Remember the Titans
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| Remember the Titans | |
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 Theatrical poster for Remember the Titans |
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| Directed by | Boaz Yakin |
| Produced by | Jerry Bruckheimer Chad Oman |
| Written by | Gregory Allen Howard |
| Starring | Denzel Washington Will Patton |
| Music by | Trevor Rabin |
| Cinematography | Philippe Rousselot |
| Editing by | Michael Tronick |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 23 September 2000 |
| Running time | 113 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30,000,000 |
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Remember the Titans is an American drama film released in 2000. It was directed by Boaz Yakin, and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer for Walt Disney Pictures, and starred Denzel Washington as Coach Herman Boone. Remember the Titans centers on racial tensions in the football team of the newly integrated T. C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia.
The movie is based on actual events that took place in 1971, when T.C. Williams and the Titans won the Virginia High School League Group AAA state championship. However, the events depicted in the movie differ from history in many important respects.
The film also used many 1960s and early 1970s popular songs like Steam's "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye", Marvin Gaye's & Tammi Tarrell's "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", Ike & Tina Turner's "I Want To Take You Higher", and James Taylor's "Fire and Rain" on its soundtrack. Trevor Rabin composed the instrumental score, of which "Titan's Spirit" was the only cue added to the soundtrack; a 7 minute exploration of the movie's energetic themes. It is used presently on many sports telecasts, particularly those on NBC, which has used the score during its closing credits montage for the last three Olympic Games (Salt Lake 2002, Athens 2004, and Torino 2006), along with the final closing credits montage for their 12-year run with the NBA in 2002.
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[edit] Cast
- Denzel Washington as Coach Herman Boone
- Will Patton as Coach Bill Yoast
- Wood Harris as Julius Campbell
- Ryan Hurst as Gerry Bertier
- Donald Faison as Petey Jones
- Craig Kirkwood as Jerry 'Rev' Harris
- Ethan Suplee as Louie Lastik
- Kip Pardue as Ronnie 'Sunshine' Bass
- Hayden Panettiere as Sheryl Yoast
- Nicole Ari Parker as Carol Boone
- Kate Bosworth as Emma Hoyt
- Earl Poitier as Blue Stanton
- Ryan Gosling as Alan Bosley
- Burgess Jenkins as Ray Budds
[edit] Soundtrack
Trevor Rabin was the music director in Remember the Titans. He wrote 12 pieces for Remember the Titans but only one ended up on its soundtrack. This piece was "Titans Spirit". to listen to this piece click on this link. [1]
[edit] Trivia
- Was filmed at Druid Hills High School[2], outside of Atlanta.
- Just as in the movie, T.C. Williams trained at Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. However, the exterior shots of buildings and monuments barely resemble those at Gettysburg College, despite "looking historical." No "on-location" filming took place at Gettysburg College. No on-location shooting was done in Alexandria, VA, either, and the high school and fields don't resemble the actual T.C. Williams, nor does the city much resemble Alexandria.
- When the team finishes its run over the battlefield at Gettysburg, Coach Boone references "Fifty thousand men died right here on this field," but this is incorrect. In fact, total casualties, i.e., killed, wounded, captured, missing, totaled between 46,000 and 51,000. Deaths were under 10,000. (more details at Battle of Gettysburg)
- Opened with a gross of $20.905m in the USA and prevented September 2000 from being one of the worst months for movies ever.[citation needed]
- The football camp scenes were filmed at Berry College, in Rome, Georgia.
- While the movie understandably dramatized the team as underdogs who overcome adversity to win the state championship, in reality the team is still remembered as one of the most talented in Virginia history, especially on defense. Most opponents were over-matched. T.C. Williams' actual opponent in the state championship was Andrew Lewis High School of Salem, Virginia. T.C. Williams won 27-0 in the actual match. However, the championship game was different in the film as the championship game opponent was George C. Marshall High School, a team that had given the Titans a more competitive game in the regular season. The movie preserved that the title game was played at Victory Stadium in Roanoke, Virginia.
- The movie's premiere was held at the famous Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California.
- In real life, Sheryl Yoast passed away in 1996 at the age of 34, due to a heart condition that went unnoticed for years.
- In the movie Bill Yoast had only one daughter, in real life Mr. Yoast had 4 daughters.
- At the premiere the then-President Bill Clinton was present.
- Coincidently, the film's composer, Trevor Rabin, is South African and grew up during South Africa's Apartheid years, which closely paralleled the divisions depicted in the film.
- Julius Campbell's mother and brother died shortly before the film was released.
[edit] Awards/Nominations
- Best Actor (Denzel Washington), Won
- Best Screenplay, Adapted or Original (Gregory Allen Howard), Won
- Outstanding Motion Picture, Won
- Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture, (Denzel Washington), Won
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (Nicole Ari Parker), Nominated
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Wood Harris), Nominated
- Outstanding Youth Performance (Krysten Leigh Jones), Nominated
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