. The film's title is taken from the song "Boom" by Christian nu-metal band P.O.D.

Former Division I collegiate wrestler Scott Voss is a 42-year-old bored and disillusioned biology teacher at the failing Wilkinson High School.[5] Budget cutbacks at the school jeopardize the continuation of its music program, which would result in its teacher, Marty Streb, being laid off. Concerned for both his colleague and his students, Scott attempts to raise the $48,000 necessary to keep the music program. He moonlights as a night instructor for an adult citizenship class, where student Niko requests outside tutoring. When Scott arrives at Niko's apartment, he learns that Niko is a former MMA fighter. While watching the UFC at Niko's apartment, Scott learns that the loser of a fight receives $10,000, which gives him the idea of raising the money by fighting and losing in MMA.

Scott, helped by Niko and Marty, begins with small unsanctioned bouts paying only $750 to the loser. Niko begins training him in defense, later adding trainer Mark to teach offense, after Scott knocks out opponent "Lucky" Patrick Murray and realizes that wins give larger payouts, needing fewer fights to achieve his goal. While Marty trains with Scott, Malia De La Cruz, one of Scott's students and a band member, helps Niko study for his citizenship test by putting the information into songs. Scott then begins fighting in small MMA fights and gradually gains greater amounts of money for the school.

Scott has been pursuing the school nurse, Bella Flores, and they share moments flirting with each other, while also rekindling Scott's passion for teaching. He begins to engage the class and earns the respect of his students. Scott is within $6,000 of his goal when Mark tells him that Niko turned down a sanctioned UFC fight offered by Joe Rogan, with the certainty of earning $10,000 for a loss. Scott confronts Niko, who apologizes and admits he turned it down because he was jealous as he was once asked to fight at the UFC but suffered a neck injury while training, ending his career. Scott and Niko accept the offer, and they travel to the MGM Grand Las Vegas for the fight. The night he arrives, Bella calls Scott to tell him that the school's vice principal Robert Elkins has been arrested for embezzling from the school, including Scott's winnings. All Scott's efforts have been in vain, and he decides he must win the fight and the $50,000.

The publicity of Scott's rise to fame has grown, and the school's band appears in the stands to play his theme song, "Holly Holy" by Neil Diamond, thanks to Bella contacting Rogan. During the fight, Marty reminds the losing Scott that even if he does not win, he has inspired the students, which is their real purpose as teachers. Scott has no answer to his dangerous opponent Ken Dietrich, who is angered that his original opponent canceled and that he is stuck with a man that "does not deserve" to be fighting at the UFC. Scott struggles to survive the first two rounds, but after finding inspiration from the students, he manages to win in the third and final round of the fight, earning $50,000 and Dietrich's respect. Scott and Bella kiss through the chain link fence of the ring.

In the closing scene, the music program is saved, the school is operating on a normal budget thanks to Scott's donation and Niko and all of the students in Scott's citizenship class attend their American citizenship ceremony.

Production[edit]

Filming began on March 28, 2011, in and around the Boston, Massachusetts, area.[6] Filming continued on through May 25, 2011, in Lowell and Quincy, Massachusetts, where it wrapped shortly thereafter, by early June 2011.[7][8]

Release[edit]

DVD was released in Region 1 in the United States on February 5, 2013, and also Region 2 in the United Kingdom on 18 March 2013, it was distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Reception[edit]

Box office[edit]

In its opening weekend, the movie earned $11.8 million in the domestic box office and ended its box office run with $73 million worldwide.[3]

Critical reception[edit]

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 42% based on 98 reviews, and an average rating of 5/10. The website's consensus reads, "Here Comes the Boom benefits from Kevin James's genial presence, but the film doesn't deliver enough laughs to live up to its title – or enough satisfying plot to make up the difference."[9] On Metacritic the film has a score of 40 out of 100, based on reviews from 26 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[10] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.[11]

USA Today's Scott Bowles says the film "telegraphs every punch ... but when the comedy connects, it can deliver with funny force". He says, "The film suffers from too many side stories, but it does a nice job capturing the heavyweight battles of everyday folk."[12] Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune writes: "Once it gets going and commits to its time-worn inspirational formula, it's not half-bad."[13] Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times wrote: "If you can choke down the implausible notion that the doughy Kevin James would last more than five seconds in a mixed martial arts ring, Here Comes the Boom is a moderately enjoyable, nontaxing sort of comedy."[15]

John Anderson of Variety magazine wrote: "Hands of stone meet heads of air in Here Comes the Boom, a sports story so daffy it may as well star Kevin James." He called the film "a triumph of recycling" comparing it to Rocky. Anderson is critical of the different clashing tones of the film, but calls the characters likable, and writes the "violence adds a frisson of tension to the pic’s mix of grappling, romance and anemic social critique."[16][17] Entertainment Weekly's Lisa Schwarzbaum called it "A cloddish, harmlessly drecky comedy from the Sandler factory of crude mush."[18][19] Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club wrote: "Here Comes The Boom seems to have made it from the pitch stage - Kevin James does MMA to save his school or something! - to the big screen without an iota of inspiration, ambition, or personality seeping in at any juncture."[20] Marc Savlov of the Austin Chronicle wrote: ""Here Comes the Bomb" would've been a more fitting title, but props to Henry Winkler for rising to the occasion and turning in a sweet, idealistic performance in a film that otherwise feels like a tawdry commercial for the UFC and MMA."[21]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Here Comes the Boom was chosen as one of ten best films for family audiences by the 21st Annual Movieguide Awards on February 15, 2013.[22]

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