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| We Are Marshall (Widescreen Edition) | 
 enlarge | Director: Mcg
Actors: Matthew Mcconaughey, Matthew Fox, Anthony Mackie, David Strathairn, Ian Mcshane
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (109 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1235
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 131 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: WARD83512D
UPC: 012569835122
EAN: 0012569835122
ASIN: B00005JPBO
Release Date: September 18, 2007
Theatrical Release Date: December 22, 2006
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Description
Football is a game that knocks you down, then expects you to get back up. Life hit the West Virginia town of Huntington and its Marshall University even harder. When it did, Jack Lengyel came by to help pull them onto their feet by taking the job no one wanted: rebuilding the Marshall football program only months after a plane crash wiped out Marshall's beloved Thundering Herd. Matthew McConaughey portrays Lengyel, the energetic, compassionate coach of inexperienced players whose chances of victory are slim and none. They'll go with the slim. And as they do, their true-life story of heart, healing, and football will thrill and inspire you. It's game day. Time to play till the whistle blows!DVD Features:
Documentary
Theatrical Trailer
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There seems to be no end to beating-the-odds football movies these days, and if they all peak with a breathless moment of anticipation during a clutch play, then We Are Marshall, based on a true story, has plenty of (mostly good) company. Matthew McConaughey plays Jack Lengyel, who becomes head coach--more or less by default--of Marshall University's rebuilding varsity football team in Huntington, W. Va., after the school's 37-member team and coaches (and a number of others) die in a plane crash in the Appalachian Mountains on Nov. 14, 1970. Facing an indifferent college president (David Strathairn) ready to shut the football program down, a morose assistant coach (Matthew Fox), and a charged-up player (Anthony Mackie) who missed the doomed flight due to an injury, Lengyel is faced with fielding a new team and putting the players through their paces. There are the usual, perhaps too-familiar, training montages and field action, but screenwriter Jamie Linden and director McG (Charlie's Angels) also draw some very good performances from the likes of Kate Mara and Ian McShane, contributing to an emotional tapestry conveying a powerful sense of how such a sizable loss affects a small community. --Tom Keogh On the DVD
Introduced by director McG, "Legendary Coaches" (37 minutes) has real-life coach Jack Lengyel (portrayed in the film by Matthew McConaughey) recalling his time at Marshall and reading a letter he received from President Nixon. Then five championship coaches discuss their coaching philosophies and overcoming adversity: Bobby Bowden (Florida State football, and also portrayed in the film as the 1971 coach at West Virginia), Pat Summit (Tennessee women's basketball), Lute Olsen (Arizona men's basketball), George Horton (Cal State Fullerton baseball), and John Wooden (UCLA men's basketball). Also included are a current promotional spot for Marshall University and the theatrical trailer. --David Horiuchi More We Are Marshall 
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 We R Marshall DVD November 26, 2008
It was a gift as far as I know the product was good.....no comments were made from the recipient.
 We are Marshall November 25, 2008
I had seen this movie, loved it and chose it for a gift. My product arrived in wonderful shape,well-packaged. It was shipped and arrived very quickly.
MARSHALL November 15, 2008
Let me first make clear, I usually am no fan of Matthew McConaughey, the guy drives me nuts, but in this he really fits. I had no intention of seeing this film, because as I stated above, I cant stand McConaughey, but a friend lent it to me and went on and on about it, so I decided to give it shot, afterall, it's a DVD, I could just stop in the middle if I could not stomach McConaughey, but to my surprise not only did in not want to retch at the site of McConaughey, I actaully liked him in this and I thought the movie was sort of mesmerizing. I knew nothing of the tragedy at Marshall in the early 70's, so this was all new to me and quite frankly it made all the more powerful. The movie of course begins with the tragedy and then builds on the aftermath and fallout. McConaughey is privotol as is Fox as his guilt ridden assistant, but it's really Strathern that stands out as the urbane school president, who is caught in the middle. I highly recommend this uplifting film, I really cant imagine anyone not being moved by its narative.
We are all Marshall! November 3, 2008
This movie is based on a true story. In 1971, a charter plane carrying the entire Marshall university football team + the coaching staff and trainers crashed. There were no survivors. It was a tragedy that shook the entire nation in a way that the United State would not experience again until the shootings @ VA Tech a few yrs ago.
In the aftermath, there was much consternation as to whether Marshall would even continue its football program - at least in the near-term. Enter an eccentric coach (played brilliantly by Matthew McConaughey) who finds that he must literally rebuild a football program. I'm not talking a typical rebuilding program where a coach takes over a losing program & has very few good players to work with. Rather, I'm talking about rebuilding a program which lacks the actual PLAYERS.
Even more importantly, the new coach is tasked with lifting the spirits of the team, the students of the university & the entire town of Huntington, West Virginia. In this way, this is one of those films in which sports can transcend the travails of life & become a metaphor.
This is one of the more powerful sports movies I've ever seen. What makes it more poignant than a great many sports flicks is the fact that it actually happened - there is nothing in the film that can be said to be contrived. If you're looking for a sports film that's in the same vein as Remember the Titans (Widescreen Edition), Friday Night Lights (Widescreen Edition) and Glory Road (Widescreen Edition), check this one out. For two hours you'll be a part of Marshall, whether you went there or not!
Movies about football are better than the real thing September 19, 2008
Based on a true story, this movie is about a town healing from a shocking tradegy where 65 people were killed in a plane crash. People wanted hope and hope came in the form of football. Football unified the community, gave sense of purpose, a team too believe in, an escape from the drudger of steel production, and a wholesome sense of value. The President convinced the NCAA to play freshmen, a move that would lead to his dismisal. The President finds a coach willing to rebuild the team.
The story is not about winning, or building a fearsome reputation, or finding superstar players. The WV football team was below average in stats and win/loss, but big on heart, courage, and determination. A senior determined to play despite a shoulder injury - and being told, he did enough. A belief in the Power I formation, theory not practice. No big payoff leading to a championship, but the restoration of a dream. The story is about determination, dreaming of greatness, compassion during loss, and the desire too raise a family.
The higher quality dreams of escaping to California, return of an engagement ring, loss of a son, leaving small town culture, and moving forward symbolizes the thrust of the movie.
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