Remember the Titans [Extended Cut]

Director: Boaz Yakin Boaz Yakin

Overview

A high school football coach finds himself fighting for stakes much higher than the State Championship in this drama based on actual events. In 1971, a court order forces three high schools in Alexandria, Virginia (two white, one African-American), to integrate their student bodies and faculties for the first time. As a result, Coach Bill Yoast (Will Patton), longtime head coach of the T.C. Williams High School football team, is asked to step down, and Herman Boone (Denzel Washington) is appointed to replace him as the school's first black faculty member. The new coach is hardly welcomed with open arms, either by the school's staff or the students, and the newly integrated team is full of players (both black and white) who have little trust or respect for one another. But Boone is determined to put a winning team on the field -- it's how he approaches the game, and his future depends on it. Against long odds, Boone helps his team overcome distrust and misunderstanding of their coach (and each other) as they become a gridiron force to be reckoned with. Remember the Titans also features Nicole Ari Parker, Kate Bosworth, and Jerry Brandt, and was produced by action-film kingpin Jerry Bruckheimer.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/14/2006
UPC:	0786936701852
Original Release:	2000
Source:	Walt Disney Video
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:00:00
Sales rank:	9,523

Special Features

Four deleted scenes; "Denzel becomes Boone" featurette; Beating the odds featurette; Remember the Titans: an inspirational journey; Behind the scenes hosted by Lynn Swann

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Denzel Washington	Coach Herman Boone
Will Patton	Coach Bill Yoast
Wood Harris	Julius `Big Ju' Campbell
Ryan Hurst	Gerry Bertier
Craig Kirkwood	Jerry `Rev' Harris
Ethan Suplee	Lewis Lastik
Kip Pardue	Ronnie `Sunshine' Bass
Hayden Panettiere	Sheryl Yoast
Nicole Ari Parker	Carol Boone
Kate Bosworth	Emma Hoyt
Earl Poitier	Blue Stanton,Darryl "Blue" Stanton
Ryan Gosling	Alan Bosley
Burgess Jenkins	Ray Budds
Neal Ghant	Glascoe
David Jefferson Jr.	Cook
Preston Brant	Jerry Buck
Michael Weatherly	Kirk Barker
Greg Alan Williams	Coach `Doc' Hinds
Brett Rice	Coach Tyrell
Richard Fullerton	A.D. Watson
J. Don Ferguson	Executive Director
Krysten Leigh Jones	Nicky Boone,Radio Announcer,White Girl No. 1,White Kid No. 1
Afemo Omilami	Mr. Campbell
Andrew Masset	Col. Bass
Tim Ware	Mr. Bosley
Tom Turbiville	Captain Hal
Tom Nowicki	Coach Ed Henry
Jim Grimshaw	Coach Taber
David Dwyer	Coach Tolbert--Groveton
Walter Benjamin Keister	Kip Tyler--Groveton
Lou Walker	Ferdinand Day
Marion Guyot	Mrs. Bertier
Bob Neal	Colorman
Dan Albright	Doctor
Mike Pniewski	Cop
Sharon Blackwood	Nurse
Kelly C. Cheston	White Girl No. 2
Ronald L. Connor	Black Kid No. 1
Courtney James Stewart	Black Kid No. 2
E.Y. Coley	Official
John Wesley Register	Official
B. Keith Harmon	Crooked Official
Andy Francis	Quarterback
Stuart Greer	Marshall Assistant Coach
Derick Marshall	Davis
Scott Miles	Fred Alderson
Kevin Dankosky	Reporter No. 1
David Chandley	Reporter No. 2
Scott Slade	Reporter No. 3
Ric Reitz	Reporter No. 4
Steve Barnes	Titan Supporter
Rory Griffin	Titan
Ryan Kowalske	Titan
Thomas Elliott	Titan,Titan
C. Stephen Browder	Titan
Jameel Jackson	Titan
Randy D. Patman Jr.	Titan
Jemal L. Webb	Titan
Shawn Cummings	Titan
Michael Rouby	Titan
Ray Stoney	Titan
Shanda Besler	Emma's Friend
David DeVries	Parent
Andrew Collins	Black Newspaper Man
Steve Martin	Heckler
Matt Adams	Heckler
Marcus M. Moore	Special Teams Coach
Ryan Duncam	Opposition Quarterback
Donald Faison	Petey Jones
Catherine Bosworth	Emma Hoyt
Ryan Duncan	Opposition Quarterback
Trevor Rabin	Composer

Technical Credits

Gregory Allen Howard

Boaz Yakin	Director
Jerry Bruckheimer	Producer
Michael Flynn	Executive Producer
Ronna Kress	Casting
Chad Oman	Producer
Robert M. Shelley Sr.	Special Effects
Mike Stenson	Executive Producer
Gregory Allen Howard	Screenwriter
Mary Ellis	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

A rousing roller-coaster drama based on real-life events, Remember the Titans is one football movie in which the gridiron grappling is subservient to vivid characterizations and dynamic performances. The story opens in 1971 at an Alexandria, Virginia, high school, where African-American football coach Herman Boone (Denzel Washington) arrives to take charge of a newly integrated and still unruly squad. Both black and white students dislike and distrust each other, but by force of will Boone gradually breaks down the invisible walls they’ve erected and forges them into an unbeatable team. Remember the Titans doesn’t altogether dispense with cliché: It contains the predictable locker-room hijinks, a win-one-for-the-Gipper moment, and the inevitable Big Game to be won in the last reel. But director Boaz Yakin (Fresh) seems more interested in Boone’s refusal to succumb to prejudice and his dogged attempt to build a winning team. Washington commands the screen with his forceful, electric portrayal, but second-billed Will Patton is equally compelling as Bill Yoast, the head coach demoted as a result of Boone's hiring. Mindful of crowd-pleasing conventions but not devoted to them, Remember the Titans complements its gridiron action with an uplifting message conveyed in a memorable, entertaining way. The DVD includes audio commentary by real-life coaches Herman Boone and Bill Yoast, deleted scenes, a production featurette, theatrical trailers, and behind-the-scenes footage.