The Blind Side (film)
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| Directed by | John Lee Hancock |
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Broderick Johnson Andrew Kosove Gil Netter |
| Screenplay by | John Lee Hancock |
| Based on |
The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis |
| Starring |
Sandra Bullock Tim McGraw Quinton Aaron Jae Head Lily Collins Ray McKinnon Kathy Bates |
| Music by | Carter Burwell |
| Cinematography | Alar Kivilo |
| Edited by | Mark Livolsi |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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126 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $29 million |
| Box office | $309.2 million |
The Blind Side is a 2009 American biographical sports drama film. It was written and directed by John Lee Hancock, and based on the 2006 book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis. The storyline features Michael Oher, an offensive lineman who played for the Baltimore Ravens and the Tennessee Titans, and currently is signed with the Carolina Panthers in the NFL. The film follows Oher from his impoverished upbringing, through his years at Wingate Christian School (a fictional representation of Briarcrest Christian School in Memphis, Tennessee), his adoption by Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, to his position as one of the most highly coveted prospects in college football, then finally becoming a first-round pick of the Ravens.
Quinton Aaron stars as Michael Oher, alongside Sandra Bullock as Leigh Anne Tuohy, Tim McGraw as Sean Tuohy, and Kathy Bates as Miss Sue. The movie also features appearances by several current and former NCAA coaches, including SEC coaches Houston Nutt and Ed Orgeron (Oher's coaches in college, though Nutt represented Arkansas at the time and therefore does so in the film) and Nick Saban (who was at LSU at the time the movie is set and represents it in the film, but was the head coach at Alabama at the time of filming), former coaches Lou Holtz, Tommy Tuberville, Phillip Fulmer, as well as recruiting analyst Tom Lemming.
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