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
From metacritic.com
"Bodyguard" star Richard Madden gives us the rundown of his record-shattering new show.
Related News
-
Mehcad Brooks & Karga Seven Pictures Sign With Apa; Elan Gale Inks With Wme
01 November 2018 | Deadline -
Yvette Nicole Brown and Alphonso McAuley Join Ben Platt in ‘Love & Oatmeal’ (Exclusive)
04 June 2018 | Variety -
You're Not Alone If You Think Mr. Porter on 13 Reasons Why Looks Familiar
29 May 2018 | Popsugar
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Share this Rating
Title: Glory Road (2006)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
2 wins & 3 nominations.
See more awards »
Learn more
More Like This
Coach Carter
(2005)
Biography
|
Drama
|
Sport
Director:
Thomas Carter
Stars:
Samuel L. Jackson,
Rick Gonzalez,
Robert Ri'chard
Invincible
(2006)
Biography
|
Drama
|
Sport
Director:
Ericson Core
Stars:
Mark Wahlberg,
Greg Kinnear,
Elizabeth Banks
We Are Marshall
(2006)
Drama
|
Sport
Director:
McG
Stars:
Matthew McConaughey,
Matthew Fox,
Anthony Mackie
Remember the Titans
(2000)
Biography
|
Drama
|
Sport
Director:
Boaz Yakin
Stars:
Denzel Washington,
Will Patton,
Wood Harris
The Express
(2008)
Biography
|
Drama
|
Sport
Director:
Gary Fleder
Stars:
Rob Brown,
Dennis Quaid,
Clancy Brown
Rudy
(1993)
Biography
|
Drama
|
Sport
Director:
David Anspaugh
Stars:
Sean Astin,
Jon Favreau,
Ned Beatty
Friday Night Lights
(2004)
Action
|
Drama
|
Sport
Director:
Peter Berg
Stars:
Billy Bob Thornton,
Jay Hernandez,
Derek Luke
Hoosiers
(1986)
Drama
|
Sport
Director:
David Anspaugh
Stars:
Gene Hackman,
Barbara Hershey,
Dennis Hopper
Miracle
(2004)
Biography
|
Drama
|
History
Director:
Gavin O'Connor
Stars:
Kurt Russell,
Patricia Clarkson,
Nathan West
Edit
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 | |
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Plot Synopsis
Storyline
In 1965, the coach of the high school girl basketball team Don Haskins is invited by the Texas Western Miners to be their coach. Despite the lack of budget, Haskins sees the chance to dispute the NCAA and moves with his wife and children to the college dormitory. He recruits seven talented and rejected black players to play with five Caucasian players and formed a legendary team that won the 1966 national championship against the powerful Kentucky. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Taglines:
Winning changes everything. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for racial issues including violence and epithets, and momentary language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
View content advisory »
Edit
Edit
See more on IMDbPro »
See full technical specs »
Details
Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
13 January 2006 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Camino a la gloria See more »Edit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$16,927,589, 15 January 2006, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$42,643,187, 7 May 2006Company Credits
Show more on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Color:
ColorAspect Ratio:
2.39 : 1
Edit
Stevens: Western Union?
Coach Don Haskins: Texas Western down in El Paso. Hey, after the game, when you get a minute I'd like to talk to you about playing for me.
Stevens: Play for you at Texas Western? Thanks, Coach, but I'm partial to winning.
See more »
Written by James Herndon
Performed by Shirley Cesar
Courtesy of Liquid 8 Records and Entertainment
See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
A few of the actors have played in other sports films. Derek Luke (Bobby Joe Hill) was in Friday Night Lights (2004) as James "Boobie" Miles, Damaine Radcliff (Willie "Scoops" Cager) was in Monday Night Mayhem (2002) as a New York Jets player, and Sam Jones III (Willie Worsley) was in Blue Mountain State (2010) as Craig Shilo. See more »Goofs
The final game with Texas Western and the University of Kentucky is televised by NBC. The "Snake" logo from 1959 is shown with the 1979 "Proud as a Peacock" logo. The movie takes place in 1966, so the 1956 "Living Color" Peacock should have been used. Anyway, at the time the Peacock wasn't the logo of NBC and only the "NBC Snake" would've been used. In either case, NBC didn't televise the NCAA Championship until 1969. See more »Quotes
Coach Don Haskins: Jason, Don Haskins, Texas Western.Stevens: Western Union?
Coach Don Haskins: Texas Western down in El Paso. Hey, after the game, when you get a minute I'd like to talk to you about playing for me.
Stevens: Play for you at Texas Western? Thanks, Coach, but I'm partial to winning.
See more »
Crazy Credits
During the credits, an inset shows several of the actual people involved (Don Haskins, David Lattin, Pat Riley, Orsten Artis, Willie Worsley, Harry Flournoy, and Nevil Shed) commenting about the championship game and its implications. Video of that game is also shown. See more »Soundtracks
Jordan RiverWritten by James Herndon
Performed by Shirley Cesar
Courtesy of Liquid 8 Records and Entertainment
See more »
In 1966, a coach of a girl's basketball team comes to Texas Western College and recruits seven black players to lead them to the top.
Right from the trailers and the posters, you probably know how "Glory Road" is gonna go: an underdog NCAA basketball team must face great odds to win the championship. It's a sports movie based from true events (read: based) with a Hollywood tag plastered over its forehead that features reluctant heroes overcoming their problems and giving it all for the game. Nonetheless, the movie achieves more than that.
While this Jerry Bruckheimer-produced Disney movie plot is typical (remember the Titans?), the underlying socio-political theme effectively presents the ills of racism - a problem with no easy way out of (ask Paul Haggis). The key characters of the game are dealing with discrimination and the only way they can get back is to win. Of course, a little research told me that some of the details about the real events were changed for cinematic purposes. It's completely fine by me as long as the end product justifies the means. And boy it does. The performances are also good. Josh Lucas gives a terrific performance as Don Haskins, the head coach of the team that featured the first all-black starting lineup in US NCAA history.
"Glory Road" is a formulaic yet an enjoyable film. It's a movie that gives itself away as soon as one character says "I want to play, Coach!" Still it has charm and excitement that comes from seeing it for what it is. It's predictable, yeah, but it's not much different from seeing a replay of a game where your favorite team won.