We Are Marshall
Year | 2006 |
Starring | David Strathairn, January Jones, Kate Mara, Matthew Fox, Matthew McConaughey |
Director(s) | McG |
Rating | PG |
Genre(s) | Drama, Sport |
Runtime | 131 min |
Huntington, West Virginia, is a small town steeped in the rich tradition of college football. For decades, players, coaches, fans and families have come together to cheer on Marshall University’s “Thundering Herd.” But on a fateful night in 1970 75 members of Marshall’s football team and coaching staff were killed in a plane crash. As those left behind struggle to cope with the devastating loss of their loved ones, the grieving families find hope and strength in the leadership of Jack Lengyel, a young coach determined to rebuild Marshall’s football program, and in the process, help to heal the community.
Sample Discussion Guide Questions:
Only a few people involved with the football program were not on the plane when it crashed. How do you think they felt being the only survivors of the program?
Paul Griffith didn’t want the football program to start up again, but Nate Ruffin did. Both of these people had loved who died in the plane crash. Why do you think there were such strong feelings of opposition about restarting the football program at Marshall?