Information
| Year: | 2008 |
| Rating: | 7.1(4736) |
| Listed in: | Biography, Drama, Sport |
| Directed by: | Gary Fleder |
| Actors: | Rob Brown Dennis Quaid Darrin Dewitt Henson Omar Benson Miller Nelsan Ellis Charles S. Dutton |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| Gary Fleder | |
| Actors | |
| Rob Brown | as Ernie Davis |
| Dennis Quaid | as Ben Schwartzwalder |
| Darrin Dewitt Henson | as Jim Brown |
| Omar Benson Miller | as Jack Buckley |
| Nelsan Ellis | as Will Davis, Jr. |
| Charles S. Dutton | as Willie 'Pops' Davis |
| Justin Martin | as Young Ernie |
| Justin Jones | as Young Will |
| Clancy Brown | as Roy Simmons |
| Danny McCarthy | as Bill Bell |
| Chelcie Ross | as Lew Andreas |
| Saul Rubinek | as Art Modell |
| Craig Hawksley | as George Marshall |
| Jeff Still | as Al Malette |
| Geoff Stults | as Bob Lundy |
| Derek Graf | as Maury Youmans |
| Evan Jones | as Roger 'Hound Dog' Davis |
| Maximilian Osinski | as Gerhard Schwedes |
| Enver Gjokaj | as Dave Sarette |
| Laroyce Hawkins | as Art Baker |
| Lucas Ellman | as Squirrel |
| Josh Odor | as Darrell Royal |
| Matt Trissel | as Clay Taylor |
| Chad L. Stevens | as Peter Logan |
| Keir Thirus | as Bob Ferguson |
| Chaz Black | as Jimmy Saxton |
| Garth Gelker | as Holy Cross Linebacker |
| David Darlow | as Cotton Bowl Official |
| Michael Skewes | as Cotton Bowl Referee |
| Gary Houston | as Marty Harrigan |
| Ned Schmidtke | as Bill Clark |
| Keith Kupferer | as Small Fry Coach |
| Christopher Sullivan | as Assistant All-Star Coach |
| Aaron Roman Weiner | as Opposing Coach |
| Tim Grimm | as W. Virginia Coach |
| Matthew Settle | as President Kennedy |
| Stu Lisson | as Man in a Suit |
| Lance Baker | as Reporter |
| Christian Stolte | as Dan Boyle |
| Mike Bradecich | as Tom Martin |
| Chris Farrell | as W. Virginia Sportswriter |
| Doug James | as CBS Announcer |
| Ron Hawking | as Syracuse Announcer |
| Chadwick Boseman | as Floyd Little |
| Kevin R. Kelly | as Man in Dark Suit |
| Bruce Jarchow | as Dr. Hewlett |
| Ridge Canipe | as Gang Leader |
| Stephen Louis Grush | as Gang Member |
| Louie Cesario | as Gang Member |
| Paul Turner | as Longhorn Scout |
| Rick Uecker | as Middle-Aged Man |
| Kris Wolff | as Grounds Keeper |
| Jeffrey Zabrin | as Small Fry QB |
| Darryl Warren | as Heisman Official |
| Brian Mahoney | as Buffalo Doctor |
| Philip Rayburn Smith | as Business Lawyer |
| Will Zahrn | as Doctor |
| Phillip Edward Van Lear | as NAACP Member |
| Michael Hargrove | as Arthur |
| F. David Roth | as Photographer |
| Richard Henzel | as W. Virginia Booster |
| Howie Johnson | as W. Virginia Heckler |
| James Anthony Zoccoli | as W. Virginia Heckler |
| Eddie Bo Smith Jr. | as Dallas Bellhop |
| Jeff Christian | as Syracuse Trainer |
| Victor Cole | as Hotel Worker |
| William Dick | as Heisman Man in Suit |
| Sam Derence | as Sports Reporter |
| Brian Boland | as Cleveland Browns Asst. Coach |
| Walker Howard | as Robert Field |
| Leonard House | as Alan Touissant |
| Allan Graf | as W. Virginia Referee |
| Kevin Stark | as Reporter (Team Bus) |
| Kurt Naebig | as Reporter (Team Bus) |
| Ernest Perry Jr. | as Preacher |
| Ed Smaron | as Play-by-Play Announcer |
| Dan Flannery | as Hot Shot |
| Chet Coppock | as PA Announcer |
| Robert Cullent | as Petie |
| Guy Klinzing | as Chancellor Tully |
| Barry Tolli | as Elmira Free Academy Quarterback |
| Chris Cowan | as Boston College Linebacker |
| Michael Malczyk | as Penn State Linebacker |
| Torrey Vogel | as Brokaw |
| John Anderson | as Cotton Bowl Referee |
| Jeff Welsh | as Texas Quarterback |
| Michael Labus | as Cleveland Browns Quarterback |
| Mike Ullrich | as Franklin |
| Lonnie Brooks | as Singer |
| Nathan Adloff | as Student |
| Carlo Aparo | as Sideline Spectator |
| Billy Atchison | as Syracuse Football Player #25 |
| Scott Baity Jr. | as Neighborhood Boy |
| Christopher Scott Bell | as Syracuse Football Player |
| Joey Bicicchi | as Syracuse Football Player |
| Alex Bickle | as Football Fan |
| Daniel Boughton | as Football Player/Dancer/Student/Fan |
| Gene Bryant | as Syracuse Fan |
| Brad Carmody | as Fan |
| Jason Frederick | as Syracuse Football Player #67 |
| Alex Gil | as Football Game Spectator |
| Ryan Hartford | as Syracuse Cheerleader |
| Kyle Hillman | as Syracuse Player - #57 |
| Jordon Hodges | as Weisman - Syracuse Football Player |
| J. Alec Holmes | as Sportscaster/Reporter |
| Bob Kaliebe | as Reporter - Syracuse Daily News |
| Mark Keiser | as Syracuse Spectator |
| Bob Kolbey | as Kansas U Head Coach |
| Thomas Kosik | as Assistant Coach |
| Robert Kramer | as Heckler |
| Don Kress | as Times Reporter/Photographer |
| Tim Krueger | as Reporter - Look Magazine |
| Maximilian Law | as Narrator |
| George A. Martinez | as Football Player |
| J.R. Martino | as Syracuse Football Player (#86) |
| Joseph Mazurk | as Reporter in Cotton Bowl Press Box |
| Nick Monteleone | as Football Fan |
| Chad Queen | as Syracuse Player |
| Henry Sandifer | as Syracuse Student |
| Mark Scafidi | as Syracuse Football Player/Cleveland Browns Football Player |
| Gary Sedlock | as Photographer/Newsreel Camera Operator |
| Tom Shelley | as Texas Football Player/Syracuse Football Player |
| André Sogliuzzo | as President Kennedy |
| Jimmy Styx | as Syracuse Player |
| Kevin Szaflik | as Texas Fan/Reporter |
| John Thurner | as Reporter - Life Magazine |
| Adrian Turika | as Boston College Football Player |
| Chuck Wagner | as Syracuse Strength Coach |
| Edwin Walker | as Segregated Syracuse Student |
| Mike Whyte | as Reporter |
| Robert A. Young | as Assistant Syracuse Football Coach |
| Actresses | |
| Nicole Beharie | as Sarah Ward |
| Aunjanue Ellis | as Marie Davis |
| Elizabeth Shivers | as Elizabeth Davis |
| Regina Hoyles | as Sister |
| Linara Washington | as Gloria Baker |
| Laurie Larson | as Proprietor |
| Kenya Drew | as Pretty Girl |
| Laurel Beck | as Nurse |
| Suzy Brack | as Syracuse Spectator |
| Charlotte Brookstien | as Football Fan/Heckler/Passerby |
| Maggie Carnahan | as Avid Fan of the Opposition |
| Kelli Clevenger | as Game Spectator |
| Evyenia Constantine | as Syracuse Student |
| Alexandra Dinovi | as Cheerleader |
| Shoshi Feinberg | as Avid Fan of the Opposition |
| Kate Fitzgerald | as College Student |
| Ellen Fliesler | as Spectator/Passerby |
| Naomi Heilmann | as Majorette |
| Sharon Kluge | as Wealthy Wife of Alumni |
| Jacqueleen Kolessar | as Student |
| Liz Larsen-Silva | as West Virginia Fan |
| Jamie Louachai | as Cheerleader |
| Angelina Lyubomirova | as Band Member |
| Alexandra Mann | as Syracuse Fan |
| Krista McEnany | as Texas Fan |
| Esther Povitsky | as Modell Teen |
| Jill Sayre | |
| Toni-Marie Spera | as Fan |
| Meaghan Lynn Stichauf | as Young Student |
| Irene Suhnaska | as Syracuse Cheerleader |
| Giota Trakas | as University Student |
| Rose Waldschmidt | as Fan |
| Lisa Wolf | as Football Fan |
Movie info
| Languages: | English |
| Filming dates: | March 2007 - ? |
| Budget: | USD 40,000,000 |
| Gross: |
USA - 9,589,875 USD (2 November 2008) |
| Plot: | This biopic focuses on the relationship of Ernie Davis (1939-1963), a gifted African-American athlete, and his coach from 1958 to 1962 at Syracuse University, Ben Schwartzwalder (1909-1993). Schwartzwalder recruits Davis with the help of All-American running back, Jim Brown. The civil rights movement is gaining steam; Davis experiences prejudice on campus, in town, and on the field, sometimes from teammates. How he handles it and how he challenges Schwartzwalder to stand up for his players provide a counterpoint to several great seasons that lead first to a national championship and then to the Heismann Trophy. |
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Original Soundtracks
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"Mess Of Blues" Written by Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman Performed by Elvis Presley Courtesy of The RCA Records Label By Arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment "Choo Choo Ch' Boogie" Written by Vaughn Horton, Denver Darling, Milton Gabler Performed by Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Courtesy of Geffen Records Under License from Universal Music Enterprises "Alone Is When You Break My Heart" Written by Steve Weisberg Performed by Suzy Williams Courtesy of Stove Proeber Music "Shake, Rattle And Roll" Written by Charles Calhoun Performed by Big Joe Turner Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp. By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing "I Love You Darlin'" Written by Steve Weisberg Performed by Elmer Hopper Courtesy of Stove Proeber Music "Let The Good Times Roll" Written by Leonard Lee , Shirley Goodman Performed by Shirley & Lee Courtesy of Capitol Records Under license from EMI Film & Television Music "Too Hot To Handle" Written by Eddie Noack Performed by Frankie Miller Courtesy of Gusto Records Inc. "Got My Mo Jo Working" Written by Preston Foster Performed by Muddy Waters Courtesy of Geffen Records Under license from Universal Music Enterprises "Everybody Rock" Written by Jimmy McCracklin, Marlee Norse Performed by Steve Biossat and Sway Chicago "Just A Little Bit" Written by Ralph Bass, Piney Brown, John Thornton, Earl Washington Performed by Rosco Gordon Courtesy of Vee-Jay Ltd. Partnership "Down The Field" Written by Ralph Murphy, 15, Harold Lewis (as C. Harold Lewis), 15 "Salty Papa Blues" Written by Leonard Feather, Lionel Hampton Performed by Melanie Jackson Courtesy of Stove Proeber Music "What'd I Say" Written by Ray Charles Performed by Ray Charles Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp. By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing "Hound Dog" Written by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller "Move Over Little Dog" Written by Lonnie Brooks Performed by The Lonnie Brooks Blues Band Courtesy of Alligator Records "Send For Me" Written by Ollie Jones Performed by Nat 'King' Cole Courtesy of Capitol Records and King Cole Productions Under license from EMI Film & Television Music "Don't Forget" Written by Steve Weisberg Performed by Pablo Calogero Courtesy of Stove Proeber Music |
Goofs
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Fact errors: During the West Virginia football game Ernie Davis gets hit out of bounds and is lying on the sideline. The football announcer states Davis is hurt lying PRONE (face down) on the field when in fact the scene shows him lying in a SUPINE (face up)position. Fact errors: The night game played versus West Virginia University is a fictional account. West Virginia's stadium did not have lights until two years after the movie took place. Additionally, in the year that the movie takes place the West Virginia vs Syracuse game was played at Syracuse. Fact errors: In the 1960 Cotton Bowl game, the movie showed Texas pulling within one point of Syracuse, 15 - 14. While this added drama, the game was never that close in the second half. Syracuse was up 23-6 when Texas scored their second and last TD with 7:39 remaining in the game. Being up 9 points also means that the climatic scene at the end of the game would have been a moot point. Texas was not in a position to tie Syracuse even with a TD and 2 point conversion. DATE: Before the 1961 Heisman Award ceremony, there is stock footage of Broadway with Stalag 17 on a movie marquee. Stalag 17 was released in 1953, 8 years earlier. DATE: In the big bonus check Art Modell presents to Davis, as well as the letter Davis mails to the editor at the Saturday Evening Post, the addresses contain ZIP codes. ZIP codes were not introduced to the public until 1963, a few weeks after Davis died. Prior to July 1963, the Post Office used zone numbers (for example, Cleveland 14, O.). Fact errors: The National Championship in 59 was awarded prior to the Bowl Games, so the speech about "whichever bowl we accept we will be National Champions if we win" was a moot point. It was just about defending the pollster's choice at that point. It was the final regular season game against UCLA (which just beat #4 USC) that earned them the National Championship. The movie pays no attention to this game (which was broadcast on national TV) except to show the post game celebration. Fact errors: The movie shows the team being notified outside the Cotton Bowl that the hotel where the banquet is held will not allow the team's black players to attend and the team decides to skip the banquet and go for Barbeque. Fact is the team attended the banquet awards ceremonies (including the three Black players). Once the awards were over, the team was informed that the three black players could not stay for the dinner or dance festivities. The team then stood up and left the banquet before dinner began. They actually were hosted dinner at two different establishments after leaving. Fact errors: Ernie Davis did not sit out the 3rd quarter of the game as shown in the movie. Fact errors: After Ernie Davis comes back into the game in the movie, Syracuse then pulls away for the win on an 87 yard touchdown catch and run by Davis. Fact is the 87 yd catch and run occurred on the 3rd play (from scrimmage) of the game on 2 down and 27 after a holding penalty on Syracuse. Fact errors: Floyd Little was being romanced by Army, not Notre Dame when he chose to go to Syracuse. DATE: During the Syracuse V. West Virginia game the Flying WV logo is pictured on one of the props in the back of the end zones was not actually created until Don Nehlan's term as Head Coach at WVU. Don Nehlan created the icon in the early 70s after a few years into his tenure. West Virginia's symbol in those days were the letters WVU diagonally through the state on a gold ribbon. GEOG: At the end of the movie when Davis runs out on the field at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, he is actually running out onto a computer generated version of Wrigley Field in Chicago. The movie uses a computer generated stadium for the games at Syracuse, but did not computer generate Cleveland Stadium. DATE: When Jim Brown was first introduced in the movie the scene showed him receiving his Cleveland Browns jersey from Art Modell in 1957. Art Modell didn't buy the Cleveland Browns until 1961. Fact errors: At the very start of the movie, in the huddle of the first play the audience witnesses during the Texas game, you can clearly hear the quarterback say the play and he says it is a Shovel Pass, but when the play is run it is in fact a direct hand off to Ernie Davis not the shovel pass that was called. Fact errors: Ernie's family is shown watching the 1960 Cotton Bowl on their porch in Elmira, NY. On January 1, 1960 the high temperature in Elmira was 33 degrees F. Fact errors: At the end of the movie when Ernie is introduced with the team in Cleveland's August 18th, 1962 preseason game, the opposing team shown is the Chicago Bears. In reality it was the Pittsburg Steelers and was the second game of a doubleheader, the NFL's first. The Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys played in the first game of the doubleheader. Fact errors: At the end of the movie when Ernie is introduced with the team before Cleveland's preseason game (with the Pittsburgh Steelers), he is shown wearing his Cleveland Browns uniform. In reality, Davis was introduced to the crowd and was not in uniform. According to John Brown, his former Syracuse and Browns teammate and best friend, "That night, he had on his skinny tie, tweed jacket, and nice shirt". Owner Art Modell wanted Ernie introduced in his uniform. But, Coach Paul Brown wouldn't allow it because Ernie wasn't officially on Cleveland's roster and therefore not entitled to wear it. DATE: In the scene where Ernie and Jack are running through town, there is a maroon customized 1953 Ford two-door wagon. the rear windows are tinted black and the wheels are a '90s-era billet design. Obviously a modern custom vehicle. DATE: In two shots of the Syracuse University campus, Eggers Hall is clearly visible, to the right of Hendricks Chapel. Eggers Hall did not open until 1994. Continuity: When Ernie first sees the stadium at his college, the sky is filled with cumulus (fair weather) clouds. By the time he gets there, the sky is nearly cloudless, and much duller; obviously the scene was shot on a different day. DATE: When Davis first walks into the Syracuse stadium, the goal posts are at the back of the end zone. In reality, in the 1950s the goal posts would be on the goal line. They were moved to the back of the end zone in the 1970s. Miscellaneous: Enroute to Dallas for the Cotton Bowl, the Syracuse team is shown in several shots as riding in one bus, and with empty seats no less. No college football team could fit in one bus, and by the 1960s football and basketball teams routinely were flying to game sites especially for distances as great as between Syracuse, NY, and Dallas, Texas. DATE: In a scene set in July, 1950, Ernie, Will, and his grandpa watch Jackie Robinson hit a home run on television. The announcer states that the homer is Robinson's 12th of the season. In reality, Robinson's 12th didn't come until September 24th, over two months later. |
Quotes
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Ben Schwartzwalder: I won't tell him he'll be the next Ernie Davis, because there'll never be another Ernie Davis. Texas Longhorn player: I'm gonna kick your black ass back to Africa boy! Jack Buckley: Oh yeah? Too bad I'm from Philly. [watching Ernie practice against high school players] Jim Brown: He's too fast for these kids. Ben Schwartzwalder: He's too fast for anybody. [First Line] Ernie Davis: 21 straight lines five yards apart. That is a football field. But there are other lines you don'T see that run deeper and wider. All the way through the country, and aren't part of any game. [Last Line] Ernie Davis: Thing is, I don't know how much more is in front of me, and as you see from the number of pages if you've read this far, I did have a few things to say and I'm not sure hopw to end this, or even if I want to. It's funny. Most people think my life has been all about football. I've even thought that myself. But football is just a game. What matters is what you play for. Sometimes when the game is close and eveything is on the line, that's when you forget the croud and the noise. That's when it's just you against somebody else to see who is the better man. That's what I like about the game. Because at that moment, you are friends and you are enemies and you are brothers. |
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