Based on the true story of the team that inspired a nation.
Haunted by his mysterious past, a devoted high school football coach leads a scrawny team of orphans to the state championship during the Great Depression and inspires a broken nation along the way.
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Earnest, classical in form, resolved and grave.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- gravecomic
- effortlessdemanding
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“Is Luke Wilson the best thing in 12 Mighty Orphans?”
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Cast
- Luke WilsonRusty Russell
- Vinessa ShawJuanita Russell
- Wayne KnightFrank Wynn
- Martin SheenDoc Hall
- Jake Austin WalkerHardy Brown
- Scott HazeRodney Kidd
- Levi DylanFairbanks
- Jacob LoflandSnoggs
- Rooster McConaugheyPop Boone
- King OrbaRemmert
Crew
- Ty RobertsDirector
- Kevin MeyerScreenplay
- Lane GarrisonWriter
- Ty RobertsWriter
- Jim DentNovel
- David McFarlandDirector of Photography
- Mark OrtonOriginal Music Composer
- James K. CrouchEditor
- Ty RobertsProducer
- Houston HillProducer
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