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- Formulaic but well-crafted, Glory Road features a hard-driving coach who inspires his underdog team to athletic and moral victories. James Gartner's movie includes all the expected tricks of the genre, from vintage '60s soundtrack and heart-pounding court action to excellent performances and heartfelt lessons underlined by teary eyes in close-up.
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Jan 12, 2006 · “Glory Road” is an effective sports movie, yes, but as the portrait of a coach and team and the realities of administrations and booster clubs in a state obsessed with sports, it’s a shadow of “Friday Night Lights” (2004). Where it succeeds is as the story of a chapter in history, the story of how one coach at one school arrived at an ...
When black players like Bobby Joe Hill (Derek Luke) and team captain Harry Flournoy (Mehcad Brooks) begin to dominate the court with flashy moves, the racial tension increases, jeopardizing the...
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- James Gartner
- PG
- Josh Lucas
Formulaic but well-crafted, Glory Road features a hard-driving coach who inspires his underdog team to athletic and moral victories. James Gartner's movie includes all the expected tricks of the genre, from vintage '60s soundtrack and heart-pounding court action to excellent performances and heartfelt lessons underlined by teary eyes in close-up.
- James Gartner
- Cynthia Fuchs
- Derek Luke, Josh Lucas, Sam Jones III
Jan 13, 2006 · Glory Road tells the inspiring story of the underdog Texas Western basketball team, with history's first all African American starting lineup of players, who took the country by storm, surprisingly winning the 1966 NCAA tournament title.
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- James Gartner
- PG
- Josh Lucas
Glory Road tells the story of Don Haskins (Josh Lucas) and his 1966 Texas Western basketball team, the first college team ever to use a starting lineup composed entirely of black players.
Get Tickets + Showtimes. Get Digital Copy. Buy on Amazon. More Info on IMDb. Glory Road on DVD June 6, 2006 starring Josh Lucas, Derek Luke, Austin Nichols, Evan Jones. "Glory Road" is based on the inspiring true story of the underdog Texas Western basketball team whose drive to win superceded some.
Glory Road: Directed by James Gartner. With Josh Lucas, Derek Luke, Austin Nichols, Jon Voight. In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.
