Out of the Blue: A Film About Life and Football (2007)

Director:

Michael Hoffman

Writer:

Russell Friedenberg

Storyline

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Taglines:

Feature documentary about Boise State football team.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 August 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Boise, Idaho, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Iron Circle Pictures, Priddy Brothers, Appaloosa Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Great, upbeat football documentary

Most football films these days present the sport in negative terms, the cheating, the steroid use, the treatment of athletes like a commodity, etc. Finally comes a documentary that explores the positive side to the sport and how it helps athletes grow as human beings.

Out of the Blue is a well made and entertaining documentary of the Boise State University Broncos football team leading up to its upset win over Oklahoma in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl ( a game I missed, thanks to my wife's comment that "We've watched enough football for one day--lets watch a rerun of Law and Order"--she knows she owes me FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE!)

Made up of game footage and interviews with (surprisingly well-spoken and courteous) players, coaches, media and fans, it explores Boise's improbable position as an up and coming football power in a part of the country most people believe is the middle of nowhere.

The film is remarkably fair, and even an Oklahoma fan wouldn't find anything objectionable other than the outcome of the game. In fact, the players admit their apprehension when the Sooners take the field--"They were huge!" "This is what bigtime college football looks like", etc. Perhaps the only cringe (and its a major cringe) inducing moment is when one fan who is watching the game at home gets injured in a horrible freak accident, that left the ER doctors speechless.

Highly recommended for the College Football fan.