Woodlawn (2015)

A gifted high school football player must learn to embrace his talent and his faith as he battles racial tensions on and off the field.

Directors:

Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin

Writers:

Jon Erwin, Todd Gerelds (book)

Stars:

Caleb Castille, Sean Astin, Jon Voight

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sean Astin	...	Hank Erwin
Nic Bishop	...	Tandy Gerelds
Caleb Castille	...	Tony Nathan
Sherri Shepherd	...	Momma Nathan
Jon Voight	...	Paul Bryant
Joy Brunson	...	Johnnie
Lance E. Nichols	...	Junior (as Lance Nichols)
DeVon Franklin	...	Preacher
C. Thomas Howell	...	Shorty
Kevin Sizemore	...	Jerry Stearns
Brett Rice	...	Whitehurst
Virginia Williams	...	Debbie
Brando Eaton	...	Morton
Richard Kohnke	...	Jeff Rutledge
Jet Jurgensmeyer	...	Todd

Storyline

A gifted high school football player must learn to embrace his talent and his faith as he battles racial tensions on and off the field.

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Plot Keywords:

faith | team | coach | high school | christianity | 

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Taglines:

One Hope. One Truth. One Way (John 14:6)

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Genres:

Drama | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic elements including some racial tension/violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 October 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

A futball hite

Filming Locations:

Legion Field - 400 Graymont Avenue W, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,002,226, 16 October 2015, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$14,393,862, 7 February 2016

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kevin Downes Productions,Crescent City Pictures,FortyFour Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

123 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This movie marks the second time Jon Voight has portrayed a legendary college coach. In Glory Road (2006), he portrayed Adolph Rupp.

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Goofs

Whilst the game scores are correctly shown on the blackboard and at the football fields, the order of the games and dates listed differ to the actual events that occurred in 1973.

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Quotes

Paul Bryant: You know the difference between you and these people? They're cowards, and you ain't.

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Connections

Featured in One: The Woodlawn Study: Who Is Your Team? (2016)

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Soundtracks

Simple Man
Written by Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant
Performed by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Courtesy of The MCA Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Worth seeing

Saw s screening of this a couple of months ago. The movie is pretty good even though i think there should have been a little more development in some of the characters. It would have came together a little better in the end. I would definitely recommend it though. This is a Christian move so of course there will be many haters just for this fact. Yes it is a little preachy but not so embarrassing as a lot of others. If this wasn't based on a true story, i would have given it a lower rating because it seemed to be a little too far fetched ( in a good way ). But i asked one of the persons at the screening who was involved with the picture if this really happened as it was shown and he said yes, it was. This isn't just a football movie. Its a lot more, so don't go in expecting just another Christian football movie. If you do want a good Christian football movie, see 'When the Game Stands Tall' So it is a great story that really happened. There are a few things that weren't explained fully that left me wanting more but nevertheless, i liked it. You wont be disappointed..