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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.
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Overview

User Rating:
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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

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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) | Germany:6

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA more


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Trivia:

The Marshall plane crash followed by 6 weeks a similar crash of one of 2 chartered planes carrying the Wichita State University football team (the plane that crashed carried the upperclassmen, the head coach and other team staff, university officials, and several boosters). The plane crashed into the side of a mountain in Colorado en route to a game in Logan, UT; 31 people were killed, about half of whom were players; there were 9 survivors, including the co-pilot. The surviving team members, plus some freshman players, continued to play for the remainder of the season. more

Goofs:

Factual errors: The helmet logos on the WVU team was not a basic black WVU, but was instead a small w with a large looping v and a small u. more

Quotes:

Red Dawson: We're not honoring them, Jack, we're disgracing them. more

Movie Connections:

References Kelly's Heroes (1970) more

Soundtrack:

Groove Me more


FAQ

Marshall played Xavier University in 1971. Did Xavier have a football team then?
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86 out of 108 people found the following comment useful.
We Are Marshall, 8 December 2006
9/10
Author: Philip Gainsbury from United Kingdom

I was lucky enough to see an advanced screening of 'We Are Marshall' for audience research purposes therefore being part of the first audience in Britain to see the film.

We were given a brief plot description when offered the tickets which didn't interest me to be honest (I was more interested in seeing a free film!) So when I went to see it I didn't know what to expect, just that apparently it is supposed to be very good and quite emotional.

I was pleased to see that it managed to live up to that, as coming out of the cinema I felt it managed to stand by what I heard in being a very good film, in fact I would go so far as to say brilliant. Staying behind for a quick discussion about the film for research purposes, two people (including myself) rated the film as 'excellent', four rated it 'very good' and two (somewhat miserable and stubborn) people rated it 'good'.

In my opinion, the film manages to portray the death of the football team in a tasteful and respectful way, showing the emotions of the characters in the way the town cared for the team. However, shortly after the plane crash I felt that the film stumbled into a very slow and boring corner. Luckily about twenty minutes later, the film manages to pick up very well. I found the remaining hour of the film very enjoyable and emotional, with a few humorous lines from Matthew McConaughey.

I was also very pleased to see how well Matthew Fox managed starring in a feature film. Being only fifteen, my only knowledge of Fox is Jack form 'Lost'. I feel that he managed to play the character of Red very well - very quickly in the film, the role of Jack was soon forgotten.

The ending to the film is done very well and manages to keep you in suspense, despite a quite predictable result. I was also quite surprised how little knowledge of the game football is needed. Being English, I can't say I have ever seen a game of 'American' Football, let alone understand the rules - I found myself thoroughly enjoying the action packed games despite knowing nothing of the sport.

All in all, in my opinion this is a very, very good film which I strongly recommend. As said, I found a part of the film rather dull but felt 'We Are Marshall' delivered a second half so good, I soon forgot about it.

Go see this film!

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