Glory Road (2006)

In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.

Director:

James Gartner

Writers:

Chris Cleveland, Bettina Gilois

Stars:

Josh Lucas, Derek Luke, Austin Nichols

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Josh Lucas	...	Don Haskins
Derek Luke	...	Bobby Joe Hill
Austin Nichols	...	Jerry Armstrong
Jon Voight	...	Adolph Rupp
Evan Jones	...	Moe Iba
Schin A.S. Kerr	...	David Lattin
Alphonso McAuley	...	Orsten Artis
Mehcad Brooks	...	Harry Flournoy
Sam Jones III	...	Willie Worsley
Damaine Radcliff	...	Willie 'Scoops' Cager
Emily Deschanel	...	Mary Haskins
Al Shearer	...	Nevil Shed
Red West	...	Ross Moore
Kip Weeks	...	Togo Railey
Mitch Eakins	...	Dick Myers

Storyline

40 years ago, Don Haskins went on the recruiting trail to find the best talent in the land, black or white. 7 blacks and 5 whites made up the legendary 1965-66 Texas Western Miners. They were mocked and ridiculed for their showboating and flaunting of black players on the court. Yet, in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds, Haskins and his Miners came together as a team united to reach the National Championship game against powerhouse Kentucky.

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Plot Keywords:

texas | college basketball | coach | college | basketball | 

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Taglines:

Winning changes everything.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for racial issues including violence and epithets, and momentary language

Details

Official Sites:

Disney [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 January 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Caminho Para a Glória

Filming Locations:

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$16,927,589 (USA) (13 January 2006)

Gross:

$42,643,187 (USA) (5 May 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Texas Western Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Washington Wizards guard Kirk Hinrich was offered a part in the movie, but had to turn it down due to schedule conflicts.

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Goofs

In the championship game, the crowd is portrayed waving Confederate flags and singing "Dixie." This never happened, as can be seen in the historical footage at the end of the movie.

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Quotes

[after a pass is stolen by Bobby Joe Hill]
Adolph Rupp: [to Pat Riley] That's what you get for talking to him!

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Connections

Spoofed in The Comebacks (2007)

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Soundtracks

"On, On, U. of K."
(University of Kentucky)
Written by C.A. Lampert

User Reviews

Started Slow - but got better and better and better ...

This 2 hour movie is pretty lackluster for the first 50 minutes or so. Then it picks up and the intensity builds and builds right to the end. It's simply one of those great sports movie that's really well done.

This is the story based on one of the most historic series of games in basketball history. A "minor" coach hired is hired to coach an equally "minor" Texas basketball team - but decides to do something different. He hires black players to play ... the year is 1965.

Because it's based on true events it has an immediate interest value. The fact that it deals with the colorblind "win or lose" dictum of sports coupled with racial tensions makes it all the more potentially interesting.

The movie delivers the goods: great performances and a lot of sports suspense. However, you have give it chance - the first one forth of the show is kind of slow.

For basketball fans and general audiences alike - this is a good movie worth checking out.