Thunderstruck is a 2012 children’s film starring Taylor Gray, along with professional basketball player Kevin Durant, Brandon T. Jackson, Doc Shaw and Jim Belushi, and directed by John Whitesell. It was released on August 24, 2012. Brian is a 16-year-old living in Oklahoma. Though he has tried out for the school basketball team, the Eagles, he has never made it, resigned to being water boy for the team. While practicing at home, Brian’s sister makes a video of him injuring himself. She shows the video around school, and it is eventually seen by Connor, the star player of the basketball team.