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The Express |  | Actors: Dennis Quaid, Rob Brown
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.98
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Sales Rank: 6,882
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Running Time: 130 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: MCAD61103050D
UPC: 025195024525
EAN: 0025195024525
ASIN: B001LGXIA6
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Publication Date: January 1, 2009
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Product Description
Powerful sports biopic tells the inspiring true story of Ernie Davis (Rob Brown), the first African-American Heisman winner. Recruited by Syracuse University in 1959, Davis would face seemingly insurmountable racism, developing an unexpected supporter in his bigoted coach (Dennis Quaid) and battling a devastating illness that would end his pro football career before it started. Darrin Dewitt Henson, Charles S. Dutton co-star. AKA: "The Express: The Ernie Davis Story." 130 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; audio commentary; deleted scenes; "making of" documentary; featurettes; more.
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Based on the real-life story of college football hero Ernie Davis, The Express will remind some moviegoers of the heart-tugging Brian's Song. Ernie Davis was a star athlete at Syracuse University and the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy. Unlike other winners of that era, he wasn't allowed to attend his banquet dinner because the venue didn't serve blacks. He died of leukemia at the age of 23 in 1963. That element of his story is well known to football fans. What the filmmakers concentrate on in The Express isn't just Davis' athletic prowess, but the relationship he had with his coach Ben Schwartzwalder (Dennis Quaid). Rob Brown (Stop-Loss, Coach Carter) lends both gravity and charm to the role of Davis. He plays Davis as a strong willed and moral young man who refuses to let racism and discrimination dominate his life. He joins a Jewish fraternity, gets along with his predominantly white teammates and shows respect for his family and coach. The film is wise not to present Schwartzwalder as wholly color blind. Though not overtly racist, he makes a few references that would not be acceptable in modern-day society. Overall though, the coach doesn't care what color his players are, as long as they share the common goal of winning. Quaid is well cast in the role, adding just the right amount of gruff mannerisms without becoming a caricature. Brown has the difficult task of adding suspense to a character where most of the audience already knows his fate. Still, he manages to keep moviegoers on their toes--hoping for a miracle that we know will never come. --Jae-Ha Kim
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