Anybody else seen it yet? I saw it last night and thought that it was amazingly accurate except for a few minor embellishments.

Well, there are a few flaws I found...

1) I don't think they wore Oakley visors and UnderArmour in 1988.

2) The signage on Ratliff was wrong at times. They showed a Bank of America sign where there should have been a "NTNB" sign a couple of times.

3) They showed the officials running off the field in the 3rd quarter of the championship game.

4) Do you really think anyone was wearing coats and long sleeves in early September in Abilene, TX?

5) Has it ever rained that much in Odessa?

6) The mascots/colors/uniforms/teams were wrong at times. Marshall is not the "Dawgs," they are the Mavs. Westlake does not have a Longhorn on their helmets. And, do you really think that Permian played Dallas Jesuit in the UIL playoffs in 1988? Jesuit was in the TCIL then.

7) The coin toss to make the playoffs was not held at the Southside BBQ in Elgin. At least they could have ommitted the showing of the sign.

All in all, I think it was a good movie, but not entirely accurate. I enjoyed it, and I will get it on DVD when it comes out.

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The Dodge Durango wasn't around in 1988. And did football players in that day and time wear pantyhose on their head?

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wow. i bet wadd is fun to go to movies with.

LOL socal!

Hey, there are people out there that make a living finding those things. And, being someone that takes HS Football seriously, and someone who read the book, I found those mistakes easily. Now, if I have time, I could go with a pad and pen to write down all the mistakes. I do believe in historical accuracy though.

And, it's not like I sat there during the movie yelling at the screen.

Oh, BTW... 8) There were a few times you should have seen an "unsportsmanlike conduct" foul...for celebration... There was a spike of the FB, and some endzone dances... those are definite no-no's in the world of HS FB...

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although I liked the movie alot, there were indeed some set related inaccuracies.

The thing I noticed most often was the vehicles in the movie. I saw about 20 instances of there being vehicles in the movie that just werent around back then.

I think I even saw an Acura MDX.

Great book, great movie. I'll buy the DVD when if comes out.

One more pointed out by CSAF...

9) Permian did not wear names on the back of their jerseys in 1988. (Check the photo cover of the book...)



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[This message has been edited by wadd96 (edited 10/9/2004 10:48p).]

Surely they didn't negotiate a location and officials for the championship, isn't that stuff set before the season?

DG, no it is not. Each playoff game site and officials are determined by the schools, sometimes by coin flip if the schools cannot agree. In case of dramatic disagreement on officials, they can refer to the UIL for assignment of officiating chapter, but not individual officials (that is left to the assigning secretary of each chapter.)

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And, DG, negotiations can extend as far as to the racial breakdown of crews. It can be quite extensive.



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Then I was mistaken.

Good movie.

Maury, DG88's lesser twin, is well versed in high school football officiating. He knew all of this.

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Well, sure, Maury would know all this, but he's out snipe hunting.

That Maury is quite the raconteur.

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Is it really as good as people say it is? It's not as cheesy as Varsity Blues is it?

I grew up out there when Mojo was growing to statewide prominence. The first problem with the movie is that I believe it was filmed in Austin at Nelson Field, thus making the reference to Elgin. That could also be the reason for the rain. And yes, you could wear coats in West Texas in September.

Austin Mom, I think some of the scenes were filmed at Nelson, but not all. There are definitely some shots from Ratliff, hence the signage problems.

As to the coats, these were not light jackets, or even Carhartts. They were dead of winter, keep my fingers from freezing off parkas. Not likely the second week of September in Abilene. (Not impossible, just highly unlikely!!)

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Surfer girl, no where near as cheesey as VB. Football scenes were much better, and it was not an MTV version of Texas HS Football.

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i thought it was a great movie...there were a lot of differences from the book...for instance they kind of made boobie out to be a hero, but in actuality he came back from the injury, didnt get playing time and quit the team. also they didnt really talk about the off the field stuff that dallas carter had going on when they made it to the championships, but then again, that would have made the movie a helluva lot longer.

i thought it was cool how the real boobie miles was in several scenes in the movie...i'm sure it was hard for him to watch sometimes.

Damn mitch, I bet you're sorry you asked huh? I like watching movies....

I like watching movies, as well. However, I believe that movies based on true stories should be as accurate as possible.

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Nah Ian, it's fun to see people get internet mad.

Hey wadd 96 here is what I posted on the football forum:

posted 12:34a, 10/10/04



The movie was good, but if you are in the "know" there were a lot of things that made you mad.
1) Region I will never play Region II in a state finals.
2) "North Shore Galena" (the way they said it should make you mad) will never play Permian in a district game.
3) The Marshall game was actually the Midland Game, and Permian chartered a flight to Marshal not the other way around.
4) WTF was Dallas Jesuit doing in a U.I.L. playoff game; even though they were just let into the U.I.L. they still could not make the playoffs in that district.
4) Monterry H.S. is in Lubbock not Amirillo.
5) Since when is it only 6 hours from Odessa to the Astrodome.
6) Where was Odessa High, don't forget that they play at Ratlif Stadium to.

There were some other things to that bugged me but I will stop there.

I do think that it is a great movie, and I will buy it on DVD. It was much better than Varsity Blues even though there were similarities. Just remember that the movie is Fiction.

WONDERFUL MOVIE. First movie in a long time that tugged at my heart and made me literally feel for the people in it. Great character development.

Absolutely loved it.

good topic, mitch!

Nice, True Ag. However, Permain did play Carter in the Championship that year. Not sure about the regions (perhaps Carter was in region 3 that year? Dallas is screwed up that way. In fact, the more I think about it, Carter was in region 3 because for years, that district played the Marshall/Nac/Lufkin district in the bi-district playoffs, and I KNOW they are in Reg 3.)

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Converse Judson played in the 1988 state championship. Dallas will never be part of Region 3, but just north of Houston is in Region 2. Also Lufkin is in Region 2 most of the time if not all of the time. Carter played Permian in the Semis.

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However, Permain did play Carter in the Championship that year.

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They played in the semi-finals.

I stand corrected.

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I thought it was great to but yeah didn't like some of the inacuracies that were apparently just in there for fun. Like why would it be so hard to get the teams, jerseys, etc. right? Did the other schools not give permission? I also like how it looks like Odessa has about 14 people in it and only one place to eat.

amarrillo high is not blue either...they were the wrong colors...the are black and gold

i liked the spit string hanging from #26s spit cup...right before he gives his dads ring back to him

still an incredible movie!!!

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I also like how it looks like Odessa has about 14 people in it and only one place to eat.

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Obviously, you haven't been to Odessa lately, huh?

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