Glory Road Movie Review 2006

Yet another inspirational, fact-based sports drama. In 1966, the Miners, an under-funded basketball team at small Texas Western, became legends by defeating the sport's Goliaths--the all-white University of Kentucky Wildcats--in the NCAA championship. Their coach, Don Haskins (Lucas), made history when he recruited seven black players and had five of them in his starting lineup. Naturally, there are problems leading up to their triumph, which are dealt with efficiently by first-time director Gartner. End credits showcase Haskins and several of the actual players reflecting on the game.

Distribution

Walt Disney Home Video, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521, Phone: (818)265-6500, URL: http://disney.store.go.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on DVD
Running time 106 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Sports Dramas, Interracial Affairs, Basketball, Period Piece: 1960s, Texas, Mexico, True Stories, African America

Screenplay

Chris Cleveland, Bettina Gilois

Cast

Josh(ua) Lucas, Derek Luke, Austin Nichols, Jon Voight, Evan Jones, Alphonso McAuley, Sam Jones, Emily Deschanel, Alan Shearer, Schin A.S. Kerr, Mehcad Brooks, Damaine Radcliff

Cinematography

John Toon, Jeffrey L. Kimball

Director

James Gartner

Music

Trevor Rabin

Other

Kathleen Cusack, Bob Badami, John Wright, Kevin Constant, Alix Friedberg, Geoffrey Kirkland

Producer

Jerry Bruckheimer, Walt Disney Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer, Buena Vista