American Underdog (2021)

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American Underdog

Kingdom Story Company/Erwin Brothers Entertainment/City on a Hill Productions
Lionsgate

Release date: 12/25/2021

Available on Digital February 4; 4K Ultra HD™ Combo Pack, Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, DVD,

& On Demand on February 22 from Lionsgate®

My Rating: 7/10

#whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating: 79%

Genres

Drama

Starring

Zachary Levi as Kurt Warner

Anna Paquin as Brenda Warner

Dennis Quaid as Dick Vermeil

Cindy Hogan as Sue Warner

Ser'Darius Blain as Mike Hudnutt

Adam Baldwin as Terry Allen

Bruce McGill as Jim Foster

Danny Vinson as Larry

Chance Kelly as Mike Martz

Hayden Zaller as Zack Warner

Cora Kate Wilkerson as Jesse Jo Warner

Nic Harris as Ray Lewis

Beau Hart as Young Kurt Warner

Directed By

The Erwin Brothers

Produced By

Kevin Downes, Jon Erwin, Andrew Erwin, Mark Ciardi, Daryl Lefever

Executive Produced By

Kurt Warner, Brenda Warner, Tony Young, Jon Gunn, Sean Devereaux

Based on

The book ‘All Things Possible’ by Kurt Warner and Michael Silver

Hashtag 

#AmericanUnderdog



Zachary Levi discusses his character Kurt Warner

“I knew it was going to be a challenge to step into the shoes of a Hall of Fame quarterback.” 

"I had three-and-a-half months solid of strength and conditioning training, followed by a month-and-a-half of quarterback training,” 

“And of course, I had personal time with Kurt Warner. It was important to me to capture the Kurt everyone knows – the football hero – and the Kurt that maybe most people don’t know so well … the guy inside the helmet.”

Academy Award® winner Anna Paquin discusses her character Brenda Warner

“I wanted to be Brenda’s voice and to tell her story.” 

“Brenda is a survivor – a Marine who went through some incredible challenges. Brenda has that tough exterior, but she’s the sweetest, kindest human being on the planet. There are a lot of nuances that are hugely important to Brenda that she wanted to make sure came through. I feel really lucky to play her.” 

Dennis Quaid discusses his character coach Dick Vermeil

“After Dick left Philadelphia, he took some time off that became 15 years.  But Dick was still known for taking losing teams to victory and he spent three years building the Rams, only to have his star quarterback injured. He also spent that time watching and nurturing Kurt Warner and he took a chance on him, the same kind of chance he took when he joined the Rams."


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