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2009 – The Blind Side

Lily as Collins Tuohy

Directed by: John Lee Hancock
Written by: John Lee Hancock
Produced by: Broderick Johnson, Andrew Kosove, Gil Netter
Production year: 2008
Original release: November 20, 2009 (USA)
Running time: 2 hours, 9 minutes
Other cast: Quinton Aaron, Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw
Misc: IMDB | Amazon | iTunes

Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron), a homeless black teen, has drifted in and out of the school system for years. Then Leigh Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock) and her husband, Sean (Tim McGraw), take him in. The Tuohys eventually become Michael’s legal guardians, transforming both his life and theirs. Michael’s tremendous size and protective instincts make him a formidable force on the gridiron, and with help from his new family and devoted tutor, he realizes his potential as a student and football player.

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Trivia
  • Collins Tuohy, an A student, rearranged her schedules, and dropped out of several advanced placement classes, to share more classes with Michael Oher and help him graduate.
  • When Quinton Aaron auditioned for the film, he was working as a security guard between acting gigs. After his audition, he left a card with his contact information and offered to work as a security guard on the set in case he wasn’t selected to play Michael Oher.
  • In the volleyball scene, after the game Collins Tuohy says to Leigh Anne Tuohy that’s she’s going over to Cannon’s to study. According to the book, Collins Tuohy was dating Cannon Smith, son of the founder and CEO of FedEx Corporation.
  • When the Tuohys are riding home from S.J. Tuohy’s school play, Sean Tuohy says the “quesadilla saved our ass”. According to the book, Taco Bell sales were down at one time and Sean’s stores were in some financial trouble. Then, Taco Bell introduced the quesadilla and sales increased and Sean’s stores prospered.
  • Michael Oher was an experienced football player when he enrolled at Briarcrest. He developed into a premier left tackle, and was heavily recruited by top schools in the Southeastern Conference. Oher was less than pleased by the movie’s depiction of him as passive, unskilled big guy who was only barely acquainted with football. Nor was he enamored by the Forrest Gump (1994)-like depiction of himself in the film.
  • The first time a movie marketed with a sole actress’s name above the title grossed over $200 million.
  • In Super Bowl XLVII the San Francisco 49ers lost to the Baltimore Ravens and Michael earned a Super Bowl ring.
  • While Collins Tuohy is shown playing volleyball and as a cheerleader in high school, and a picture of the real-life Collins as an Ole Miss cheerleader is shown during the closing credits, Collins also was a state pole-vault champion.
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