Remember the Titans (2000)
Coming Out at 29 September 2000 in theaters.
Biography, Drama, Sport
Remember the Titans is biographical sports film produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Boaz Yakin. The screenplay, written by Gregory Allen Howard, is based on the true story of African-American coach Herman Boone, portrayed by Denzel Washington, and his attempt to integrate the T. C. Williams High School football team in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1971. Will Patton portrays Bill Yoast, Boone’s assistant coach. Real-life athletes Gerry Bertier and Julius Campbell are portrayed by Ryan Hurst and Wood Harris, respectively.
The film was co-produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films and released by Buena Vista Pictures. On September 29, 2005, the film’s soundtrack was released by Walt Disney Records. It features songs by several recording artists including Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Hollies, Marvin Gaye, James Taylor, The Temptations, and Cat Stevens.
In 1981, a group of former football coaches and players attend a funeral.
Ten years earlier in July 1971, at the integrated T. C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia, an African-American head coach, Herman Boone, is hired to coach the school’s football team. Boone is assigned to the coaching team under current Caucasian coach Bill Yoast, who has been nominated for the Virginia High School Hall of Fame. In an attempt to placate rising racial tensions and the fact that all other high schools are “white” only, Boone is assigned the head coach job. He refuses, believing it unfair to Yoast, but relents after seeing what it means to the African-American community. Yoast is then offered an assistant coach’s job by the school board and initially refuses but reconsiders after the Caucasian players pledge to boycott the team if he does not participate. Dismayed at the prospect of the students losing their chances at scholarships, Yoast changes his mind and takes up the position of defensive coordinator under Boone, to his daughter Sheryl’s dismay.
Director: Boaz Yakin
Writer: Gregory Allen Howard
Stars: Denzel Washington, Will Patton, Wood Harris, Ryan Hurst, Donald Faison, Craig Kirkwood, Ethan Suplee
Cast:
| Denzel Washington | … | Coach Herman Boone |
| Will Patton | … | Coach Bill Yoast |
| Wood Harris | … | Julius Campbell |
| Ryan Hurst | … | Gerry Bertier |
| Donald Faison | … | Petey Jones |
| Craig Kirkwood | … | Jerry ‘Rev’ Harris |
| Ethan Suplee | … | Louie Lastik |
| Kip Pardue | … | Ronnie ‘Sunshine’ Bass |
| Hayden Panettiere | … | Sheryl Yoast |
| Nicole Ari Parker | … | Carol Boone |
| Kate Bosworth | … | Emma Hoyt |
| Earl Poitier | … | Blue Stanton |
| Ryan Gosling | … | Alan Bosley |
| Burgess Jenkins | … | Ray Budds |
| Neal Ghant | … | Frankie Glascoe |
| David Jefferson | … | Cook |
| Preston Wigasi Brant | … | Jerry Buck |
| John Michael Weatherly | … | Kirk Barker |
| Gregory Alan Williams | … | Coach Paul ‘Doc’ Hines |
| Brett Rice | … | Coach Herb Tyrell |
| Richard Fullerton | … | A.D. Watson |
| J. Don Ferguson | … | Executive Director |
| Krysten Leigh Jones | … | Nicky Boone |
| Afemo Omilami | … | Charles Campbell |
| Andrew Masset | … | Colonel William G. Bass |
| Tim Ware | … | Fred Bosley |
| Tom Turbiville | … | Captain Hal |
| Tom Nowicki | … | Coach Ed Henry |
| Jim Grimshaw | … | Coach Taber |
| David Dwyer | … | Coach Tolbert |
| Bo Keister | … | Kip Tyler |
| Lou Walker | … | Ferdinand Day |
| Marion Guyot | … | Mrs. Jean Bertier |
| Rhubarb Jones | … | Radio Announcer |
| Bob Neal | … | Colorman |
| Dan Albright | … | Doctor |
| Mike Pniewski | … | Cop |
| Sharon Blackwood | … | Nurse Allice |
| Paula Claire Jones | … | White Girl #1 |
| Kelly Cheston | … | White Girl #2 |
| Walker Jones | … | White Kid #1 |
| Ronald L. Conner | … | Black Kid #1 |
| Courtney James Stewart | … | Black Kid #2 |
| E.Y. Coley | … | Official |
| John Wesley Register | … | Official |
| B. Keith Harmon | … | Crooked Official |
| Andy Francis | … | Quarterback |
| Stuart Greer | … | Marshall Assistant Coach |
| Derick Marshall | … | Lee Roy ‘Monk’ Davis |
| Scott Thomas | … | Fred Alderson |
| Kevin Dankosky | … | Reporter #1 |
| David Chandley | … | Reporter #2 |
| Scott Slade | … | Reporter #3 |
| Ric Reitz | … | Reporter #4 |
| Steve Barnes | … | Titan Supporter |
| Rory Griffin | … | Titan |
| Ryan Kowalske | … | Titan |
| Thomas Elliott | … | Titan |
| C. Stephen Browder | … | Titan #4 |
| Jameel Jackson | … | Titan |
| Randy D. Patman Jr. | … | Titan |
| Jemal L. Webb | … | Titan |
| Shawn Cummings | … | Titan |
| Michael Rouby | … | Titan |
| Ray Stoney | … | Titan |
| Shanda Lee Munson | … | Emma’s Friend |
| David de Vries | … | Parent |
| Andrew Collins | … | Black Newspaper Man |
| Stephen O. Martin | … | Heckler |
| Matt Adams | … | Heckler |
| Marcus M. Moore | … | Special Teams Coach |
| Ryan Duncan | … | Opposition Quarterback |
| Chris Allen | … | Football Fan |
| Lauren Aparicio | … | Fan |
| Barry Brookshire | … | Titan |
| Nicky Buggs | … | Neighbor |
| Tyreese Burnett | … | Team Member – Stillwell Titans |
| Valeisha Butterfield | … | Cheerleader |
| Edward Coakley | … | Titan |
| Don Cochran | … | News Reporter |
| Chris Codding | … | Student |
| Darren W. Conrad | … | Football Player |
| Doshia Darmane | … | Mourner |
| Mark Falvo | … | Press |
| Matt Gammon | … | Titan |
| Jennifer Gentry | … | Woman at Reception |
| Angel Glaspie | … | Football Fan |
| Alton Glass | … | Titan |
| Kristol Grant Blanks | … | Protester |
| Benjamin Gravitt | … | Football Player |
| Jyn Hall | … | Ray Budds’ Sister |
| Gerrit Hamilton | … | Chain Gang Member |
| Teretha G. Houston | … | Spectator |
| Dharma Jackson | … | High School Student |
| Lucinda Jenney | … | Arleen Yoast |
| Tina King | … | Blues Mom |
| Brittany Lee | … | Head Cheerleader |
| Ron Marino | … | Stillwell Titan (uncredited) |
| Daniel Pancotto | … | Titan |
| Tess Panzer | … | Grownup Sheryl Yoast |
| Robert M. Perez | … | Reporter / Commentator |
| Ernest Peterson | … | Football Player |
| Robert Peterson | … | Football Player |
| Arvell Poe | … | Spectator |
| Eynne Ray | … | Protestor |
| John Paul Rice | … | Titan |
| Kenric Richardson | … | Football Player |
| Xavier Rivers | … | Church Member |
| Irone Singleton | … | Football Player |
| James Smith | … | Titan |
| Aly Sutton | … | Fan |
| Jonathan Thompson | … | Reporter / Commentator |
| Shayne Tingle | … | Team Doctor |
| Aaron Weiler | … | Protestor / Reporter |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia