Glory Road [Blu-ray]

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

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' starting lineup 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. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: A
• Number of Discs: 1
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
• Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
• Subtitle: Fre/Spa
• Features:
  • Feature Film:
  • audio commentary with producer Jerry Bruckheimer & director James Gartner
  • Audio commentary with screenwriters Chris Cleveland & Bettina Gilois
  • "Surving Practice" - inside a typical grueling Haskins practice with former NBA star Tim Hardaway
  • Seamless Menus

AWARDS

• Black Reel Awards

•     Nominated Best Screenplay - 2006 (Bettina Gilois, Chris Cleveland)
•     Nominated Best Song - 2006 (Lyfe Jennings, Alicia Keys)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Josh Lucas - Don Haskins
       Derek Luke - Bobby Joe Hill
       Jon Voight - Adolph Rupp
       Emily Deschanel - Mary Haskins
       Evan Jones - Moe Iba
       Al Shearer - Nevil Shed

• Director:

  James Gartner

• Producer:

  Jerry Bruckheimer

• Screenwriter:

  Chris Cleveland, Gregory Allen Howard, Bettina Gilois

• Cinematographer:

  Jeffrey Kimball, John Toon

• Composer (Music Score):

  Trevor Rabin

• Musical Direction/Supervision:

  Bob Badami

• Editor:

  John Wright

• Production Designer:

  Geoffrey Kirkland

• Art Director:

  Kevin Constant

• Associate Producer:

  Pat Sandston

• Executive Producer:

  Chad Oman, Mike Stenson, Andy Given

• Set Decorator:

  Dorree Cooper

• Costume Designer:

  Alix Friedberg

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Kathleen Cusack

• Singer:

  Alicia Keys, Lyfe Jennings

• Casting:

  Ronna Kress

• Stunts Coordinator:

  Jack Gill

• Supervising Sound Editor:

  George Watters II

• Assistant Director:

  Donald Sparks

• Supervising Sound Editor:

  R. J. Palmer

• Stunts Coordinator:

  Phil O'Dell