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Separating the Facts from the Fiction in McFarland, USA

posted 9 years ago by matrix25
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McFarland, USA seems to contain a decent amount of fiction:
http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/mcfarland-usa/

[–] schmoab 9 years ago

Thanks. That's a great article.

[–] leophy 9 years ago

Great article.

That was a great article that cleared up sone of the things I saw during the movie. Especially the history of coach White. The movie made him out to be another Norman Dale a coach at his last stop after problems at previous stops. Nice to know that was not the case.

[–] pkryder-1 7 years ago

Who the hell is Normal Dale?

[–] SashaDabinski 7 years ago

See the movie 'Hoosiers'.

[–] FlushingCaps 9 years ago

Thanks for this article, matrix.

My wife and I just saw and loved this film this morning. Great film, and knowing how much was real, now, makes me appreciate it even more. I am not bothered by the fictional parts. Great to know the important facts--about the kids going to college and all, were authentic.

[–] first-things-first 9 years ago

Thanks for the link.

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[–] JohnnyCastle 9 years ago

Hopefully they'll just do a documentary on the History channel now to clear everything up. I like documentaries much more than I like reading articles.

[–] JohnnyCastle 9 years ago

From reading the article, the movie seems very accurate.

[–] goodone1944 9 years ago

Let's hope the History channel does a better job than they are doing with Texas Rising.

[–] Scott-101 9 years ago

That site is pretty good.
Yeah it's all pretty ridiculous

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[–] freemanpatrick7 9 years ago

I was just about to watch this until I found out how they screwed it up. If you have a true story leave it alone. None of the changes make the story any better.

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[–] doggie_rodriguez 9 years ago

How do you know without watching it?

[–] toddt07 9 years ago

If you haven't watched it yet, watch it. The movie variations are mild, IMO, and really don't take anything away from the true events.

[–] steinert-192-935088 8 years ago

I really, really hope you decided to watch this movie. It's fantastic..Whether they changed some of the story or not, it's such a wonderful movie!

[–] RedWheelbarrow 9 years ago

I thought it was a very uplifting and enjoyable movie. I like that the article started out with this quote. Thanks for sharing the article, it was interesting to get the story!

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