Glory Road (film)
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| Glory Road | |
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 Promotional poster for Glory Road |
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| Directed by | James Gartner |
| Produced by | Jerry Bruckheimer |
| Written by | Chris Cleveland |
| Starring | Josh Lucas Derek Luke Jon Voight Emily Deschanel Sam Jones III |
| Music by | Trevor Rabin |
| Cinematography | Jeffrey L. Kimball |
| Editing by | John Wright |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista |
| Release date(s) | January 13, 2006 |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Glory Road is a 2006 film released on January 13, 2006. The film will be released straight to DVD in some countries. The film deals with the events of the 1966 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, in which Texas Western College coach Don Haskins led a team with an all-black starting lineup, a first in NCAA history.
Several scenes in this movie were filmed at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in El Paso, Texas, Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Jesuit High School in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Chalmette High School in Chalmette, Louisiana.
As of February 12, 2006, the film grossed a total of 40.7 million dollars in the domestic Box Office.
"Glory Road" is also the title of Haskins' autobiography, a national bestseller released in 2005 by Hyperion Books. The book details Haskins' early life as a player and coach and the focuses on the 1966 team and the aftermath of the championship, which is not in the movie version.
Glory Road is also a street on the UTEP (formerly Texas Western College) campus near the Sun Bowl which was renamed to commemorate the 1966 NCAA championship.
The real life Don Haskins was cast as an extra in the film as the gas station attendant. The real life David Lattin was cast as an extra as a military bartender.
[edit] Featured Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Josh Lucas | Don Haskins |
| Derek Luke | Bobby Joe Hill |
| Austin Nichols | Jerry Armstrong |
| Jon Voight | Adolph Rupp |
| Evan Jones | Moe Iba |
| Schin A.S. Kerr | David Lattin |
| Alphonso McAuley | Orsten Artis |
| Mehcad Brooks | Harry Flournoy |
| Sam Jones III | Willie Worsley |
| Damaine Radcliff | Willie Cager |
[edit] External links
- Glory Road at the Internet Movie Database
- Glory Road - Official Glory Road DVD site
- Interviews with Jerry Bruckheimer, Josh Lucas, Derek Luke, Mehcad Brooks, and Al Shearer
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