Glory Road

"The incredible story of the team that changed the game forever."

2006 1h 58m EN

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★7.4TMDB · 829

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In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.

“The incredible story of the team that changed the game forever.”

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Cast

Josh Lucas
Don Haskins
Derek Luke
Bobby Joe Hill
Jon Voight
Adolph Rupp
Austin Nichols
Jerry Armstrong
Evan Jones
Moe Iba
Mehcad Brooks
Harry Flournoy
Damaine Radcliff
Willie 'Scoops' Cager
Alphonso McAuley
Orsten Artis

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: James Gartner
Writers: Bettina Gilois, Christopher Cleveland
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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Released 20 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by James Gartner, shot by Jeffrey L. Kimball. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Trevor Rabin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor John Wright shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Josh Lucas and Derek Luke and Jon Voight carry the top of the cast.

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Marketing tagline: "The incredible story of the team that changed the game forever.".

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IMDB entry: tt0385726 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

James Gartner directs. Jeffrey L. Kimball behind the camera. Trevor Rabin scores. John Wright cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 20 years ago.
2Directed by James Gartner, shot by Jeffrey L. Kimball. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Trevor Rabin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor John Wright shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Josh Lucas and Derek Luke and Jon Voight carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The incredible story of the team that changed the game forever.".
7IMDB entry: tt0385726 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jeffrey L. Kimball
Original score: Trevor Rabin
Editing: John Wright
Production design: Geoffrey Kirkland
Costume design: Alix Friedberg
Makeup / hair: Carol Rasheed
Sound: Greg P. Russell
Stunt coordinator: Jack Gill
Runtime: 118 min · 1h 58m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $42,647,449
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Glory Road (2006)

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r96sk2020-11-04
★ 9/10
Mid-00s Disney really knocking it out the park. 'Glory Road' is another top film from this period from them. Early on this feels like a 'Remember the Titans', even a 'Coach Carter', copycat but it actually ends up creating its own thing. Those two films are also great, but I felt this one nailed the emotion and rawness of events just that little bit better - the sports action also feels more real, at least to me. Josh Lucas is very good as Don. I don't necessarily think he gives an outstanding performance in the grand scheme of things, but it's a perfect performance for the role itself. Elsewhere, Damaine Radcliff (Cager), Al Shearer (Shed) and Mehcad Brooks (Flournoy) are all good too. Enthralling plot, well written dialogue, terrific score, an important message and a cast that seemed to gave their all. A quality film, even with the usual Disney slant/tendencies. My only criticism? That fake nose on Jon Voight, wow!
The Movie Mob2022-10-17
★ 7/10
Glory Road shares the incredible true story of the determination and bravery of Texas Western's 1966 basketball team, but the script falls short of capturing its full potential. Glory Road retells the inspiring story of 1966's first all-African American starting line-up in college basketball. The adversity these young men overcame and the courage to rise above the hatred and prejudice was genuinely inspiring. The cast, led by Josh Lucas, did a great job embodying the boldness and grit of each man. Unfortunately, the screenplay was fairly derivative and formulaic, even with a compelling true story. The movie is enjoyable but feels overdone and unoriginal, which takes away from the power of the story. Glory Road is not a bad movie by any means, but it could have been much better.