Remember the Titans
| Remember the Titans | |
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 Theatrical poster for Remember the Titans | |
| Directed by | Boaz Yakin |
| Written by | Gregory Allen Howard |
| Produced by | Jerry Bruckheimer Chad Oman |
| Starring | Denzel Washington Will Patton Donald Faison Ethan Suplee |
| Cinematography | Philippe Rousselot |
| Edited by | Michael Tronick |
| Music by | Trevor Rabin |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Pictures |
Release date | 23 September 2000 |
Running time | 113 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30,000,000 |
Remember the Titans is an American sports and drama film released in 2000. It was directed by Boaz Yakin, and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer for Walt Disney Pictures, and starred Denzel Washington as Coach Herman Boone. Remember the Titans centers on racial tensions in the football team of the newly integrated T. C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia. The critical and commercial success of the movie led to Disney producing many other sports films.
Plot
The film is based on true events and takes place in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1971, at recently desegregated T.C. Williams High School. Herman Boone (Denzel Washington) is hired as head coach for the school's football team, taking the place of head coach Bill Yoast (Will Patton). Yoast at first refuses Boone's offer of a position as assistant head coach, but then changes his mind. The black and white members of the football team clash in racially-motivated conflicts on a few occasions throughout their time at football camp. But after forceful coaxing and team building efforts by Coach Boone, eventually the team manages to achieve some form of unity, as well as success. The main conflict is taken to a personal level by the portrayal of the conflict between Gerry Bertier (Ryan Hurst) and Julius Campbell (Wood Harris), two players of equally outstanding athletic ability, but different ethnic backgrounds, who at first can't stand one another but eventually become sworn brothers (the turning point of their relationship becomes a focal point for the team in its racially divided ways giving way to true unity). Upon return to school, the team runs through its regular season competition undefeated while battling racial prejudice typical of the American South. The All Star player, Gerry Bertier, is in an automobile accident while celebrating one of the team's victories and is sent to hospital. While Bertier is unable to play in the final game due to his injuries (including paralysis), the team goes on to win the championship, and sets an example for the town.
Cast
- Denzel Washington - Coach Herman Boone
- Will Patton - Coach Bill Yoast
- Wood Harris - Julius Campbell
- Ryan Hurst - Gerry Bertier
- Donald Faison - Petey Jones
- Craig Kirkwood - Jerry 'Rev' Harris
- Ethan Suplee - Louie Lastik
- Kip Pardue - Ronnie 'Sunshine' Bass
- Hayden Panettiere - Sheryl Yoast
- Nicole Ari Parker - Carol Boone
- Kate Bosworth - Emma Hoyt
- Earl Poitier - Blue Stanton
- Ryan Gosling - Alan Bosley
- Burgess Jenkins - Ray Budds
- Neal Ghant - Glascoe
- Krysten Leigh Jones - Nikki Boone
Music and soundtrack
Trevor Rabin was the music director in Remember the Titans. He wrote 12 pieces for Remember the Titans, but only one ended up on its soundtrack. This piece was "Titans Spirit".[1]
The film also used many 1960s and early 1970s popular songs like Steam's "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye", Marvin Gaye's & Tammi Tarrell's "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", Ike & Tina Turner's "I Want To Take You Higher", and James Taylor's "Fire and Rain" on its soundtrack. Eric Burdon and War's song "Spill The Wine" was also used briefly. Trevor Rabin composed the instrumental score, of which "Titan's Spirit" was the only cue added to the soundtrack; a 7 minute exploration of the movie's energetic themes. It is used presently on many sports telecasts, particularly those on NBC, which has used the score during its closing credits montage for the last three Olympic Games (Salt Lake 2002, Athens 2004, and Torino 2006), along with the final closing credits montage for their 12-year run with the NBA in 2002.
Locations
Several locations around metro Atlanta were used for filming. This included Druid Hills High School, Shamrock Middle School, Paulding County High School[2], Covington, GA, Newton County's Sharp Stadium, Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, and the stadiums of Sprayberry High School in Marietta and Etowah High School in Woodstock Georgia. Also used was Berry College in Rome, Georgia.
The Perry High School Pride of the Crossroads Band from Perry, Georgia, played the T.C. Williams High School band.
References
External links
- Remember the Titans at IMDb
- Remember the Titans Blu-ray Disc
- Original Titans FAQ on the accuracy of the movie
- Director's Cut DVD Review with a list of film revisions
- Background on the people the movie was based upon
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