We Are Marshall

20062006
PGPG
2h 11m

Matthew McConaughey in We Are Marshall (2006)

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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 ... Read allWhen 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.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.

Director
- McG
Writers
- Jamie Linden(screenplay)
- Cory Helms(story)
Stars

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Awards
- 1 nomination

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Matthew McConaughey in We Are Marshall (2006)

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Matthew McConaughey and Matthew Fox in We Are Marshall (2006)

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Matthew McConaughey and Matthew Fox in We Are Marshall (2006)

Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox, Jack Lengyel, and Red Dawson in We Are Marshall (2006)

Matthew McConaughey in We Are Marshall (2006)

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Matthew McConaughey and Ian McShane in We Are Marshall (2006)

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Director
- McG
Writers
- Jamie Linden(screenplay) (story)
- Cory Helms(story)
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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? —<jhailey@hotmail.com>

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Taglines
- From the ashes we rose
Genres
- Drama
- Sport
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG for emotional thematic material, a crash scene, and mild language
Parents guide

Trivia
Southern Airways Flight 932 was a chartered DC-9, from Kinston, NC (ISO) to Huntington-Tri-State/Milton Airport (HTS) in Ceredo, West Virginia. The plane was carrying 37 team members, eight members of the coaching staff, 25 boosters, four flight crew, and one charter company employee. On November 14, 1970, at 7:35 PM, the plane crashed into a hill just short of Tri-State Airport, killing all 75 on board. Because it was the team's only chartered flight of the season, many prominent citizens were on board, including a city councilman, a state legislator, and four of the city's six physicians. Seventy children lost one parent in the crash; an additional 18 were orphaned.

Goofs
In spring 1971, Jack Lengyel and Red Dawson approach WVU football coach Bobby Bowden for use of his "veer" formation. Dawson says the two schools "are rivals." Bowden agrees to help, saying "We don't play y'all this year." WVU and Marshall are basketball rivals; they hadn't played each other in football since 1923, and didn't again until 1997.

Quotes
Jack Lengyel: For those of you who may not know, this is the final resting place for six members of the 1970 Thundering Herd. The plane crash that took their lives was so severe, so absolute, that their bodies were unable to be identified. So they were buried here. Together. Six players. Six teammates. Six Sons of Marshall. This is our past, gentlemen. This is where we have been. This is how we got here. This is who we are. Today, I want to talk about our opponent this afternoon. They're bigger, faster, stronger, more experienced and on paper, they're just better. And they know it too. But I want to tell you something that they don't know. They don't know your heart. I do. I've seen it. You have shown it to me. You have shown this coaching staff, your teammates. You have shown yourselves just exactly who you are in here.
[Thumps his chest]
Jack Lengyel: When you take that field today, you've got to lay that heart on the line, men. From the souls of your feet, with every ounce of blood you've got in your body, lay it on the line until the final whistle blows. And if you do that, if you do that, we cannot lose. We may be behind on the scoreboard at the end of the game but if you play like that we cannot be defeated. Now we came here today to remember six young men and sixty-nine others who will not be on the field with you today, but they will be watching. You can bet your ass that they'll be gritting their teeth with every snap of that football. You understand me? How you play today, from this moment on is how you will be remembered. This is your opportunity to rise from these ashes and grab glory. We are...
Young Thundering Herd: Marshall!
Jack Lengyel: We are.
Young Thundering Herd: Marshall!
Jack Lengyel: We are!
Young Thundering Herd: Marshall!
Jack Lengyel: The funerals end today!

Crazy credits
There are no opening credits, not even a title.

Connections
Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Michael Jackson's This Is It/The House of the Devil/Gentlemen Broncos (2009)

Soundtracks
Sons of Marshall
Performed by The Marshall University Marching Thunder
Courtesy of Marshall University

Top review

UK non USA football fan

loved the film and the closeness of it all always amazes me when i see small towns so behind it,s sports team ,true or Hollywood ideals i have no idea was weird seeing ian mckshane as an American (the one post who dissed him about the stone look and the thousand mile stare has never lost some thing so precious and i hope they never do lost a baby girl and believe me i have a cracking son and a grt partner but i do some times slip into that stare myself and life is gone and the "what if" controls the mind) but still cant see him and a yank mc as coach in the clip i saw he took the part well and gave it a world of cliché,s that some peoples life are but he did it with heart in the UK i have no idea if it will do well but i enjoyed lots!! and yes i do suspend disbelief in films i,m here to be entertained and for the most suspend my anachronisms and cynical approach to life hey i can still listen to the bard if i really want to escape into real fantasy !!

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yorkymal-1
Dec 23, 2006

Marshall played Xavier University in 1971. Did Xavier have a football team then?

Release date
- December 22, 2006 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Official site
- Official site
Language
- English
Also known as
- Untitled Marshall University Football Project
Filming locations
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Production companies
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Budget
- $65,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $43,545,364
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,114,264
- Dec 24, 2006
Gross worldwide
- $43,545,364

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Runtime
2 hours 11 minutes
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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