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 & 18 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. 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:

american football | school | high school | 1970s | head coach | 

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tourists often went to the real T.C. Williams High School after the movie was released, according to Sports Illustrated, and were very surprised that the real school does not look like the one in the movie. The movie was not filmed in Alexandria; it was filmed in various locations in Georgia.

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Goofs

The movie shows the Titans playing several night games at home. In the late 1960's, night sports were banned in the city of Alexandria and the Titans football team has consequently spent every year since then playing their home games on Saturday afternoon, not Friday night.

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Quotes

Coach Boone: I'm a winner. I'm going to win.

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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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Alternate Versions

Recent network television (ABC) edition (aired 8/15/2005) reinstated 6 minutes of previously deleted scenes back into the storyline. (119 minutes sans end credit running time).

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Connections

Featured in For the Bible Tells Me So (2007)

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Soundtracks

Up Around the Bend
Written by John Fogerty (as John C. Fogerty)
Performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Courtesy of Fantasy, Inc.

User Reviews

Love this movie!

How great was this movie? I fell in love with it from being made to watch it in Health class in 11th grade. I love films about adversity within races, and this movie was a classic. Herman Boone has to bring blacks and whites together for a highschool football team to play with each other. Of course, it's the 70's and racism is still rampant. I love the message that people will mesh anyway despite outside complications. Julius' and Gerry's relationship was really profound and special. It crossed a lot of lines. Denzel was remarkable as Coach Boone. He took no crap, yet was scared to lose his position underneath. There was tension everywhere and it worked for the film. The players were really memorable to me. Blue, Rev, Sunshine, Petey, and Louie Lastik were adorable and hilarious. A great ensemble cast effort. The guy who played Yoast was good as well, because he had to learn to overcome prejudices he had that he never knew he did. Even better, was the fact that it's a true story which makes it all the more sweet. I watch this movie over and over and can practically say every line by heart. Great, great film. The Titans really were greater than the gods of Greek myth, and these guys were greater than any stereotype.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 September 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Remember the Titans

Filming Locations:

Etowah High School, Woodstock, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$20,905,831, 1 October 2000

Gross USA:

$115,719,751

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$136,771,683

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min 119 min (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS Dolby SR (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1