'We Are Marshall' featurette now online
The release date for the Warner Bros. movie "We Are Marshall" has been set for Dec. 22, but you can view a 5-minute "featurette" about the movie right now online. Filmed partly in Huntington, the movie recounts the aftermath of the DC-9 charter plane crash that killed 75 people, including much of the Marshall University football team and staff on Nov. 17, 1970. While some in the town and school wanted to cancel the next year's season if not the program, others wanted to press on. Coach Jack Lengyel is played by Matthew McConaughey (at right above) and assistant coach Red Dawson by Matthew Fox (at left).
Take a look at the movie promo right here.
6 Comments:
Something I always wondered about...why did they make this movie? I mean, I was around Huntington then, and while it's nice that they came back and played the next year, didn't the Marshall football team really suck for the next fifteen years? I remember in the early 80s, more than ten years after the crash, they were still using it as an excuse for having terrible teams. They couldn't even get their games on TV back then. They had to pay WPBY to televise them. It wasn't until they finally lucked out and got a series of decent coaches that they became a powerhouse.
And the "We Are Marshall" chant...isn't that something they just came up with in the 90s? I know it was a great sports tragedy and all, but hasn't Marshall moved past it by now? It's like the WTC movie--what's the point,besides wallowing in tragedy?
If this movie is a hit, then they'll finally make that Lynyrd Skynyrd film.
--the debbil
where can i read anonymous' blog? Maybe you should go wallow in, say, I don't know...the sense that people care what you have to say about stuff.
YES!
To Anonymous - Yes, the movie does involve the tragedy in the beginning, but that is not the main focus of the movie, and yes they may have "sucked" as you say for the next fifteen years. But, the whole point of the movie is that they continued to play after the tragedy and did not just give up on the whole program. It shows great courage on behalf of the men that did come out and play for the team, some who had never played football before, and the school and town who stood by them no matter how many games they lost.
Wallowing?, remembering people by a movie or a memorial on the date of the tradegy is not "wallowing" it's a dedication to the memory of the lives that were lost.
Censoring comments now, are we? Made it go away without even a trace.
Why would someone attack this film by making potshots at the team? That's just low.
If you aren't a fan of the team - so be it. But don't try to make light of the situation or disrespect those players and coaches who were brave enough to keep on going, to keep trying even at the risk of losing.
This is a story that is universal. It appeals to all walks of life because the story is simple, yet inspiring.
Way to get attention for yourself. I hope it's everything you wanted.
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