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DVD : We Are Marshall (Widescreen Edition)In association with Amazon.comstarring: Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox, Anthony Mackie, David Strathairn, Ian McShane directed by: McG  List Price: $28.98 Amazon.com's Price: $5.99 You Save: $22.99 (79%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Brand: Warner Brothers EAN: 0012569835122 Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Warner Home Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: September 18, 2007 Running Time: 131 minutes Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: December 22, 2006 Sales Rank: 1104 MPN: WARD83512D Related Items:
Editorial Review: Description: Football is a game that knocks you down, then expects you to get back up. Life hit the West Virginia town of Huntington and its Marshall University even harder. When it did, Jack Lengyel came by to help pull them onto their feet by taking the job no one wanted: rebuilding the Marshall football program only months after a plane crash wiped out Marshall's beloved Thundering Herd. Matthew McConaughey portrays Lengyel, the energetic, compassionate coach of inexperienced players whose chances of victory are slim and none. They'll go with the slim. And as they do, their true-life story of heart, healing, and football will thrill and inspire you. It's game day. Time to play till the whistle blows! DVD Features: Documentary Theatrical Trailer Amazon.com: There seems to be no end to beating-the-odds football movies these days, and if they all peak with a breathless moment of anticipation during a clutch play, then We Are Marshall, based on a true story, has plenty of (mostly good) company. Matthew McConaughey plays Jack Lengyel, who becomes head coach--more or less by default--of Marshall University's rebuilding varsity football team in Huntington, W. Va., after the school's 37-member team and coaches (and a number of others) die in a plane crash in the Appalachian Mountains on Nov. 14, 1970. Facing an indifferent college president (David Strathairn) ready to shut the football program down, a morose assistant coach (Matthew Fox), and a charged-up player (Anthony Mackie) who missed the doomed flight due to an injury, Lengyel is faced with fielding a new team and putting the players through their paces. There are the usual, perhaps too-familiar, training montages and field action, but screenwriter Jamie Linden and director McG (Charlie's Angels) also draw some very good performances from the likes of Kate Mara and Ian McShane, contributing to an emotional tapestry conveying a powerful sense of how such a sizable loss affects a small community. --Tom Keogh On the DVD Introduced by director McG, "Legendary Coaches" (37 minutes) has real-life coach Jack Lengyel (portrayed in the film by Matthew McConaughey) recalling his time at Marshall and reading a letter he received from President Nixon. Then five championship coaches discuss their coaching philosophies and overcoming adversity: Bobby Bowden (Florida State football, and also portrayed in the film as the 1971 coach at West Virginia), Pat Summit (Tennessee women's basketball), Lute Olsen (Arizona men's basketball), George Horton (Cal State Fullerton baseball), and John Wooden (UCLA men's basketball). Also included are a current promotional spot for Marshall University and the theatrical trailer. --David Horiuchi More We Are Marshall
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 Rating:  - We R Marshall DVDIt was a gift as far as I know the product was good.....no comments were made from the recipient. Rating:  - We are MarshallI had seen this movie, loved it and chose it for a gift. My product arrived in wonderful shape,well-packaged. It was shipped and arrived very quickly. Rating: - MARSHALLLet me first make clear, I usually am no fan of Matthew McConaughey, the guy drives me nuts, but in this he really fits. I had no intention of seeing this film, because as I stated above, I cant stand McConaughey, but a friend lent it to me and went on and on about it, so I decided to give it shot, afterall, it's a DVD, I could just stop in the middle if I could not stomach McConaughey, but to my surprise not only did in not want to retch at the site of McConaughey, I actaully liked him in this ... Read More Rating: - We are all Marshall!This movie is based on a true story. In 1971, a charter plane carrying the entire Marshall university football team + the coaching staff and trainers crashed. There were no survivors. It was a tragedy that shook the entire nation in a way that the United State would not experience again until the shootings @ VA Tech a few yrs ago. In the aftermath, there was much consternation as to whether Marshall would even continue its football program - at least in the near-term. Enter an ... Read More Rating: - Movies about football are better than the real thingBased on a true story, this movie is about a town healing from a shocking tradegy where 65 people were killed in a plane crash. People wanted hope and hope came in the form of football. Football unified the community, gave sense of purpose, a team too believe in, an escape from the drudger of steel production, and a wholesome sense of value. The President convinced the NCAA to play freshmen, a move that would lead to his dismisal. The President finds a coach willing to rebuild the team. Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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