12 Mighty orphans

DVD - 2021

The true story of the Mighty Mites, the football team of a Fort Worth orphanage who, during the Great Depression, went from playing without shoes, or even a football, to playing for the Texas state championships. Over the course of their winning season, these underdogs and their resilient spirit became an inspiration to their city, state, and an entire nation in need of a rebound, even catching the attention of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The architect of their success was Rusty Russell, a legendary high school coach who shocked his colleagues by giving up a privileged position so he could teach and coach at an orphanage. Few knew Rusty's secret: that he himself was an orphan. Recognizing that his scrawny players couldn't bea...t the other teams with brawn, Rusty developed innovative strategies that would come to define modern football.

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Genres
Feature films
Fiction films
Sports films
Historical films
Biographical films
Film adaptations
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment [2021]
Language
English
French
Chinese
Korean
Portuguese
Spanish
Thai
Corporate Authors
Greenbelt Films, Michael De Luca Productions (Firm), Branded Pictures Entertainment (Firm), Carte Blanche, 12 Productions, Santa Rita Film Co
Corporate Authors
Greenbelt Films (production company), Michael De Luca Productions (Firm), Branded Pictures Entertainment (Firm), Carte Blanche, 12 Productions, Santa Rita Film Co
Other Authors
Ty Roberts, 1974- (film director), Lane Garrison, 1980- (screenwriter), Kevin Meyer (film producer), Angelique De Luca, 1974- (actor), Brinton Bryan, 1981- (-), Michael De Luca, 1965-, Houston Hill, Luke Wilson, 1971-, Vinessa Shaw, 1976-, Wayne Knight, Jake Austin Walker, Scott Haze, Levi Dylan, Jacob Lofland, Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen, Jim Dent
Item Description
Based on the book by Jim Dent.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2021.
Wide screen (2.39).
Special features: deleted scenes.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD, wide screen (2.39); Dolby digital 5.1; region 1.
Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for violence, language, some suggestive references, smoking and brief teen drinking.
Production Credits
Music, Mark Orton ; editor, James K. Crouch ; director of photography, David McFarland.