But about a mile from the tristate airport runway, the airplane struck trees on a hill, cutting a 75foot wide, 279foot long 22. How do a university and a small town of 50,000 people respond to a massive tragedy that affected so many students and town residents. It also stars josh gad, kate hudson, dan stevens, sterling k. Its crew had filed an accurate flight plan and adhered to it. This film contains some strong language and subject matter, but no offfield violence. The absolute best historically accurate westerns true west. They got a bit restless toward the end, but both liked the film.
Yes, said former marshall head football coach jack lengyel. Eastern standard time est, and the flight, expected to take 52 minutes, progressed normally. We are marshall may not be a very enjoyable movie, but at least the badness is in good taste. Dec 22, 2006 we are marshall may not be a very enjoyable movie, but at least the badness is in good taste. How accurate was the portrayal of marshalls win over xavier. In 1971, blowing up lowresolution film would result in grainy footage. In the game against xavier, on the final play in which reggie oliver throws the dramatic, gamewinning td pass, the defensive lineman hits him just as he releases the ball. Oct, 2017 marshall, which is based on true events from marshalls career as a young lawyer, retells the accounts of a rape case, the state of connecticut v. We are marshall 2006 trailers and clips in 1970, marshall university and the small town of huntington, w. Dec 25, 2019 walter mcmillians ordeal is more or less accurately portrayed in just mercy.
Hes sent to connecticut to defend joseph spell sterling k. It stars chadwick boseman as thurgood marshall, the first africanamerican supreme court justice, and focuses on one of the first cases of his career, the state of connecticut v. As the film, directed by mcg the charlies angels movies from a wooden screenplay by jamie linden, follows a handful of huntington residents during the months after. Plane crash occurs in an instant an electrical zap on screen, followed by black screen, then shots of flaming wreckage in the woods.
Marshall is a 2017 american biographical legal drama film directed by reginald hudlin and written by michael and jacob koskoff. We are marshall and the marshall story hollywood vs reality. Nov, 2006 and he got to live out his passion in the new warner bros. Oct, 2017 but the movie s missteps and overreaches are all of a piece. It is not a football movie, but the story of a great tragedy that befell a community and how they managed to pull themselves back together. Marshall could have been a magnificent opportunity to tell the story of a great man. With chadwick boseman, josh gad, kate hudson, sterling k. In the movie, robert graysmith is alerted to handwriting similarities between rick marshalls movie posters that he drew and the handwriting in the zodiac letters. Local newspapers site about the plane crash and the we are marshall movie. For decades, players, coaches, fans and families have come together to cheer on marshall universitys thundering herd. Matthew mcconaughey almost runs we are marshall to the end zone. And he got to live out his passion in the new warner bros.
The last kingdom is based on a series of novels by bernard cornwell. We are marshall is a very good sports movie that successfully portrays the horrific tragedy that suddenly befell a university and its surrounding community. In a vigorous discussion with my brother about the merits of the film, and whether one should judge a film solely on its own merits, the issue of truth came up. Marshall university is committed to an accurate portrayal of the.
We are marshall we are marshall tells an inspiring true story set in huntington, west virginia, a small town steeped in the rich tradition of college football. When asked if the movie was an accurate depiction of the events from the early 1970s, lengyel gave. Still, the way that marshall situates the plaintiff, eleanor strubing, as a supposed victim is accurate, as are the films scenes showing how the events tabloid frenzy revealed the depth of the. Rewatching driven, the least accurate indycar movie ever made, on its 19th anniversary. So, if the main character is mostly made up, how accurate is the rest of the show. We are marshall 2006 in 1970, marshall university and the small town of huntington, w. For decades, players, coaches, fans and families have come together to. Coach lengyel actually took all his marshall teams to spring hill cemetery every year before the first game to explain to them what exactly happened. Coach lengyel actually took all his marshall teams to spring hill. Pictures film tells the story of the marshall university football team after a 1970 plane crash that killed all 75 people aboard, including most of the team members, staff and.
Jan 01, 2007 watched we are marshall the other day, and didnt really like it. Dec 22, 2006 a movie like we are marshall stands or falls on its ability to make you feel the pain and loss of individuals in a place where community pride and football are one and the same. The only real difference between the movie and reality is the fact that reality was a yard screen pass won the game for marshall, not a. In this sense, the film is accurate, but its not necessarily a representative movie about marshalls courtroom prowess for which hes known. During our factcheck of the marshall movie, we confirmed that one of his greatgrandfathers was born in the democratic republic of the congo. The battle of midway marked the first decisive victory for american forces in the pacific theater during wwii. But on a fateful night in 1970, while traveling back to huntington after a game in north carolina, 75 members of marshalls football team and coaching staff were killed in a plane crash. Learn the real story behind the film we are marshall. Dec 22, 2006 marshall university one john marshall drive huntington, wv 25755 3046963170. Director roland emmerichs midway, which is based on the true story of the battle of midway, covers roughly six months of the war in the pacific, from the attack on pearl harbor through the decisive battle around midway atoll, which turned the tide of the war in favor of the u. Brown, a black man working as a chauffeur who stands accused of raping his employer, a white woman named eleanor sturbing kate hudson. Both marshall and friedman are excellent role models, though they do have flaws, and the movie doesnt make their work look easy or necessarily heroic. It wasnt said exactly the way it was in the movie but it is probably about 8090 percent accurate. It is not a football movie, but the story of a great tragedy that befell a community and how they managed.
We all loved itin fact, when the movie ended people in the theater applauded, which i have not seen happen at the end of a movie for decades. In marshall, a new movie starring chadwick boseman and josh gad, the future supreme court justice thurgood marshall argues a case for a black man accused of rape. Well, i can pretty much guarantee that the vast majority of those critics that gave this movie a bad rating did not even watch it and just looked at the name of the director and the. Chatting college football with former marshall coach jack. Jan 22, 2018 this film provides an accurate portrayal of the bloody, violent postcivil war period, warts and all. While on set of the film in atlanta, georgia, we sat down with matthew. In the movie we are marshall, thousands of students gathered outside on the lawn during a board meeting to support the reinstatement of the football program, did this really happen. When its flying through the air, its a perfect spiral. The farther away from the courtroom we get, the more marshall starts to feel like a detective thriller with subtle western movie accents. The story told in we are marshall sounds a little like the invention of a screenwriter, but the airplane crash that took the lives of college football players really took place. With matthew mcconaughey, matthew fox, anthony mackie, david strathairn.
The only real difference between the movie and reality is the fact that reality was a yard screen pass won the game for marshall, not a hail mary. Poignant and dramatic, this remarkable film still manages to maintain a feeling of optimism in the midst of catastrophe. Apr 27, 2020 we may earn a commission through links on our site. Miller 1971 the town being built as the movie opens and progresses is quite authentic, showing walls and roofs unfinished, and boards hanging out. The true story behind marshall history smithsonian. His 11 books tell the story of uhtred of bebbanburg. Based on a true story, we are marshall focuses on the recovery of the marshall university football team and the surrounding west virginia community following the november 1970 plane crash that killed 75 team members, coaches, and boosters. But this film is so obvious in its methods and so repetitive with its uplifting messages that i suspect most will grow weary in the first 20 minutes. Uhtred was a name found in the ancestors family tree and little. Spell is further accused of driving her to a bridge, throwing her into the water. We are marshall is a 2006 american historical drama biopic film directed by mcg. Positive my dad got free movie tickets from work so we decided to go see we are marshall. For this team and this community, marshall football is more than just a sport, its a way of life.
His successor, africanamerican justice clarence thomas, is a republican. Watched we are marshall the other day, and didnt really like it. In marshall, its 1941, and thurgood marshall chadwick boseman is working as a trial lawyer for the naacp. Rewatching driven, the least accurate indycar movie ever. Actors anthony mackie, left, and arlen escarpeta, right, pose for a photo at the movie premiere of we are marshall at the keithalbee theater in downtown huntington, w. They include former san francisco movie projectionist rick marshall and others. He was arrested in 1987 and charged with the murder of ronda morrison, an. The plane, a mcdonnell douglas dc931, had flown from atlanta, georgia to kinston, north carolina to pick up its passengers. Marshall, which is based on true events from marshalls career as a young lawyer, retells the accounts of a rape case, the state of connecticut v. The plot was good, and i think it was about time the story was told. But the movie s missteps and overreaches are all of a piece.
We are marshall howstuffworks entertainment howstuffworks. User score is much more accurate than the critic score. It looks difficult, dangerous, and frustrating, with great risk and possibly very little reward. Whether it was hollywood or not, it was a fun, good movie full of sorrow and laughter. Filmgoers choose movies such as we are marshall to be inspired, and manipulation of their feelings is part of that game. Feb 01, 2008 in the movie we are marshall, thousands of students gathered outside on the lawn during a board meeting to support the reinstatement of the football program, did this really happen. We are marshall is a well groomed, feel good, inspiring film that is fun for the whole family. How accurate was the marshall game against xavier university. A good friend of mine, was a student at marshall at the.
Marshall fumbles in telling moving true story sfgate. At least, if we want to believe to his whats the point in making a biographical movie if the reported facts are not accurate. Having seen the first two earlier in the year, i was not that excited for we are marshall. It was that same community that welcomed with open arms the filming of the movie we are marshall. One day, not today, not tomorrow, not this season, probably not next season either but one day, you and i are gonna wake up and suddenly we re gonna be like every other team in every other sport where winning is everything and nothing else matters. Many of the players they attempted to recruit did in fact end up as mountaineers as the movie showed, he said. How historically accurate is the rest of the movie. Oct, 2017 still, the way that marshall situates the plaintiff, eleanor strubing, as a supposed victim is accurate, as are the films scenes showing how the events tabloid frenzy revealed the depth of the. We are marshall and the marshall story hollywood vs. We felt that the movie definitely brought conversation about death, and it was a good time to share with them about loss. It depicts the aftermath of the 1970 plane crash that killed 75 people.
Aug 31, 2009 it was that same community that welcomed with open arms the filming of the movie we are marshall. We are marshall 2006 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. How can i be certain that this film was accurate and portrayed my family member in a good light. The gridiron gang, invinsible, and we are marshall.
Walter mcmillians ordeal is more or less accurately portrayed in just mercy. He was arrested in 1987 and charged with the murder of ronda morrison, an 18yearold white woman who was shot in. And surprisingly enough, these 10 details are perfectly spot on. Marshall university one john marshall drive huntington, wv 25755 3046963170.
December 22, 2006 we are marshall tells an inspiring true story set in huntington, west virginia, a small town steeped in the rich tradition of college football. The story of thurgood marshall, the crusading lawyer who would become the first africanamerican supreme court justice, as he battles through one of his careerdefining cases. Following six months of bad news that began with japans attack on pearl harbor, which kicks off the film, midway was the first significant step in a threeyear campaign to defeat japan. But on a fateful night in 1970, while traveling back to huntington after a game in north carolina, 75 members of marshall s football team and coaching staff were killed in a plane crash. A movie like we are marshall stands or falls on its ability to make you feel the pain and loss of individuals in a place where community pride and football are one and the same. In the shot when he releases it, the pass is wobbling badly out of his hand, in fact, it appears to be endoverend.