Undefeated (2011 film)

Undefeated
Directed by Daniel Lindsay and
T. J. Martin
Produced by Rich Middlemas
Glen Zipper
Daniel Lindsay
Seth Gordon
Ed Cunningham
Music by Michael Brook
Daniel McMahon
Miles Nielsen
Edited by Daniel Lindsay
T.J. Martin
Production
company
Zipper Bros Films
Spitfire Pictures
Five Smooth Stones Productions
Level 22 Productions
Distributed by The Weinstein Company (USA)
Alliance Films (Canada)
Release date
Running time
 113 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $562,218 [1]

Undefeated is a 2011 documentary film directed by Daniel Lindsay and T. J. Martin. The film documents the struggles of a high school football team, the Manassas Tigers of Memphis, as they attempt a winning season after years of losses. The team is turned around by coach Bill Courtney, who helps form a group of young men into an academic and athletic team.[2]

Lindsay and Martin served as co-directors, cinematographers, sound recorders and editors, recording more than 500 hours of footage.[3]

Reception

The film received critical acclaim at the South by Southwest conference in March 2011. The Weinstein Company was reported to have closed a seven-figure deal for distribution and remake rights to Undefeated.[4] On February 26, 2012, the movie won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[5]

Sean "Diddy" Combs joined the film as an executive producer in early February, 2012, with plans to work with the Weinstein Co. on the remake.[6]

The film currently holds a 96% approval rating on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, based on 100 reviews with an average rating of 7.9/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "It covers familiar sports documentary territory, but Undefeated proves there are still powerful stories to be told on the high school gridiron."[7] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 71 out of 100, based on 29 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Undefeated". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  2. ↑ Saito, Stephen (March 23, 2011). "'Undefeated' Reviewed". IFC News. IFC Films. Archived from the original on March 26, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
  3. ↑ Turan, Kenneth (February 17, 2012). "Movie review: 'Undefeated'". Los Angeles Times.
  4. ↑ Fleming, Mike (March 14, 2011). "SXSW: Gridiron Documentary 'Undefeated' Scores Big Weinstein Company Deal". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
  5. ↑ Farmer, Sam (February 27, 2012). "Former NFL player Ed Cunningham hits Oscar gold with 'Undefeated'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
  6. ↑ Pilon, Mary (February 25, 2012). "A Coach Inspires an Artist". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Undefeated (2012)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Undefeated Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
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