Remember the Titans

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Remember the Titans
Theatrical poster for Remember the Titans
Directed by	Boaz Yakin
Produced by	Jerry Bruckheimer Chad Oman
Written by	Gregory Allen Howard
Starring	Denzel Washington Will Patton Hayden Panettiere Donald Faison Ethan Suplee
Music by	Trevor Rabin
Cinematography	Philippe Rousselot
Editing by	Michael Tronick
Distributed by	Walt Disney Pictures
Release date(s)	September 29, 2000
Running time	113 min.
Language	English
Budget	$30,000,000
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Remember the Titans is an American sports & 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 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.

Tagline: History is written by winners.

1 Plot
2 Music and soundtrack
3 Locations
4 Awards and Nominations
5 References
6 External links

[edit] 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, 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 the racial prejudice that was then typical of the American South. All American player Gerry Bertier is paralyzed in an automobile accident while celebrating one of the team's victories. Although Bertier no longer able to play, the team goes on to win the championship, setting an example for the town in the process. The football team wins the state championship game and is first runner up in the national championship. Bertier later goes on to win a gold medal in the shotput event at the Paralympic Games. Ten years later, the team reunites at the end of the film to attend Bertier's funeral.

[edit] 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", Sly And The Family Stone'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.

[edit] 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 football practice field of Clarkston High School was also used.

The Perry High School Pride of the Crossroads Band from Perry, Georgia, played the T.C. Williams High School band.

[edit] Awards and Nominations

Angel Awards

2001
- Nominated- Feature Film

BET Awards

2001
- Won- Best Actor- (Denzel Washington)

Black Reel Awards

2001
- Won- Theatrical - Best Actor-(Denzel Washington)
- Won- Theatrical - Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted)- (Gregory Allen Howard)

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards

2001
- Nominated- Favorite Actor - Drama- (Denzel Washington)
- Nominated- Favorite Supporting Actor - Drama- (Wood Harris)

Casting Society of America

2001
- Nominated- Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama- (Ronna Kress)

Image Awards

2001
- Won- Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture- (Denzel Washington)
- Won- Outstanding Motion Picture
- Nominated- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture- (Wood Harris)
- Nominated- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture- (Nicole Ari Parker)
- Nominated- Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress (Krysten Leigh Jones)

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards