A drama based on the life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.A drama based on the life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.A drama based on the life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.
- Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations total
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
- Marie Davis
- (as Aunjanue Ellis)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaChadwick Boseman's feature film debut.
- GoofsIn the movie, Texas leads Syracuse 15-14 in the 1960 Cotton Bowl. In real life, the game was never that close in the second half. Syracuse was up 23-6 when Texas scored their second and last touchdown with 7:39 remaining in the game. Texas was not in a position to tie Syracuse even with a touchdown and 2-point conversion.
- Quotes
Texas Longhorn player: I'm gonna kick your black ass back to Africa boy!
Jack Buckley: Oh yeah? Too bad I'm from Philly.
- ConnectionsFeatured in HBO First Look: The Express (2008)
- SoundtracksChoo Choo Ch' Boogie
Written by Vaughn Horton, Denver Darling, Milton Gabler
Performed by Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five (as Louis Jordan & His Tympani Five)
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Featured review
This was a very well acted movie. Dennis Quaid did a great job of playing the coach and Rob Brown was the perfect choice for Ernie Davis. The ratings this movie has received so far are not in line with the quality of this film. This movie in no way presented a political point of view. The only thing political was what happened in real life. This was the recognition given to Ernie by the president of the time. (which was JFK) Other than this movie was more inspirational. It showed the character of Ernie Davis and the faith he had in his own abilities, his coach, family and his God. Ernie Davis has reshaped College sports. Due to his ability to cope with hatred and racism in a positive way. The game of college sports has vastly become more professional. The talent of teams today is far greater than the past. Ernie opened the door foe all races in sports; thus increasing the abilities of the teams. I highly recommend this film.
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- The Express: The Ernie Davis Story
- Filming locations
- Chicago, Illinois, USA(Lane Tech High School)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $40,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $9,793,406
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,562,675
- Oct 12, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $9,808,124
- Runtime2 hours 10 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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