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We Are Marshall - A movie review

At 7:35 PM on November 14, 1970, Southern Airways Flight 932 crashed into a hill just short of the Tri-State Airport, killing all seventy-five on board. The plane was carrying thirty-seven members of the Marshall University football team, eight members of the coaching staff, twenty-five boosters [including a city councilman, a state legislator, and four of the city's six physicians], four flight crew members, and one employee of the charter company. Enter Matthew McConaughey as last resort new head coach Jack Lengyel and internally conflicted Matthew Fox as assistant coach Red Dawson who take up the cause to rebuild the decimated team. David Strathairn portrays a board controlled President Donald Dedmon who wants to do the best thing for the school and the town.

The film shows great internal political struggle as well as the teams hardships in rebuilding the team from the ground up. There are many touching scenes filled with sorrow, despair, hope and triumph and the best part of the film is it is historically accurate - including the made-for-Hollywood ending. One great sports film that everyone can gain some inner strength from, sport minded or not. We are... MARSHALL!

posted by TheWino @ 9:21 AM