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We Are Marshall (2006)

PG | | Drama, Sport | 22 December 2006 (USA)
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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.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
... Jack Lengyel
... Red Dawson
... Nate Ruffin
... President Dedmon
... Paul Griffen
... Annie Cantrell
... Carole Dawson
... Sandy Lengyel
... Reggie Oliver
... Tom Bogdan
... Gene Morehouse
Christian Kanupke ... Young Keith Morehouse
... Mrs. Morehouse
Kevin Atkins ... George Olson
Mark Patton ... Bill James
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Storyline

In November, 1970, virtually the entire football team and coaches of Marshall University (Huntington, W.V.) die in a plane crash. That spring, led by Nate Ruffin, a player who was ill and missed the fatal flight, students rally to convince the board of governors to play the 1971 season. The college president, Don Dedman, must find a coach, who then must find players. They petition the NCAA to allow freshmen to play, and coach Jack Lengyel motivates and leads young players at the same time that he reexamines the Lombardi creed that winning is the only thing. The father and the fiancée of a player who died find strength to move on. Can Marshall win even one game in 1971? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

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He took a position nobody else wanted, for a team nobody else believed in. Together, they pulled off a miracle nobody else could stop talking about. See more »

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for emotional thematic material, a crash scene, and mild language | See all certifications »

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22 December 2006 (USA)  »

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Box Office

Budget:

$65,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$8,582,508, 24 December 2006

Gross USA:

$43,545,364
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Trivia

(Cameo) William "Red" Dawson as The Morehead State Head Coach See more »

Goofs

During the first half of the Xavier game, a defender recovers a fumble and returns it for a long gain. Until 1990, a defensive player could not advance a recovered fumble. See more »

Quotes

Red Dawson: We got a huge problem on the O line, Coach.
Jack Lengyel: Mm-hmm. I don't think it's because the defensive line is... so spectacular.
Red Dawson: No. No.
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Peace Train
Written by Cat Stevens (as Yusuf Islam)
Performed by Cat Stevens
Courtesy of Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Marshall played Xavier University in 1971. Did Xavier have a football team then?
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I loved this movie
4 January 2007 | by – See all my reviews

I hate football, but I loved this movie! I went to see it because Nate Ruffin was my Supervisor for several years and was the most supportive, understanding human being I've ever known. He often told anyone who would listen how his life took a downward spiral after the crash because he felt so guilty for surviving. But he got his life together and decided the best way he could honor his former teammates was to be an inspiration to others, and he was more than that! Anthony Mackie portrayed Nate wonderfully and caught his spirit of leadership and caring! Nate knew from experience what hardship could do to a person's life and used his story to help many of us through major upheavals in our lives.

The movie matched much of what Nate told us throughout the years, and I think he would be ecstatic that the story was finally told and told this well!
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