THE BOYS IN THE BOAT Movie - A Look Inside
THE BOYS IN THE BOAT Movie Featurette - A Look Inside
- Plot Synopsis: THE BOYS IN THE BOAT is a sports drama based on the number 1 New York Times bestselling non-fiction novel written by Daniel James Brown. The film, directed by George Clooney, is about the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the Summer Olympics in Berlin. This inspirational true story follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression as they are thrust into the spotlight and take on elite rivals from around the world.
directed by George Clooney
starring Joel Edgerton, Callum Turner, Jack Mulhern, Sam Strike, Peter Guinness, Alec Newman, Luke Slattery, Thomas Elms, Hadley Robinson, James Wolk, Chris Diamantopoulos, Courtney Henggeler, Luke Roberts, Wil Coban, Sam Bishop
release date December 25, 2023 (in theaters)
- Plot Synopsis: THE BOYS IN THE BOAT is a sports drama based on the number 1 New York Times bestselling non-fiction novel written by Daniel James Brown. The film, directed by George Clooney, is about the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the Summer Olympics in Berlin. This inspirational true story follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression as they are thrust into the spotlight and take on elite rivals from around the world.
directed by George Clooney
starring Joel Edgerton, Callum Turner, Jack Mulhern, Sam Strike, Peter Guinness, Alec Newman, Luke Slattery, Thomas Elms, Hadley Robinson, James Wolk, Chris Diamantopoulos, Courtney Henggeler, Luke Roberts, Wil Coban, Sam Bishop
release date December 25, 2023 (in theaters)
Transcript
00:00 And action.
00:02 It's a boat full of underdogs representing an underdog nation.
00:10 In three, two, one, row!
00:13 Rowing, particularly in the 1920s,
00:15 was one of the most attended sports in the United States.
00:19 The Boys in the Boat is about strong, tough kids,
00:22 but they were poor and hungry.
00:24 They're rowing because it was the only way they could stay in college.
00:27 What's that about making some money?
00:29 You're the rowing team.
00:30 You get a part-time job, a cheap place to live.
00:33 You make the team.
00:34 The stakes were much higher.
00:36 Eight-man crew is the most difficult team sport.
00:38 Most of you will not be chosen.
00:40 And it gave them an edge.
00:41 The Washington Boat has taken the lead!
00:43 Washington has done it!
00:45 These guys at the University of Washington taking on the seniors...
00:48 I got nine seconds under the course record.
00:51 ...and then taking on the fraternity kids,
00:53 and then taking on the Nazis.
00:57 Every film we've ever seen that has an underdog in it,
01:00 you're always rooting for,
01:01 that you can pull yourself up from nothing and succeed.
01:05 Give it everything!
01:06 There's lots of times when the human spirit prevails
01:10 over circumstances that it doesn't seem
01:13 that they ought to be able to prevail over.
01:15 George understood what the heart of the story was.
01:18 It reminds us of what we're capable of when we pull together.
01:21 The actual story of what they went through was really spectacular.
01:25 For all the people who didn't believe in you,
01:28 as one!
01:29 As one!
01:31 (GUNSHOT)
01:32 (GUNSHOT)
01:33 (dramatic music)
01:36 [BLANK_AUDIO]