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Glory Road 2006
A true-life story of a basketball team who broke down barriers while racking up victories is the basis for this sports drama. Don Haskins (Josh Lucas) was a high school and college basketball star who, after six years of working with high school teams, became the head coach at Texas Western University in 1962. At that time, Texas Western's basketball program was not well respected, but Haskins was determined to change that, and in 1966 Haskins assembled what he was certain was a winning team. However, Haskins' team was comprised entirely of African-American athletes at a time when racially integrated teams were still a novelty in the South and West. Despite generating a firestorm of controversy, Haskins and his players showed they could succeed where it counted -- on the court. In post-season play Haskins and the Texas Western team found themselves competing for the NCAA championship against the University of Kentucky's all-white team, lead by legendary coach Adolph Rupp (Jon Voight). Glory Road also stars Derek Luke, Alphonso McAuley, Mehcad Brooks, Al Shearer, Damaine Radcliff, Sam Jones III, and Schin S. Kerr as members of Haskins' winning team.

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"Hoodwinked," "Glory Road" top weekend box office (from nwsource.com): An animated twist on Little Red Riding Hood ("Hoodwinked") and an inspirational sports flick ("Glory Road") topped a family oriented box office for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, according to estimates released Monday to the Associated Press. "Hoodwinked" took in $16.6 million, with "Glory Road" bringing in $16.5 million. A new Queen Latifah movie, "Last Holiday," opened in third place with $15.7 million. more details ...

"Glory Road" is predictably glorious. Film shows basketball team overcoming racism to reach the top (from mbhs.edu): It's your childhood blanket that you just can't throw away. It's having your favorite lunch every day of the year. It's reading your favorite book for the fiftieth time. What do all these things have in common with "Glory Road?" Repetition. "Glory Road" is the same sports story you've seen at least 100 times, but then you rewind it and watch it again. "Glory Road," directed by James Gartner, is an empowering film based on a true story. Coach Don Haskins (Josh Lucas), is a basketball coach for a high school girls' basketball team. When he's asked to pack his things and move his family to El Paso, Texas, to coach Division I basketball for the Texas Western Minors, it's an offer he cannot refuse. more details ...