The Blind Side [2 Discs] [Blu-ray]

Director: John Lee Hancock

Overview

Taken in by a well-to-do family and offered a second chance at life, a homeless teen grows to become the star athlete projected to be the first pick at the NFL draft in this sports-themed comedy drama inspired by author Michael Lewis' best-seller The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game. Michael Oher was living on the streets when he was welcomed into the home of a conservative suburban family, but over time he matured into a talented athlete. As the NFL draft approaches, fans and sports radio personalities alike speculate that Oher will be the hottest pick of the year. Sandra Bullock stars in a film written and directed by John Lee Hancock (The Rookie, The Alamo).

Product Details

Release Date:	03/23/2010
UPC:	0883929087105
Original Release:	2009
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	WARNER HO
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:08:00
Sales rank:	4,751

Special Features

Michael Oher Exclusive ; ; Rare Interview with the Pro Footballer Whose Life the Movie Depicts; ; Sidelines: Conversations On The Blind Side - Sandra Bullock and Leigh Anne Tuohy Go One-On-One; Director/Screenwriter John Lee Hancock and Author Michael Lewis Go One-on-One; ; Acting Coaches: Behind The Blind Side ; ; When Six Legendary SEC College Football Coaches Come Together, Competition Steps Up Both On and Off the Screen; ; The Story of Big Quinton - Neophyte Actor Quinton Aaron's Moving Life Story Has Much in Common with the Football Star He Portrays

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Sandra Bullock	Leigh Anne Tuohy
Tim McGraw	Sean Tuohy
Quinton Aaron	Michael Oher
Ray McKinnon	Coach Cotton
Jae Head	S.J. Tuohy
Lily Collins	Collins Tuohy
Kim Dickens	Mrs. Boswell
Adriane Lenox	Denise Oher
Kathy Bates	Miss Sue
Catherine Dyer	Mrs. Smith
Andy Stahl	Principal Sandstrom
Tom Nowicki	Literature Teacher
Libby Whittemore	Sarcastic Teacher
Brian Hollan	Jay Collis
Melody Weintraub	History Teacher
Sharon Morris	Investigator Granger
Omar Dorsey	"Big Tony" Hamilton,'Big Tony' Hamilton
Paul Amadi	Steven Hamilton
IronE Singleton	Alton
Hampton Fluker	David
Rhoda Griffis	Beth
Eaddy Mays	Elaine
Ashley Leconte Campbell	Sherry
Stacey Turner	DMV Employee
Elisabeth Omilami	CPS Employee,CPS Caseworker,CPS Employee
Maria Howell	CPS Welfare Worker
Patrick J. Keenan	Man in CPS Line
Eric Benson	Milford #66
David Dwyer	Milford Dad
Catherine Combs	Collins's Friend #1
Kelly Johns	Collins's Friend #2
Robert Pralgo	Lemming's Associate
Whitney Branan	Lemming's Secretary #1
Brian Sutherin	Lemming's Secretary #2
Rachel St. Gelais	Little Girl on Playground
Brandon Rivers	Michael Age Seven
Jody Thompson	Paramedic
James Donadio	Photographer
L. Warren Young	Big and Tall Salesman
Brett Rice	Cousin Bobby
Kevin Nichols	Memphis Policeman
Preston Brant	Michael's Brother
Matthew Atkinson	Valet Parker
Trey Best	Michael's Brother Age Twelve
Omid Soltani	Rug Salesman
Destiny Long	Alton's Girlfriend
April Rich	Teacher in Lounge
Jaye Tyroff	Milford Player #35
Ben Keen	Wingate Quarterback
John Newberg	Official
John Henry Hancock	Rabid Ole Miss Fan
Joe Chrest	Clemson Coach,Clemson Coach
Michael Fisher	Georgia Assistant Coach
Lamont Koonce	Tennessee Assistant Coach
Phillip Fulmer	Himself
Lou Holtz	Himself
Tom Lemming	Himself
Houston Nutt	Himself
Ed Orgeron	Himself
Franklin 'Pepper' Rodgers	Himself
Nick Saban	Himself
Tommy Tuberville	Himself
Patrick G. Keenan	Man in CPS Line
Patrick Keenan	Man in CPS LIne
Carter Burwell	Composer

Technical Credits

John Lee Hancock

John Lee Hancock	Screenwriter
Gil Netter	Producer
Andrew A. Kosove	Producer,Producer
Broderick Johnson	Producer
Molly Smith	Executive Producer,Stunts
Erwin Stoff	Executive Producer,Producer
Timothy M. Bourne	Executive Producer,Producer
Ronna Kress	Casting
Andy Martin	Stunts,Stunts
David Fletcher	Special Effects
Yolanda T. Cochran	Producer
K.C. Hodenfield	Producer
Steven P. Wegner	Producer
Erika Abrams	Special Effects
Keith Bilderbeck	Sound Effects
Mary H. Ellis	Sound Effects
Sandy Gendler	Sound Effects
David Andrew Nash	Stunts
Greg Oliver	Special Effects
Jaye Tyroff	Stunts

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Blind Side
1. Ideal Left Tackle [5:42]
2. Christian Thing [3:29]
3. White Walls [5:28]
4. Family News [3:55]
5. Just for One Night [5:46]
6. Thanksgiving Table [4:15]
7. Homeless [3:55]
8. Leigh Anne's Project [4:11]
9. Never Had One Before [3:00]
10. Marcus and Ferdinand [6:11]
11. Comfort Levels [5:01]
12. Personal Training [3:39]
13. Becoming Legal [4:32]
14. Mrs. Oher [3:40]
15. Armed for an Accident [5:33]
16. Protect the Family [4:25]
17. So Many Rednecks [4:49]
18. I Got Your Back [4:59]
19. I Want Him Bad [3:37]
20. Miss Sue and a Coaching Slew [1:19]
21. The Decision [6:02]
22. Something To Write About [3:15]
23. Graduation Day [4:38]
24. Don't You Dare Lie [1:26]
25. Protect Mode [5:00]
26. Where My Family Goes [5:30]
27. Thank God and LT [5:20]
28. Epilogue and End Credits [3:30]

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Editorial Reviews

Based on the remarkable true story of Michael Oher, as chronicled by Michael Lewis in his nonfiction book of the same name, John Lee Hancock's The Blind Side offers an overly familiar formula delivered with a commendably restrained amount of melodrama. Memphis businesswoman and housewife Leigh Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock) gets what she wants in life through sheer force of will. Her children attend a ritzy private school, and when the higher-ups there admit Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron), a disadvantaged African-American kid, because the football coach wants him to play for the school, Leigh Anne focuses all of her considerable energy on giving the boy the kind of loving and stable environment he's never had. Eventually, he grows close to Leigh Anne, her husband (Tim McGraw), teen daughter, Collins, and cloyingly precocious young son, S.J. Michael works hard to get his grades high enough to play, develops skills as a left tackle, and starts getting letters of interest from big-time college programs. But problems arise when influences from Michael's past come back into his life, and when the NCAA worries that the Tuohys might be unethically pushing Michael toward attending their alma mater. The Blind Side is decidedly square. Its uplifting message and thoroughly unashamedly folksy qualities make it a feel-good, three-hanky, you-go-girl, wind-beneath-my-wings piece of sappy inspirationalism. But, it does have some persuasive things in its favor. First of all, it gets football right -- those who know nothing about the game will actually learn a little about what an offensive lineman does and how he does it. Secondly, it's not aggressive in its middlebrowness; the film -- like Hancock's previous sports movie, The Rookie -- has a light touch, best exemplified in Tim McGraw's charmingly laid-back performance as Sean Tuohy, a man unfazed and thoroughly charmed by his outspoken Type-A wife. And let's be clear that this is a Sandra Bullock film through and through. She's essentially playing a less sexually brazen Erin Brockovich -- a no-nonsense Southern girl who fights for what's right, for herself and for her family. It's not a part that requires much depth, but Bullock fills it with her usual charm, and her core audience will undoubtedly laugh and cry along as Leigh Anne stands up to coaches, gang-bangers, and administrators who stand in her and Michael's way. The movie is very familiar -- you've seen it all before -- but it succeeds at achieving its modest goals. It's cinematic comfort food that could have been called "Chicken Soup for the Football Lover's Soul."