Undefeated (2011)

Chronicles three underprivileged students from inner-city Memphis and their volunteer coach who tries to help them beat the odds on and off the field.

Directors:

Daniel Lindsay, T.J. Martin

Stars:

Bill Courtney, O.C. Brown, Montrail 'Money' Brown

Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Montrail 'Money' Brown	...	Himself
O.C. Brown	...	Himself
Bill Courtney	...	Himself
Chavis Daniels	...	Himself
Jeff Germany	...	Himself

Storyline

A documentary that follows the Manassas Tigers football team, a severely underfunded and underprivileged football team -- who were even hired out as a practice team for more successful schools -- as they reverse their fortunes, thanks to coach Bill Courtney.

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Plot Keywords:

coach | football | high school | underdog | football movie | 

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Taglines:

The game is the easy part.

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Genres:

Documentary | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 August 2012 (UK)

Also Known As:

Imbatidos

Filming Locations:

Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$33,165, 19 February 2012, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$562,218

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$583,844

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zipper Bros Films, Five Smooth Stones Productions, Level 22 Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Dolby SR SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was shot with no lighting or boom microphones. The two filmmaker's were the only one's running cameras, besides a some of the games. The camera's used were Panasonic HPX 170's.

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Quotes

Bill Courtney: The character of a man is not measured in how he handles his wins, but what he does with his failures

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Connections

Version of Undefeated

User Reviews

Real

Sometimes you start a project with a different goal than it eventually ends up to. The filmmakers hit the Jackpot in more than one sense here. On the other hand winning the Oscar might have raised the bar/expectations from people who might have watched this as a normal documentary and therefor might have liked it more.

This documentary sometimes might feel like it lacks the drive Hollywood movies have. But that is because it is real and because everything you see in here is what happened. It still is dramatized, but not to the extent you see in the movies. You also shouldn't forget, that those are not actors, but real people (and please don't confuse real people with "reality TV") doing their thing. The camera is not distracting and the tension is felt throughout.

One really good sport documentary