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12 Mighty Orphans( 2021)

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Based on the true story of the team that inspired a nation.

Overview

Haunted by his mysterious past, a devoted high school football coach leads a scrawny team of orphans to the state championship during the Great Depression and inspires a broken nation along the way.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Luke Wilson

      Rusty Russell

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      Vinessa Shaw

      Juanita Russell

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      Wayne Knight

      Frank Wynn

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      Martin Sheen

      Doc Hall

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      Jake Austin Walker

      Hardy Brown

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      Scott Haze

      Rodney Kidd

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      Levi Dylan

      Fairbanks

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      Jacob Lofland

      Snoggs

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      Rooster McConaughey

      Pop Boone

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      King Orba

      Remmert

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      Treat Williams

      Amon Carter

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      Larry Pine

      President Roosevelt

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      Lillie Fink

      Betty

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      Josie Fink

      Betty

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      Slade Monroe

      Wheatie

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      Preston Porter

      Dewitt

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      Ron White

      Sheriff Red Wright

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      Woodrow Luttrell

      Leon Pickett

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      Jacob Audirsch

      Scott McCall

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      Gavin Warren

      Young Rusty

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      Michael Gohlke

      Crazy

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      Bailey Roberts

      Miller

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      Tyler Silva

      A.P. Torres

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      Manuel Tapia

      Carlos Torres

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      Austin Shook

      Ray

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      Sampley Barinaga

      Chicken

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      Natasha Bassett

      Opal

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      Carlson Young

      Annie

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      David Lambert

      UIL Member

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      Lane Garrison

      Luther Scarborough

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      Robert Duvall

      Mason Hawk

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      Austin Robert Russell

      Maywood

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      Kellen McAlone

      Poly Kicker

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      Aaron Beck

      Referee Poly Game 1

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      Lucy Faust

      Wanda Sealy

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      Jeff Swearingen

      Earl

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      Lee Ellis

      Referee Poly Game 2

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      Keath Kibbey

      Big Poly Player

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      Kelly Frye

      Young Mary Jame

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      Zach Rose

      Pinkney Russell

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      Heath Freeman

      Coach Cox

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      Brian Lafontaine

      Referee #2

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      Scott Sayers

      Highland Park Coach

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      Robert Henry

      Referee Highland Game

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      Troy Dungan

      Amarillo Reporter

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      Robert Musgrave

      Mineral Wells Coach

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      Jake McAlister

      Burly Assistant

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      Hal Jay

      Radio Announcer

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      Matt Herring

      Reveler

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      Kelly Dealyn

      Secretary

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      Breckyn Hager

      Greathouse

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      George Young Jr.

      Amarillo Coach

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      Gil Prather

      Mason Band Leader

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      Angelique De Luca

      Sister Cora

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      Harry Hudson

      Dr. Worley

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      Michael Lockwood Crouch

      Movie Theater Announcer

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      John Torres

      Announcer

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      Braden Balazik

      Orphan (uncredited)

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      Jack Doke

      Young George (uncredited)

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      Nicholas Reed

      Jersey Boy (uncredited)

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      Keegan Bouton

      Homeless Kid (uncredited)

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      Alex Bilbrey

      Homeless Kid (uncredited)

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      Casey Grisham

      Young Orphan Boy (uncredited)

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      Cooper Justin Grisham

      Young Orphan Boy (uncredited)

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      Victoria Paige Watkins

      Orphan (uncredited)

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      PaulaSu Grisham

      Football Fan / Mom (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    7
    Written by CinemaSerf on Tue Jan 24 2023
    Luke Wilson is quite effective here as a football coach (Rusty) who, with his teacher wife (Juanita) and his daughter arrive at a run down orphanage, home to 150 children of all ages abandoned by their parents in the midst of the Great Depression. Pretty quickly, they get the general idea that those in the establishment are considered more like the inmates of a prison, and those running it are at best indifferent, at worst ruthlessly exploitative of their charges. Rusty sets out to try and galvanise the disparate young men into some sort of cohesive unit. Initially, they are sullen, demotivated...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    3615193.00

    Keywords

    • underdog
    • based on novel or book
    • sports
    • war veteran
    • american football
    • orphanage
    • american football coach
    • great depression
    • based on true story
    • flashback
    • orphan
    • child labor
    • inspiring story
    • dust bowl
    • aftercreditsstinger
    • 1940s
    • 1930s
    • group home