Set In Alexandria, Virginia, In 1971, The Fact-based Story Begins With The Integration Of Black And White Students At T. C. Williams High School. This Effort To Improve Race Relations Is Most Keenly Felt On The School's Football Team, The Titans, And Bigoted Tempers Flare When A Black Head Coach (washington) Is Appointed And His Victorious Predecessor (will Patton) Reluctantly Stays On As His Assistant. It's Affirmative Action At Its Most Potentially Volatile, Complicated By The Mandate That The Coach Will Be Fired If He Loses A Single Game In The Titans' 13-game Season. The Players Represent A Hotbed Of Racial Tension, But As The Team Struggles Toward Unity And Gridiron Glory, remember The Titans Builds On Several Subplots And Character Dynamics To Become An Inspirational Drama Of rocky-like Proportions.

Yakin--whose Debut, fresh, Was One Of The Best Independent Films Of The 1990s--understands The Value Of Connecting Small Scenes To Form A Rich Climactic Payoff. Likewise, Washington Provides A Solid Dramatic Foundation (his Coach Is Obsessively Harsh, But For All The Right Reasons) While Giving His Younger Co-stars Ample Time In The Spotlight. The Result Is A Film That Achieves What It Celebrates: An Enriching Sense Of Unity That's Unquestionably Genuine. (ages 9 And Older) --jeff Shannon

Based on a remarkable true story, "Remember the Titans" follows the explosive dramatic events that took place in Alexandria, Virginia in 1971 when African-American football coach Herman Boone (Academy Award-winner Denzel Washington) was hired to guide an integrated but racially polarized high school team, the T.C. Williams Titans. Angry, stubborn and a rigid task master, Boone faces a cool reception from the team's players as well as an awkward relationship with assistant coach Bill Yoast (Will Patton), a local white coach with seniority and a tradition of winning who was bypassed for the job. As the two men learn to overcome their ignorance and bigotry and realize that they have much in common and integrity, honor and a strong work ethic. They work together to transform a group of angry unfocused players into a dynamic winning team of responsible young men. In the process, they also unite a divided community and ensure that Virginia will always "Remember the Titans."