Glory Road [UMD for PSP]
![Glory Road [UMD for PSP]](/Images/B000EXZFDA/medium.jpg) | Directed by James Gartner Starring: Josh Lucas, Derek Luke, Austin Nichols, Jon Voight, Evan Jones Walt Disney Video, 2006, UMD for PSP Customer Rating: 84 reviews Recommend |
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The studio that brought you REMEMBER THE TITANS now delivers another winner with this exciting and inspirational true story of the team that changed college basketball — and the nation — forever! Josh Lucas (SWEET HOME ALABAMA) stars as future Hall of Fame coach Don Haskins of tiny Texas Western University, who bucks convention by simply starting the best players he can find: history's first all-African American lineup. In a turbulent time of social and political change, their unlikely success sends shock waves through the sport that follow the underdog Miners all the way to an epic showdown with all-white, #1 ranked Kentucky for the National Championship!
One of the greatest basketball games in NCAA history is immortalized in Glory Road, an engaging sports movie that dramatizes a pivotal milestone in the racial integration of college athletics. While it may not be as rousing as similar movies like Hoosiers or Friday Night Lights, this fact-based drama gains depth and substance from the groundbreaking achievement of Don Haskins (well-played by Josh Lucas), who coached the 1965-66 team from Texas Western University to the NCAA championship, using the first-ever all-black lineup in the championship game and forever changing the rules of college basketball. Texas Western's underdog season is followed from anxious start to glorious finish, as Haskins recruits many of his black star players from the North, including Bobby Joe Hill (Derek Luke) and Willie Cager (Damaine Radcliff), and this typically wholesome Disney film doesn't flinch from the harsh realities of racial tension (including player beatings and vandalized motel rooms) that Texas Western's black players had to struggle against as their victories began to draw national attention. Jon Voight (under heavy makeup) makes a memorable cameo appearance as legendary Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp, whose favored all-white team was no match for Texas Western, and Haskins' unforgettable achievement is celebrated in an end-credits sequence that demonstrates the positive ripple-effect of his color-blind coaching. Glory Road relies a bit too heavily on sports-movie clichés, but its shortcomings are easily overlooked in favor of its greater historical significance. — Jeff Shannon
Title: Glory Road [UMD for PSP]
Sales Rank: 21602 in DVD
Actor: Josh Lucas, Derek Luke, Austin Nichols, Jon Voight, Evan Jones
Director: James Gartner
Studio: Walt Disney Video, 2006-06-06, Theatrical Release: 2006-01-13
Format: Color, Widescreen, Acpect Ratio 2.40:1
Languages: English (Original Language)
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region Code: 1
Running Time: 118 minutes
Item Dimensions: 0.2 pounds
Package Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches, 0.2 pounds
- Great Movie
- I'm so happy that most of America now treats all Americans equal most of time. The 60's were a sad, scary time. The movie was superb! More reviews
- Unfair to whites...
- I think most reasonable Americans will say that they are not racist and deplore it. This is different then saying you agree with cultural values that certain races have proposed to adopt for themselves. Glory Road is a fine story, no disagreement, but like all racial movies, it lacks honesty, and fair dealing. Truth be told, racism is not… More reviews
- quite disappointed
- The movie was way too similar to Remember the Titans and they're portrayal of coach Rupp was disturbing. I agree with one of the previous posts that they changed a lot just to make the movie more appealing. The movie made it seem as if black players were a whole new thing when coach Haskins introduced this team when in reality… More reviews
- Excellent!!!!
- This is one of the best movies I've seen. It brought out the issue of race back in the 60s without being graphic. Very well done.… More reviews
- Superb Acting, Great Movie!!!
- This movie was fantastic, Josh Lucas was great. I had so much fun watching this and it was about so much more than just a basketball team winning in the NCAA. It was about the 60's, racism, and getting past all of that. What is so sad, is our world has not changed much since then. More people need to see this… More reviews
