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Timeline Facts Not Made Clear in the Movie

posted 3 years ago by nowiwon (11)
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Based on reading the Wikipedia bio of Kurt Warner there were 4 football seasons between his graduation from college and his being signed by the Rams. One season he spent continuing his own training at home and working at the grocery store. Then he had 3 seasons as an arena football quarterback.

He was then signed by the Rams and sat on the bench for one season before becoming the starter in '99 and taking the team to the Superbowl.

My impression from the movie was that he became the starter at the beginning of his first season with the Rams, but it was actually his second season. I also felt that the movie left it very vague how many years went by before he found his way into the pros.

[–] TMC-4 (20490) 3 years ago

American Underdog True Story: What The Movie Changed

https://screenrant.com/american-underdog-movie-true-story-kurt-warner/

[–] Ldlamb (655) 3 years ago

All movies like this make artistic decisions that heighten the drama without completely misrepresenting the general truths.

[–] TandyMan (11349) 3 years ago

It was a strange movie. They spent a lot of time on the relationship and then sprinted through all the football stuff in the last 20 minutes. But then they're throwing up all the factoids about his career and it's like OMG, I wish that was the movie. Wasn't bad though. The CGI crowds were a little rough to look at.