Woodlawn was released in 2015 on friday, october 16, 2015 in limited movie theaters. The film transcends the stereotype of christian movies that are poorly produced, written and acted ie nick cage in left behind with a movie that stands on its own as an excellent film with star turns from c. Former football star tony nathan said his high school days in alabama were marred by racial tension. Woodlawn 2015 where data and the movie business meet. Released in 2015, woodlawn is an inspirational sports film based on the true story of tony nathan, a running back who went on to play for the miami dolphins and played in two super bowls xvii and xix. October 16, 2015 the movie woodlawn tells the story of black player tony nathan and the spiritual awakening during 197374 season at woodlawn high school in birmingham amid forced integration of alabamas public high schools. Touchdown tony, one of birminghams alltime great highschool football heroes, is the subject on a new book and the upcoming woodlawn movie. Namely, that if we can choose, in faith, to love others even when they are doing anything but loving us, we can change the world. Parents need to know that woodlawn is a faithbased drama inspired by true events at a birmingham, alabama, high school in 1973. Beinmo features the official trailer for woodlawn, a film based on an inspiring reallife story about. A gifted high school football player must learn to boldly embrace his talent and his faith as he battles racial tensions on and off the field in the new movie woodlawn. Reviewed at edwards marqe stadium 23, houston, oct.
It is really the story of an africanamerican high school football player in the newly integrated south, and the powerful role that christian faith played in the interpersonal relationships. The highlyanticipated film, woodlawn is a powerful story of courage, strength, and football in the midst of impassioned racial tensions in birmingham, alabama in the early 70s. The movie focuses on how a sports chaplain helped convert nearly the entire woodlawn high school football team to bornagain christianity after it was desegregated, helping the players deal with racial strife on and off the field. Some of the black students join the football team and this leads to racial tensions both. Woodlawn is a true story about a birmingham, alabama high school football team in the years 1973 1974.
Woodlawn 2015 rotten tomatoes in 1973, a spiritual awakening captures the hearts of the woodlawn high school football team. Woodlawn relives the largest high school football game ever played in the torn city of birmingham. Woodlawn official trailer 1 2015 sean astin, jon voight movie hd. Team discussion questions from the movie woodlawn 2015 coaches, below are some discussion questions you can use with your players after viewing woodlawn. Woodlawn is a movie set in a town in alabama in 1973. One suggestion i have is to divide your team into smaller groups where there can be more interaction and discussion. I just preordered this movie because my family saw it in the theater and it is a cut above most movies. Lead by their coach, tandy geralds, and fueled by the teams dedication to love and unity in a school filled with racism and hate, the team makes an astounding run at the playoffs, leading to the largest high school football game ever played in the torn city of birmingham, alabama, and the rise of its. Reviewed in the united states on december 19, 2015.
The amount of violence, sexual content, or language were always. The desegregation leads to uprisings in the community. Woodlawn official trailer 2015 jon voight, sean astin inspiring football drama movie. Lead by their coach, tandy geralds, and fueled by the teams dedication to love and unity in a school filled with racism and hate, the team makes an astounding run at the playoffs, leading to the largest high school football game ever played in the torn city of birmingham, alabama, and the rise of. The football team reflected this as negro players were looked down on and excluded from most of the playing time. A gifted high school football player must learn to embrace his talent and his faith as he battles racial tensions on and off the field. Woodlawn 2015 following governmentmandated desegregation in 1973, tony nathan caleb castille joins fellow africanamerican students at woodlawn high school in birmingham, ala. The true story behind woodlawn will amaze you idol chatter. In the movie, black students join a previously white high school as a result of desegregation laws. I wrote it off as artisticle freedom to help sell the movie.
The coach, tandy gerelds, tells the team to use their shared anger to unite them, but black and white players clash on. Financial analysis of woodlawn 2015 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Lead by their coach, tandy geralds, and fueled by the teams dedication to love and unity in a school. The rest of the movie was great a success story of sorts. This is really an amazing film that everyone should see. Though the context of this moviewhich is based on a true storyis football, its lessons apply to so much more than gridiron grappling. St johns college, woodlawn, a school in new south wales, australia.
Rent woodlawn 2015 starring sean astin and nicholas bishop on dvd and bluray. The time is the early 1970s, and the primary setting is the recently integrated woodlawn high school in birmingham, ala. Inspiring christian film that brings a crucial message of a true story to the big screen. Woodlawn is a 2015 american christian sports drama film directed by the erwin brothers, andrew and jon erwin. Nic bishop was born on september 19, 1973 in swindon, england. Woodlawn is the true story of how unity and revival saved a city torn apart by race. Woodlawn yify movies torrent magnet and woodlawn yts. Football coach tandy gerelds is forced to include africanamerican young men on his football team, which causes an uproar among the community, resulting in many white families leaving. Woodlawn official trailer 1 2015 sean astin, jon voight movie hd in 1973, a spiritual awakening captures the hearts of the woodlawn high.
If christian beliefs and behavior bother you dont watch this movie. Woodlawns inspiring answer to these questions is a resounding yes. In 1973, a spiritual awakening captures the hearts of the woodlawn high school football team. When woodlawn high school in birmingham, alabama is controversially desegregated in 1973, tony nathan, a gifted black high school football player, joins the schools predominantly white football team along with several other black players. Everything you need to know about woodlawn movie 2015. The movie explains how a sports chaplain led an entire team of football players to christ.
I can only imagine, the next faithbased film directed by jon and andrew erwins moms night out, woodlawn, is now pegged to be. He is an actor and producer, known for truth be told 2019, snowfall 2017 and woodlawn 2015. You might need to personalize some of the questions to best fit your team. Erwin brothers movie woodlawn recreates 1970s story of. Woodlawn is a 2015 movie by directors andrew and jon erwin about a talented african american high school football player in the recently desegregated south. For that, ignoring the earlier remarks in evaluating the movie, it is well worth the 5 star rating. The story behind woodlawn august 3, 2015 august 3, 2015 claire alexander faithbased, historical, woodlawn a black coffee steamed idly on the worn wooden table as i sat in a booth across from the two strangers i had come to interview. In 1973, a spiritual awakening captures the hearts of the woodlawn. Sean astin stars in woodlawn as hank erwin, the team chaplain who helped inspire a. This past sunday evening first baptist church of woodstock ga had a special screening of the phenomenal new movie woodlawn woodlawn tells the inspirational true story of tony nathan, a gifted africanamerican running back who attended woodlawn high school and its head coach tandy gerelds, in the raciallydivided city of birmingham during the schools first year of integration. Woodlawn official trailer 1 2015 sean astin, jon voight movie hd in 1973, a spiritual awakening captures the hearts of the woodlawn high school football team. The erwin brothers faithbased film tells the true tale of the historymaking 1973 woodlawn high school football team. Woodlawn trailer tells true story of football star tony nathan b.
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