|
"We Are Marshall" set for College Football Hall of Fame
From a news release
©2006 Bonesville.net
Hall
to screen movie and unveil exhibit on anniversary of Marshall team's fateful
trip home in 1970 from a game at East Carolina
The
College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, IN, is hosting an advance
screening of the upcoming major motion picture, “We Are Marshall,” on Nov.
14, 2006. On that day, the Hall of Fame will honor the 36-year anniversary
of the tragic crash of a plane carrying Marshall University’s football team.
At the
conclusion of the screening of the Warner Bros. picture, the Hall will
unveil a six-month exhibit featuring artifacts from the set of the movie as
well as authentic historical items surrounding the tragedy.
Jack
Lengyel, hired as Marshall’s head football coach after the plane crash, will
attend the screening at the College Football Hall of Fame and participate in
a question and answer session at the conclusion of the movie. Also attending
will be the film’s director, McG, and producer, Basil Iwanyk.
Lengyel is
portrayed by Matthew McConaughey in the film, which is scheduled for
nationwide release on Dec. 22, 2006.
The
screening will be shown inside the Hall of Fame’s Stadium Theater from 6:30
p.m. to 9:00 p.m. EST. After the movie, media will have the opportunity to
interview Lengyel, his wife, Sandy Lengyel, and Hall of Fame executive
director Rick Walls.
“This
screening and exhibit is the perfect avenue for our organization to
recognize Marshall University’s perseverance through one of the most
difficult times in the history of college football,” said Steven J. Hatchell,
president of The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame (NFF).
“We are pleased Warner Bros. has chosen the College Football Hall of Fame as
a venue for this prestigious event.”
Following
the screening and interview session, the Hall of Fame will unveil the “We
Are Marshall” exhibit, including costumes worn by actors McConaughey and
Matthew Fox, Marshall uniforms worn during filming, and various props used
on the set of the movie. In addition to movie-related items, the exhibit
details events surrounding the November 14, 1970, crash which occurred
during the Marshall team's return home from a hard-fought game at East
Carolina University. The display will include authentic items from the
period.
Based on
true events, “We Are Marshall” stars Matthew McConaughey in the inspiring
story of how Marshall University and the small town of Huntington, WV,
struggled to restore their community and rebuild the school’s football
program after the devastating crash that took the lives of nearly the entire
Marshall team.
©2006 All rights rights reserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. A College Football Hall of Fame
press release contributed to this report.
02/23/2007 11:32:53 AM |
