Was fortunate enough to be at the austin premier to listen to those who played with freddie steinmark, all saying the movie was spot on. As stated in the movie, he was an allsouthwest conference safety in 1969. My all american is a 2015 american biographical drama sport film based on the life of college football player freddie steinmark. Produced for the purpose of raising capital for another film that borchardt intends to make, the epic northwestern, coven suffers from numerous setbacks, including poor financing, a lack of planning, borchardt. American movie is a 1999 documentary film directed by chris smith. When freddie suffers an injury that leads to a shocking diagnosis, the young man.
My all american vs true story of freddie steinmark, linda. My all american synopsis and movie info movie times and. With aaron eckhart, finn wittrock, robin tunney, sarah bolger. Get the latest movie times, trailers and celebrity interviews. From the writer of hoosiers and rudy, my all american tells the true story of freddie steinmark.
Even those who love inspirational sports films might have to flinch from my all american is a movie so square, conservative and humorless that it winds up playing like a brutally straightfaced. Find out whats playing at your local movie theatre at canadas longest running online movie resource. With dedication and grueling practices, a victorious season. Amc theatres movie times, movie trailers, buy tickets. The my all american true story reveals that freddie was indeed a standout player. As a total sports movie buff, i can say my all american is equally as inspirational as any of the best sports movies out there. But the movie is a little too focused on football, and freddie is a little too saintly a close friend even calls him a pollyanna, and the term fits, for his story to feel authentic.
Movie times, movies in theaters, movies coming soon, movie. Rent my all american 2015 starring finn wittrock and aaron eckhart on dvd and bluray. My allamerican remembers forgotten story of heroic. My all american has a genuinely moving reallife story to tell, but. Watch my all american trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone. My all american was released in 2015 on friday, november, 2015 in nationwide movie theaters.
He started his sophomore year, junior year, which is unheard of at texas, says former teammate tom campbell, and he would have started as a senior. Just like those two films, my allamerican is an underdog story. American football is played on a rectangle, but movies about it can sure be square. Deemed too small by the usual athletic standards, his father trains him hard, and freddie brings a fight to the game that ultimately gets him noticed by none other than legendary university of texas coach darrell royal. My all american fumbles its true story new york post. As it turns out, all american is actually based on the true high school experience of one exnfl player. It centers on one of the players, freddie steinmark. If youre a fan of hoosiers or rudy, youll love my allamerican.
April 6, 2001, 1997 all i wanna do march 24, 2000 all my loved ones august 16, 2002 all or nothing october 25, 2002 all over me april 25, 1997 all over the guy august 10. Freddie steinmark, an underdog on the gridiron, faces the toughest challenge of his life after leading his team to a championship season. Bill zwecker chicago suntimes in the spirit of so many films created for the small screen, my all american works way too hard to make sure our heartstrings are pulled and actually yanked hard. My all american the true story of university of texas 1969 national championshipwinning football team heroes. Check out this behind the scenes look at bad boys for life. Buy movie tickets in over 60 countries at plus interviews with the people who make the movies you love.
Its first scene involves aaron eckhart, aged to a clint eastwoodlike stoicism with the emphasis on white caterpillar eyebrows, answering a poor reporters simple question about who his favorite all american player was, through his illustrious years of headcoaching the. Based on fact but mired in cliches, my allamerican pays respectful tribute to u. The film stars finn wittrock, sarah bolger, robin tunney and aaron eckhart. For those who seek love stories, there is a beautiful one here. Were proud to be american, where at least we know we can watch endless amounts of netflix and chill if we want to. Deemed too small by the usual athletic standards, freddies father trains him hard, and he brings a fight to the game that ultimately gets him noticed by none other than legendary university of texas coach darrell royal. Although deemed too small as an athlete, freddie finn wittrock dreams of playing football and brings a fight to the game that is noticed by legendary coach darrell royal aaron eckhart, leading to a scholarship to play college football.
Select rentals are 50% off, including mothers day, baby mama, dirty dancing and i feel pretty. Watch my all american online stream full movie directv. Family adventure films best adventure movie of all times. It was named the greatest american western by the american film institute in 2008, and it placed 12th on the same organizations 2007 list of the 100 greatest american movies of all time. The film was released on november, 2015, by clarius. Its a story about texas football and is written by the same person who did rudy and hoosiers.
Rent my all american 2015 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast. Featurette character piece my all american synopsis deemed too small by the usual athletic standards, freddies father trains him hard, and he brings a fight to the game that ultimately gets him noticed by none other than legendary university of texas coach darrell royal. Watch it today and earn amc stubs points to redeem in theatres.
Licensed to youtube by wmg on behalf of new line records. Watch full episodes of all american and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. Awarded a scholarship to the university of texas at austin, small but scrappy freddie steinmark gets a chance to play football for coach darrell royal aaron eckhart and the longhorns in the late 1960s. All about lily chouchou october, 2001 all about my mother september 24, 1999 all about the benjamins march 8, 2001 all access. Please allow approximately 20 extra minutes for preshow and trailers before the show starts. My all american universal pictures entertainment portal. Although updated daily, all theaters, movie show times, and movie listings should be independently verified with the movie theater. Treat your mom to a movie with amc theatres on demand. Us weekly rounded up our favorite top 10 allamerican movies that will make.
Get tickets, track rewards, skip theatre lines, see whats playing, set reminders and more, all with the amc theatres app. Awarded a scholarship and a chance to play for the longhorns, freddie sets off to. Check out the official trailer of my all american, the upcoming american football biography drama movie written and directed by angelo pizzo and starring finn wittrock, aaron eckhart, sarah bolger, robin tunney, rett terrell, and juston street. My all american 2015 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
What freddie steinmark wants most in the world is to play football. The drama takes place outdoors, amid trees and sky. But in arthur millers all my sons, originally produced in 1947, domesticity is just a backdrop. Find my allamerican showtimes for local movie theaters. This is my own personal list, informed by more than 25 years as a movie critic. My all american earns most of its single shiny star by wasting no time in confirming its outright mushiness. As stated in the movie, he was an all southwest conference safety in 1969. Like all heartwarming football dramas, my all american has positive messages and what should be an emotional storyline. The film chronicles the real 199697 making of coven, an independent horror film directed by filmmaker mark borchardt. United states november, 2015 nationwide canada november, 2015.
Everything you need to know about my all american movie. There were 10 other movies released on the same date, including the 33, by the sea and condemned. I seriously cried at the end, what a great story of a true all american. Along comes my all american, with its unironic love of god, country, texas, family and a cando spirit. Rick moranis returns for shrunk, guy ritchie to direct aladdin sequel and more. New movies, theaters near you, movie tickets, showtimes. Alongside old teammate bobby mitchell and new friend james street, steinmark helps the longhorns find success. It was written and directed by the same filmmaker who wrote the screenplays for both of those scrappy classics, angelo pizzo.