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We Are Marshall (2006) -- When a plane crash claims the lives of members of the Marshall University football team and some of its fans, the team's new coach (McConaughey) and his surviving players try to keep the football program alive.
We Are Marshall (2006) -- Clip: This is about what happened to this town
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Overview

User Rating:
7.1/10   12,683 votes
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Director:
McG
Writers (WGA):
Jamie Linden (screenplay)
Cory Helms (story) ...
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Release Date:
22 December 2006 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Sport more
Tagline:
From the ashes we rose more
Plot:
When a plane crash claims the lives of members of the Marshall University football team and some of its fans, the team's new coach and his surviving players try to keep the football program alive. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Truly Moving Picture more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Untitled Marshall University Football Project (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for emotional thematic material, a crash scene, and mild language.
Runtime:
131 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital
Certification:
Singapore:PG | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Netherlands:6 | South Korea:All | USA:PG (certificate #43100) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario)
Filming Locations:
Atlanta, Georgia, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The boardroom scene that shows the "We are Marshall" chant was filmed on two separate days. The boardroom scene was shot on one day and the chant was shot on a second day. more
Goofs:
Miscellaneous: When Lengyel runs out of the house chasing his son and sees Marshall fans walking to the first 1971 home game against Xavier you can see the pink and white blooms on the dogwood trees in the background. The scene for the film was shot in April, a time when dogwoods are in bloom in W.Va. In reality, however, the actual game was played in the fall (September 25, 1971) a time when dogwoods are clearly not in bloom, only the green leaves are visible. more
Quotes:
Red Dawson: We're not honoring them, Jack, we're disgracing them. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "How I Met Your Mother: Lucky Penny (#2.15)" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly more

FAQ

Marshall played Xavier University in 1971. Did Xavier have a football team then?
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148 out of 184 people found the following comment useful:-
Truly Moving Picture, 24 November 2006
10/10
Author: tollini from United States

I saw this film on November 21st, 2006 in Indianapolis. I am one of the judges for the Heartland Film Festival's Truly Moving Picture Award. A Truly Moving Picture "…explores the human journey by artistically expressing hope and respect for the positive values of life." Heartland gave that award to this film.

This film is based on a true and tragic story. On November 14th, 1970, the Marshall University football team, football coaches, athletic staff, key alumni, and friends were flying home to Huntington, West Virginia after an away game against East Carolina. Their plane crashed killing all seventy five (75) aboard.

How do a University and a small town of 50,000 people respond to a massive tragedy that affected so many students and town residents? This movie is about their struggle to come to grips with that tragedy.

Without bitter rancor and with humility, some felt the University should start up a new football team and persevere through a long rebuilding process to honor the dead. Others, again without rancor and with humility, believed that starting up a football team would be too painful a reminder of the tragedy.

It was decided to start a new football team immediately and play the next season in 1971. This movie is primarily about the difficulties of the development of the team.

Matthew McConaughey plays the new Head Coach brilliantly and believably. He is a combination of country bumpkin enthusiastic huckster and a wise man. And he does it simply because he believes – "Maybe I can help." He displays courage and perseverance and makes sacrifices with a career move that could throw him out of his beloved profession, head football coaching, forever.

The town and University have to quickly break the Vince Lombardi-like notion that you play the game of football for one reason only – to win. They learn how you play the game matters, and even simply showing up is a kind of victory too.

This is a compelling story well told and very moving.

FYI – There is a Truly Moving Pictures web site where there is a listing of past Truly Moving Picture Award winners that are now either at the theater or available on video.

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