American Underdog

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1. #001

   Considered the greatest undrafted player in NFL history, Kurt Warner is the only undrafted player to be named both NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP, and the only undrafted quarterback to lead his team to a Super Bowl victory. He is also the first quarterback to win the Super Bowl in his first season as a starter. Warner was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2017 and is the only player enshrined in both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Arena Football Hall of Fame.

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2. #002

   This is the second film backed by Dick Vermeil after Invincible (2006), which centered on Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Vince Papale; Vermeil was the Eagles' head coach.

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3. #003

   Warner also played in two Super Bowls besides Super Bowl XXXIV but lost both: Super Bowl XXXVI against the New England Patriots in Tom Brady's first year as the Patriots' starting quarterback, and Super Bowl XLIII against the Pittsburgh Steelers after Warner moved to the Arizona Cardinals.

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4. #004

   The film skips entirely Warner's 1998 campaign with the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe, which he finished 7-3.

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5. #005

   This will be actor Dennis Quaid's fourth football film. The previous three were Everybody's All-American (1988), Any Given Sunday (1999) and The Express (2008).

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6. #006

   This is his second collaboration with Zachary Levi and Adam Baldwin of the series Chuck (2007).

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   The stadium referred to as the Panthers' home is the UNI-Dome, not the open field depicted.

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8. #008

   This is the first film featuring the St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams since Heaven Can Wait (1978).

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9. #009

   This was the Erwin Brothers' second film shot in Panavision (anamorphic), after I Still Believe (2020).

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10. #010

    When Kurt Warner (Zachary Levi) asks Zack (Hayden Waller) what his name is, the latter answers "Zack" and Kurt Warner replies, "Cool name." The actor's real nickname is Zach.

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11. #011

    In the 2021 season in which the film premiered, the Rams won their first Super Bowl since the Super Bowl XXXIV depicted in the film. Super Bowl LVI is the Rams' second Super Bowl victory and only the second time in Super Bowl history (and the second consecutive time) that the host team played in the game in the stadium hosting it (in this case, SoFi Stadium in Inglewood after the Rams returned to Los Angeles). Matthew Stafford, in his first year as the Rams' quarterback after being traded from the Detroit Lions, led the Rams to their second victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, while wide receiver Cooper Kupp won Super Bowl MVP.

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12. #012

    This is Dennis Quaid's third film to receive an "A+" from CinemaScore, after Soul Surfer (2011) and I Can Only Imagine (2018), and also Anna Paquin's second film to receive that grade, after Finding Forrester (2000).

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