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We Are Marshall (2006)

We Are Marshall (2006)
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A true story of tragedy, hope, and resilience comes to the screen in this sports drama. Huntington, WV, is home to Marshall University, a school where college football is a way of life. Huntington is also a town that learned to deal with tragedy in the fall of 1970 when Marshall's "Thundering Herd" boarded an airliner to return home after a football game in North Carolina. The jet crashed into a hill due to bad weather, and 75 members of Marshall's football squad and athletic staff died that night. The accident dealt a crippling blow to the city of Huntington, as well as Marshall's faculty and student body, and university president Donald Dedmon (David Strathairn) considered abandoning the school's football program. But instead Coach Jack Lengyel (Matthew McConaughey) was recruited from Ohio's College of Wooster to rebuild Marshall's football program. Lengyel was not naïve about the task ahead of him, and working beside Red Dawson (Matthew Fox), an assistant coach who narrowly missed the doomed flight and was one of the program's only survivors, he came to understand his job was not just to put a team on the field, but help a college and a community heal their wounds from the tragic accident. Together Lengyel and Dawson turned a handful of rookies and second-string players into a competitive team who in 1971 showed the world what they could do in a legendary game against Marshall's rivals, Xavier University. Produced with the cooperation of Marshall University and filmed in part on their campus, We Are Marshall also stars Ian McShane, Anthony Mackie, and January Jones. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Starring:
Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox, (more)
Director(s):
McG
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG
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A true story of tragedy, hope, and resilience comes to the screen in this sports drama. Huntington, WV, is home to Marshall University, a school where college football is a way of life. Huntington is also a town that learned to deal with tragedy in the fall of 1970 when Marshall's "Thundering Herd" boarded an airliner to return home after a football game in North Carolina. The jet crashed into a hill due to bad weather, and 75 members of Marshall's football squad and athletic staff died that night. The accident dealt a crippling blow to the city of Huntington, as well as Marshall's faculty and student body, and university president Donald Dedmon (David Strathairn) considered abandoning the school's football program. But instead Coach Jack Lengyel (Matthew McConaughey) was recruited from Ohio's College of Wooster to rebuild Marshall's football program. Lengyel was not naïve about the task ahead of him, and working beside Red Dawson (Matthew Fox), an assistant coach who narrowly missed the doomed flight and was one of the program's only survivors, he came to understand his job was not just to put a team on the field, but help a college and a community heal their wounds from the tragic accident. Together Lengyel and Dawson turned a handful of rookies and second-string players into a competitive team who in 1971 showed the world what they could do in a legendary game against Marshall's rivals, Xavier University. Produced with the cooperation of Marshall University and filmed in part on their campus, We Are Marshall also stars Ian McShane, Anthony Mackie, and January Jones. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
131 mins

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Director(s):
McG
Writer(s):
Jamie Linden
Producer(s):
McG, Basil Iwanyk
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG(Questionable for Children, Violence, Alcohol Consumption, Profanity, Adult Situations)
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    Joanne O.

    If you have not seen the true story- We Are Marshall... you have to see it. Especially if you are a football fan. I LOVED THIS MOVIE! I just got done watching it and it was sad and happy. The strange thing is that I watched it exactly thirty-seven years after the tragedy happened, November 14, 1970. My Uncle attended Marshall and most of the movie is done on campus and around the town. He actually got to go to an advanced screening of the movie. I give it two thumbs up! Watch the credits at the end, it shows actual photos and footage of the team. Matthew McConaughey was awesome! That is my review and I hope you like it! Joanne

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    Jeanna and Jeff D.

    Great movie! So sad yet their spirit is so strong, encouraging. Football fan or not - I watch football only because of my husband! - I truly believe all will really enjoy and get a lot out of this movie, a true story no yet. Matthew McConaughey was very good in this serious role. jkd

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    Mary Kay M.

    This is a wonderful and inspirational story. I just loved it and highly recommend it.

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