We Are Marshall (2006)

We Are Marshall is a 2006 motion picture directed by McG about the aftermath of the 1970 plane crash that killed most of the Marshall University Thundering Herd football team; the rebuilding of the program; and the healing that the community undergoes. It stars Matthew McConaughey as head coach Jack Lengyel, Matthew Fox as assistant coach William "Red" Dawson, David Strathairn as University President Donald Dedmon and Robert Patrick as ill-fated Marshall head coach Rick Tolley. Georgia governor George "Sonny" Perdue has a cameo role as an East Carolina University football coach. [1] The movie is rated PG. The movie was scored by Christophe Beck and written by Jamie Linden.