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Glory Road

  • 20062006
  • PGPG
  • 1h 58m
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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.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.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.

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  • Director
    • James Gartner
  • Writers
    • Christopher Cleveland
    • Bettina Gilois
  • Stars
    • Josh Lucas
    • Derek Luke
    • Austin Nichols
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  • Director
    • James Gartner
  • Writers
    • Christopher Cleveland
    • Bettina Gilois
  • Stars
    • Josh Lucas
    • Derek Luke
    • Austin Nichols
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    • 162User reviews
    • 86Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 5 nominations

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    Top cast

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    Josh Lucas
    Josh Lucas
    • Don Haskinsas Don Haskins
    Derek Luke
    Derek Luke
    • Bobby Joe Hillas Bobby Joe Hill
    Austin Nichols
    Austin Nichols
    • Jerry Armstrongas Jerry Armstrong
    Jon Voight
    Jon Voight
    • Adolph Ruppas Adolph Rupp
    Evan Jones
    Evan Jones
    • Moe Ibaas Moe Iba
    Schin A.S. Kerr
    Schin A.S. Kerr
    • David Lattinas David Lattin
    Alphonso McAuley
    Alphonso McAuley
    • Orsten Artisas Orsten Artis
    Mehcad Brooks
    Mehcad Brooks
    • Harry Flournoyas Harry Flournoy
    Sam Jones III
    Sam Jones III
    • Willie Worsleyas Willie Worsley
    Damaine Radcliff
    Damaine Radcliff
    • Willie 'Scoops' Cageras Willie 'Scoops' Cager
    Emily Deschanel
    Emily Deschanel
    • Mary Haskinsas Mary Haskins
    Al Shearer
    Al Shearer
    • Nevil Shedas Nevil Shed
    Red West
    Red West
    • Ross Mooreas Ross Moore
    Kip Weeks
    Kip Weeks
    • Togo Raileyas Togo Railey
    Mitch Eakins
    Mitch Eakins
    • Dick Myersas Dick Myers
    Alejandro D. Hernandez
    • David Palacioas David Palacio
    • (as Alejandro Hernandez)
    James Olivard
    • Louis 'Flip' Baudoinas Louis 'Flip' Baudoin
    Wilbur Fitzgerald
    Wilbur Fitzgerald
    • Wade Richardsonas Wade Richardson
    • Director
      • James Gartner
    • Writers
      • Christopher Cleveland
      • Bettina Gilois
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    Storyline

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    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. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    • united states
    • usa
    • friendship
    • national championship
    • texas
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Winning changes everything.
    • Genres
      • Biography
      • Drama
      • Sport
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG for racial issues including violence and epithets, and momentary language
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      Don Haskins: A gas station attendant on the recruiting trip.
    • Goofs
      The movie makes it seem like Willie Cager misses almost the entire second half of the season with his heart condition. In reality Cager played in 27 out of 29 total games for the Miners that season.
    • Quotes

      Coach Don Haskins: [recruiting] Brother, without a little work I don't think you can get past an old-timer like me.

      Orsten Artis: Get past you... I will go past you, through you, over you, under you, around you. As a matter of fact I will spin you like a top, twist you in a pretzel, eat your lunch, steal your girl and kick your dog at the same time... pshh, get past you.

    • 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.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Daily Show: Josh Lucas (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Sweet Music (One of These Days)
      Written by Alicia Keys

      Produced by Alicia Keys and Kerry Brothers (as Kerry "Krucial" Brothers)

      Performed by Alicia Keys

      Courtesy of MBK/J Records

    User reviews162

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    7/10
    conventional but entertaining sports flick
    "Glory Road" tells the true story of Don Haskins, the basketball coach for Western Texas College, who in the mid 1960's, broke the color barrier in the NCAA by being the first to feature a majority of black players on his team. The movie chronicles the obstacles he and his players faced, as well as their ultimate triumph when the team won the national championship in 1966.

    "Glory Road" worships at the altar of just about every underdog-sports-movie cliché one can imagine, yet the viewer can't help getting caught up in its story anyway. The scenes in the first half of the movie definitely have a familiar ring to them, as we see the coach first alienating his players with his hardnosed tactics, then winning them over by building comradeship and showing them how much they can accomplish when they work together as a team rather than as individuals. However, as with "Remember the Titans," "Glory Road" is more interested in examining the social background of its time period than in merely telling yet another sports-oriented David and Goliath tale. The second half of the film concentrates more on the overt racism the team members face and the surprising courage they and their coach demonstrate in confronting it (could this really be set a mere 40 years ago?). The young actors are uniformly excellent, but it is Josh Lucas as Coach Haskins who delivers the powerhouse performance here. And director James Gartner manages to keep the film moving at a fast clip, never allowing it to get bogged down in message-mongering or overt preachiness.

    Almost in spite of itself, "Glory Road" turns into a genuinely inspiring story about courage and determination in the face of societal pressure and incalculable odds. And that's pretty much what sports stories, familiar though they might be, are really all about.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 13, 2006 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Zafere Doğru
    • Filming locations
      • El Paso, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Walt Disney Pictures
      • Jerry Bruckheimer Films
      • Texas Western Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $42,647,449
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $13,594,734
      • Jan 15, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $42,938,449
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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