This is a great and a very inspirational true story. It is about a white coach at a small school in El Paso called Texas Western. The coach had such a small recruiting budget that he couldn't get any really good white players, so the coach decides to recruit African-American players. Texas Western starts out good, but can the increasing bigotry of other fans stop them? In this movie the players drink some at bars so I think it should be for kids 10 years and older. This is a great movie with a good message.
Glory Road
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Inspiring sports flick about an underdog team.
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Glory Road was written by Cynthia Fuchs
Parents need to know that this film includes harsh language and imagery emerging from U.S. racism during the 1960s. Characters argue about terms used (spoken and written, in letters and graffiti) include the n-word, "Negro," "colored," and "honky." The Confederate flag appears in multiple shots during the final game. Characters' arguments over race and their on-court competitions lead to shoving and fighting. Some of the game footage shows minor rough play. Players sneak off to drink at a bar and appear at practice the next day hung over. Some white fans at games on the road throw trash at the integrated team as they enter and leave the court. One black player is beaten by a few white thugs, leaving him bloodied and bruised.
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- Families can talk about racism as it is presented here and how it works now. How do disparities in opportunities and hopes result in resentment on all sides? You might also talk about the responsibilities for taking up such struggles: How does the coach engage his players' fight as his own? How does his wife share his commitment? How can sports help to address social and political problems?
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What’s the Story?
Set in the 1960s and based on a true story, GLORY ROAD follows Don Haskins (Josh Lucas), who takes a new job coaching the NCAA team at Texas Western University in El Paso. Don appears to "get" racism and specifically, racist violence against his players. He stays focused on the game, seeing winning as the best way to "instruct" opponents. That is, until he learns he's been getting hate mail at home which his wife has been hiding it from him. Meanwhile, the players deal with the fact that one team member is beaten up in a diner bathroom as they bus through the South. Haskins' most and profound act is to start five black players at the finals, the first time in NCAA history. The starters feels like they've landed "in Bonanza" when they reach Texas, and the white players marvel at the first black people they've ever seen. At the '66 NCAA finals, Haskins' Miners face the much better funded, all Caucasian University of Kentucky champions. They're coached by the unfortunately named Adolph Rupp (Jon Voight), whose exasperation shots feature confederate flags in the background.
Is It Any Good?
Formulaic but well-crafted, Glory Road features a hard-driving coach who inspires his underdog team to athletic and moral victories. James Gartner's movie includes all the expected tricks of the genre, from vintage '60s soundtrack and heart-pounding court action to excellent performances and heartfelt lessons underlined by teary eyes in close-up.
The film spends little time considering anything other than the team dynamics. This leaves the 1960s context (the Vietnam war, the Black Panthers) to TV images and brief comments. That's not to say that these framing devices are ineffective, but they are occasionally set alongside trivial jokey bits. The film also includes enough images of hard violence to underline at least some of the costs for the Miners, not to mention their less well looked after peers. Rousing, manipulative, and predictable, the movie knows its business.
Movie Details
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures, Director: James Gartner
Run time: 106 minutes
Theatrical release: 01/13/2006, DVD release: 06/06/2006
MPAA Rating: PG for for racial issues including violence and epithets, and momentary language.
Run time: 106 minutes
Theatrical release: 01/13/2006, DVD release: 06/06/2006
MPAA Rating: PG for for racial issues including violence and epithets, and momentary language.
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Good life-changing movie.
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Great Movie!
Hello people! This movie is a completely true story. The Minors were the first black NCAA basketball team to win a championship. It wasn't Disney Magic at all. It was a great and true story.
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That was wierd!
It is supposed to be biography right? They focused to much on things lesser the point.
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GREAT MOVIE WITH AWESOME MESSAGE
This movie was inspiring, touching, beautiful and entertaining... and I don't like basketball. So, the beginning was a little cheesier than the story could have been (made it okay for kids) but he realities of racism were shown later. This movie teaches a great moral about believing in yourself no matter what, and knowing that racism is just plain wrong. Excellent movie for anyone.
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A good movie, though predictable. Pure Disney!
Glory Road is a very fun, thoughtful, and well-acted movie.It has some loose ends, and the relationship between Don Haskins and his wife is very hard to follow. From watching this movie, I could tell a lot of stuff got cut. There were uneven spots, characters that never followed through, and stuff that didn't really make sense. Not too much, but definetly a noticable amount. Still touching, even though everybody in the theater knew that the Good Guys were going to win! Two pretty disturbing parts. One is when a player gets beat up in a bathroom. The other is when the team's hotel is vandalized, and blood is dripping from the walls, spelling the "n" word and other horrible, racist things. So just be aware, its a bit scary. Its definetly ok for 11 year-olds though, and I give it 4 stars!
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Good message!
This movie was a great springboard for a discussion about racism with my 7 year old, although I would not have wanted him to watch it without being present to help him understand it. The racism puzzled him; I'm not sure he truly grasps it yet. He enjoyed the game scenes and I secretly went, "Yes!" a few times myself, even though I don't particularly care for basketball. Yeah, we knew how it would end, but we enjoyed the ride, and it made an excellent point in a way that holds kids' attention.
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A great movie dipicting the courage of a coach and a team!
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Typical
Although this was a good movie, movies like this, remember the titans, and miracle all had pretty much the same outline. This was good, but in no way original.
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Great compelling movie but because of strong racial issues i dont suggest this movie for kids under 11. Way to hardcore for 8,9,+10 year olds.
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Great movie. Pretty safe. Recommend for 11+
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Great Movie
Very inspirational good movie. Has some racial slurs but not a big issue. I recommend it for sports lovers and even those not into sports.
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