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Below are the first set of contests in the "Grit & Grind Region." Your vote will advance a winner to the round of 32. Don't vote blindly...be sure to watch each movie trailer AND our Sports Media student journalist's pitch before you cast your vote in each section...there can only be one GOAT!
Below are the first set of contests in the "Grit & Grind Region." Your vote will advance a winner to the round of 32. Don't vote blindly...be sure to watch each movie trailer AND our Sports Media student journalist's pitch before you cast your vote in each section...there can only be one GOAT!
#1 REMEMBER THE TITANS (2000)
#1 REMEMBER THE TITANS (2000)
Remember the Titans is about a high school team who gets a black head coach during the time of desegregation and their struggle to rise to glory.
Starring: Denzel Washington, Will Patton.
Remember the Titans is about a high school team who gets a black head coach during the time of desegregation and their struggle to rise to glory.
Starring: Denzel Washington, Will Patton.
Remember The Titans.movTHE PITCH
THE PITCH
It's all about overcoming challenges and coming together to achieve success.
It's all about overcoming challenges and coming together to achieve success.
#16 FOR LOVE OF THE GAME (1999)
#16 FOR LOVE OF THE GAME (1999)
Billy Chapel, a veteran starting pitcher for the Detroit Tigers baseball team, is faced with many tough decisions before the game. The movie also tells the story of his girlfriend Jane, who has just told him some terrible news.
Starring: Kevin Costner, Kelly Preston, John C. Reilly.
Billy Chapel, a veteran starting pitcher for the Detroit Tigers baseball team, is faced with many tough decisions before the game. The movie also tells the story of his girlfriend Jane, who has just told him some terrible news.
Starring: Kevin Costner, Kelly Preston, John C. Reilly.
For Love of the Game.movTHE PITCH:
THE PITCH:
This movie illustrates how Billy Chapel plays a thrilling baseball game, and tells an amazing love story as well.
This movie illustrates how Billy Chapel plays a thrilling baseball game, and tells an amazing love story as well.
WINNER...REMEMBER THE TITANS!
WINNER...REMEMBER THE TITANS!
#8 CINDERELLA MAN (2005)
#8 CINDERELLA MAN (2005)
Set in 1928, the Great Depression plays a big role through this film. The boxer is the father of a family he is trying so hard to take care of. With little to nothing, we see him fight for his family and boxing career. All of his work pays off at the end with winning a title.
Starring: Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger, Paul Giamati.
Set in 1928, the Great Depression plays a big role through this film. The boxer is the father of a family he is trying so hard to take care of. With little to nothing, we see him fight for his family and boxing career. All of his work pays off at the end with winning a title.
Starring: Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger, Paul Giamati.
Cinderella ManTHE PITCH
THE PITCH
A father's love and hard work can prevail.
A father's love and hard work can prevail.
#9 MILLION DOLLAR BABY (2004)
#9 MILLION DOLLAR BABY (2004)
Maggie, a young waitress had a dream of becoming a boxer and only wanted the best coach to train her. She went to an old gym to try and train with one of the best. Finally, after a long journey, she became a great friend and a female boxer.
Starring: Hilary Swank, Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman.
Maggie, a young waitress had a dream of becoming a boxer and only wanted the best coach to train her. She went to an old gym to try and train with one of the best. Finally, after a long journey, she became a great friend and a female boxer.
Starring: Hilary Swank, Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman.
Million Dollar Baby.movTHE PITCH
THE PITCH
A young waitress turned into a world-famous boxer over just a few months.
A young waitress turned into a world-famous boxer over just a few months.
WINNER...CINDERELLA MAN!
WINNER...CINDERELLA MAN!
#5 A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (1992)
#5 A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (1992)
At this time America was involved in World War II. Most athletic males were drafted to the war. While the men were at war, an all-female baseball league was formed. Two sisters named Dottie Hinson, and Kit Keller are very competitive with each other as they make their way into the baseball world!
Starring: Geena Davis, Madonna, Tom Hanks.
At this time America was involved in World War II. Most athletic males were drafted to the war. While the men were at war, an all-female baseball league was formed. Two sisters named Dottie Hinson, and Kit Keller are very competitive with each other as they make their way into the baseball world!
Starring: Geena Davis, Madonna, Tom Hanks.
A League of Their Own.movTHE PITCH
THE PITCH
A great story that shows the reality of this time period, and how women are capable of more than you would expect.
A great story that shows the reality of this time period, and how women are capable of more than you would expect.
#12 THE HURRICANE (1999)
#12 THE HURRICANE (1999)
A middle-weight boxer named Rubin Carter is wrongly accused of a triple murder. He is set to serve three lifetime sentences. A young Canadian boy devotes himself to freeing Carter, after reading the boxer's autobiography.
Starring: Denzel Washington.
A middle-weight boxer named Rubin Carter is wrongly accused of a triple murder. He is set to serve three lifetime sentences. A young Canadian boy devotes himself to freeing Carter, after reading the boxer's autobiography.
Starring: Denzel Washington.
The Hurricane.movTHE PITCH
THE PITCH
Shows how when Hurricane is wrongly accused, a little boy and many others were willing to sacrifice so much to help out, and how justice always wins.
Shows how when Hurricane is wrongly accused, a little boy and many others were willing to sacrifice so much to help out, and how justice always wins.
WINNER...A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN!
WINNER...A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN!
#4 MONEYBALL (2011)
#4 MONEYBALL (2011)
Billy Beane the manager of the Oakland A’s wants to make a change in the baseball world. With his team’s tight budget he must outsmart the bigger ball clubs. He starts building a team of players who were told they weren’t good enough, but have major potential, reinventing the old fashioned traditions.
Starring: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Chris Pratt.
Billy Beane the manager of the Oakland A’s wants to make a change in the baseball world. With his team’s tight budget he must outsmart the bigger ball clubs. He starts building a team of players who were told they weren’t good enough, but have major potential, reinventing the old fashioned traditions.
Starring: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Chris Pratt.
Moneyball.movTHE PITCH
THE PITCH
The story of someone who made the most of what he had to work with, and through creative thinking, became an inspiration for many.
The story of someone who made the most of what he had to work with, and through creative thinking, became an inspiration for many.
#13 SECRETARIAT (2010)
#13 SECRETARIAT (2010)
Secretariat is about a woman named Penny Tweedy, whose mother dies. Heartbroken, she is faced with selling the family farm. She must save her family memories which had been stored in the home, but in doing so, discovers the birth of a colt who may bring about a new way to save the home. Penny works to find hidden talent in the colt who grows into a worldwide racing star.
Starring: Diane Lane, John Malkovich, Margo Martindale.
Secretariat is about a woman named Penny Tweedy, whose mother dies. Heartbroken, she is faced with selling the family farm. She must save her family memories which had been stored in the home, but in doing so, discovers the birth of a colt who may bring about a new way to save the home. Penny works to find hidden talent in the colt who grows into a worldwide racing star.
Starring: Diane Lane, John Malkovich, Margo Martindale.
The Secretariat.movTHE PITCH
THE PITCH
Secretariat is a powerful movie because it shows how faith and love can conquer anything.
Secretariat is a powerful movie because it shows how faith and love can conquer anything.
WINNER...MONEYBALL!
WINNER...MONEYBALL!
#6 CADDYSHACK (1980)
#6 CADDYSHACK (1980)
Danny Noonan, a teen down on his luck, works as a caddy at a snob-infested country club to raise money for college. In an attempt to gain votes for a college scholarship reserved for caddies, Noonan volunteers to caddy for a prominent and influential club member. Meanwhile, he struggles to prepare for the high-pressure Caddy Day golf tournament while absorbing New Age advice from wealthy golf guru Ty Webb.
Starring: Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, Rodney Dangerfield.
Danny Noonan, a teen down on his luck, works as a caddy at a snob-infested country club to raise money for college. In an attempt to gain votes for a college scholarship reserved for caddies, Noonan volunteers to caddy for a prominent and influential club member. Meanwhile, he struggles to prepare for the high-pressure Caddy Day golf tournament while absorbing New Age advice from wealthy golf guru Ty Webb.
Starring: Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, Rodney Dangerfield.
Caddyshack.movTHE PITCH
THE PITCH
A great comedy movie that depicts a challenge for a dedicated college student that strives to achieve his goals.
A great comedy movie that depicts a challenge for a dedicated college student that strives to achieve his goals.
#11 BRIAN'S SONG (1971)
#11 BRIAN'S SONG (1971)
Goes through the life of Brian Piccolo, a Chicago Bears football player who was stricken with terminal cancer, and how he bonded with Gale Sayers through that time.
Starring: James Caan, Billy Dee Williams, Shelley Fabares.
Goes through the life of Brian Piccolo, a Chicago Bears football player who was stricken with terminal cancer, and how he bonded with Gale Sayers through that time.
Starring: James Caan, Billy Dee Williams, Shelley Fabares.
Brian's Song.movTHE PITCH
THE PITCH
It’s a movie of true friendship in a time where not only one person but an entire country needed it the most while showing a sport America loved.
It’s a movie of true friendship in a time where not only one person but an entire country needed it the most while showing a sport America loved.
WINNER...CADDYSHACK!
WINNER...CADDYSHACK!
#3 CREED II (2018)
#3 CREED II (2018)
Adonis Creed accepts a challenge from Ivan Drago's son, which is a big deal because Drago killed Adonis’s dad in a 1985 match. Without Rocky’s consent, Adonis accepts the challenge. Rocky trains Adonis for this huge fight and it becomes an obsession.
Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone.
Adonis Creed accepts a challenge from Ivan Drago's son, which is a big deal because Drago killed Adonis’s dad in a 1985 match. Without Rocky’s consent, Adonis accepts the challenge. Rocky trains Adonis for this huge fight and it becomes an obsession.
Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone.
Creed II.movTHE PITCH
THE PITCH
Adonis avenges his dad's death by fighting and beating Drago’s son.
Adonis avenges his dad's death by fighting and beating Drago’s son.
#14 THE EXPRESS (2008)
#14 THE EXPRESS (2008)
The Express is the true story of football legend Ernie Davis and his journey as an African American during a rough time to winning the Heisman Trophy. The movie shows character and how life was for college athletes during that time period.
Starring: Rob Brown, Dennis Quaid, Clancy Brown
The Express is the true story of football legend Ernie Davis and his journey as an African American during a rough time to winning the Heisman Trophy. The movie shows character and how life was for college athletes during that time period.
Starring: Rob Brown, Dennis Quaid, Clancy Brown
The Express.movTHE PITCH
THE PITCH
Sports will always be something that bring people together no matter the situation.
Sports will always be something that bring people together no matter the situation.
WINNER...CREED II!
WINNER...CREED II!
#7 UNDEFEATED (2012)
#7 UNDEFEATED (2012)
Manassas High in Memphis has never won a playoff game in 110 years. This losing streak comes to an end when coach Bill Courtney steps up to help the team have success. A few years later, they get their first shot at a playoff win.
Starring: Bill Courtney, Montrail Brown.
Manassas High in Memphis has never won a playoff game in 110 years. This losing streak comes to an end when coach Bill Courtney steps up to help the team have success. A few years later, they get their first shot at a playoff win.
Starring: Bill Courtney, Montrail Brown.
Undefeated.movTHE PITCH
THE PITCH
This is such a heartfelt movie because Coach Courtney made a special bond with his players that eventually led to success.
This is such a heartfelt movie because Coach Courtney made a special bond with his players that eventually led to success.
#10 TALLADEGA NIGHTS (2006)
#10 TALLADEGA NIGHTS (2006)
Ricky Bobby and his friend Cal are the dynamic duo of racing, until Ricky gets in a crash and looses everything in his life. His father comes back to help him loose his fear of driving, and comes back to beat the French driver at Talladega.
Starring: Will Ferrell, Adam McKay.
Ricky Bobby and his friend Cal are the dynamic duo of racing, until Ricky gets in a crash and looses everything in his life. His father comes back to help him loose his fear of driving, and comes back to beat the French driver at Talladega.
Starring: Will Ferrell, Adam McKay.
Talladega Nights.movTHE PITCH
THE PITCH
The legend of Ricky Bobby and his need for speed is unparalleled to anything in our world today.
The legend of Ricky Bobby and his need for speed is unparalleled to anything in our world today.
UPSET WINNER...TALLADEGA NIGHTS!
UPSET WINNER...TALLADEGA NIGHTS!
#2 ROCKY (1976)
#2 ROCKY (1976)
Rocky Balboa is a working class boxer who gets a once in a lifetime World Heavyweight Championship Title fight. Rocky and Apollo Creed have an epic fight, with Rocky being the toughest opponent Creed had ever faced. Rocky had not won the fight, but the world was amazed by his spirit.
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Carl Weathers.
Rocky Balboa is a working class boxer who gets a once in a lifetime World Heavyweight Championship Title fight. Rocky and Apollo Creed have an epic fight, with Rocky being the toughest opponent Creed had ever faced. Rocky had not won the fight, but the world was amazed by his spirit.
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Carl Weathers.
RockyTHE PITCH
THE PITCH
the ultimate story of a man who has everyday problems, but works hard and seizes his opportunity.
the ultimate story of a man who has everyday problems, but works hard and seizes his opportunity.
#15 THE GAME PLAN (2007)
#15 THE GAME PLAN (2007)
This movie is centered around a bachelor football star, who thinks he is everything. Joe Kingman is selfish, wealthy, carefree, and has the team on his back. Unexpectedly, a little girl, Peyton, shows up at the front door of his penthouse apartment and tells him that she is his daughter. Kingman learns to develop a relationship with his 8-year-old daughter and capture new moments with her to make up for the last 8 years he missed being her father.
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Madison Pettis, Roselyn Sanchez.
This movie is centered around a bachelor football star, who thinks he is everything. Joe Kingman is selfish, wealthy, carefree, and has the team on his back. Unexpectedly, a little girl, Peyton, shows up at the front door of his penthouse apartment and tells him that she is his daughter. Kingman learns to develop a relationship with his 8-year-old daughter and capture new moments with her to make up for the last 8 years he missed being her father.
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Madison Pettis, Roselyn Sanchez.
The Game Plan.movTHE PITCH
THE PITCH
Football star, Joe Kingman, must learn how to balance his professional and personal lives with a surprisingly new priority.
Football star, Joe Kingman, must learn how to balance his professional and personal lives with a surprisingly new priority.
WINNER...ROCKY!
WINNER...ROCKY!
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