Remember the Titans (2000)

The true story of a newly appointed African-American coach and his high school team on their first season as a racially integrated unit.

Director:

Boaz Yakin

Writer:

Gregory Allen Howard

Stars:

Denzel Washington, Will Patton, Wood Harris

8 wins & 17 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Denzel Washington	...	Coach Herman Boone
Will Patton	...	Coach Bill Yoast
Wood Harris	...	Julius Campbell
Ryan Hurst	...	Gerry Bertier
Donald Faison	...	Petey Jones
Craig Kirkwood	...	Jerry 'Rev' Harris
Ethan Suplee	...	Louie Lastik
Kip Pardue	...	Ronnie 'Sunshine' Bass
Hayden Panettiere	...	Sheryl Yoast
Nicole Ari Parker	...	Carol Boone
Kate Bosworth	...	Emma Hoyt
Earl Poitier	...	Blue Stanton (as Earl C. Poitier)
Ryan Gosling	...	Alan Bosley
Burgess Jenkins	...	Ray Budds
Neal Ghant	...	Frankie Glascoe

Storyline

Suburban Virginia schools have been segregated for generations, in sight of the Washington Monument over the river in the nation's capital. One Black and one White high school are closed and the students sent to T.C. Williams High School under federal mandate to integrate. The year is seen through the eyes of the football team where the man hired to coach the Black school is made head coach over the highly successful white coach. Based on the actual events of 1971, the team becomes the unifying symbol for the community as the boys and the adults learn to depend on and trust each other.

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Plot Keywords:

school | coach | high school | virginia | african american | 

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Taglines:

Before they could win, they had to become one.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic elements and some language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 September 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Duelo de Titãs

Filming Locations:

Covington, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£276,680 (UK) (9 February 2001)

Gross:

ESP 243,785,332 (Spain) (29 June 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Run It Up Productions Inc., Technical Black

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min 120 min (Director's Cut DVD)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

There is one scene in the film where a brick is thrown through Coach Boone's window. In real life it was an old toilet that was thrown, but film makers thought this would add humor to the serious situation.

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Goofs

Facemasks on helmets change from shot to shot in games.

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Quotes

Bertier: Left side!
Big Ju: Strong Side!
Bertier: Left side!
Big Ju: Strong Side!
Bertier: Left side!
Big Ju: Strong Side!

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Crazy Credits

Home movies are shown of each person, when they state what happened to them after the '71 season.

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Connections

References Trouble Along the Way (1953)

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Soundtracks

"Peace Train"
by Cat Stevens

User Reviews

Remember the Titans indeed- promised to be a great film and it was

Rememmber the Titans is a wonderful film, compelling, compassionate, funny and often moving. It tells the story of a dedicated coach seen tackling the explosive combination of football and racial desegregation in 1970s America. The film is quite ambitious, but it not only really does pack an emotional punch but it does linger long into the memory and is several notches above sports movies I have seen. For one thing, it is slickly directed by Boaz Yakin, and benefits also from wonderful cinematography and a music score of sweeping grandeur, almost epic. Even better than any of these put together, is the marvellous lead performance of Denzel Washington that was worth an Oscar, it seems as though in every film I've seen of his he manages to give a compelling performance and this includes the underrated Cry Freedom. Will Patton matches him perfectly in a smooth, quiet and perhaps low key performance as his counterpart that isn't at all clichéd. Hayden Pannetiere also gives a fine performance, even though I didn't see how her character would ever overcome her differences with her sister. The script is extremely sharp and decisive, the editing is crisp and fast and the football parts are enough to pump up your adrenaline. The epilogue could bring tears to your eyes, as it is so beautifully put. All in all, wonderful film. 9/10 Bethany Cox