Believe In Me

Great Movie - sad news.......
As stated many times in other reviews this is the story of Coach Jim Keith - he was my Dad. I can tell you the book was written by Harold Keith. Harold was the Sports Information Director at the University of Oklahoma (1930-1969)as well as an author. The original title was "Brief Garland". Dad was Coaching at Sayre, Oklahoma when Uncle Harold researched the book. Uncle Harold would drop in from time to time and have Dad tell him storys. Some I am sure Dad embellished - you'd have to know dad - he was a great story teller. It was when Hollywood decided to make a movie out of it that the title changed to "Believe in Me". Mom and Dad were elated to be asked to go out to Moriarty, NM to be a part of the film. They were cast as extras as were the remaining "Girls" from when the book was researched. Watch the credits to see all of them. Bob Collector, Jeffery Donovan, Samantha Mathis and Bruce Dern all held a special place in my folks heart. Dad told me when he met Bruce Dern that Bruce...

Based on a true story
A young man shows up at a small-town Oklahoma high school, expecting to coach the boys' basketball team. Instead, he is informed that he will be coaching the girls' team. The girls' team has never done well in this town, but the new coach decides that he is going to treat them as if they are boys. That plan comes under some fire from his wife, but eventually the coach gets it right and the girls begin to win some games. This is an inspiring story of a man who thinks that girls deserve the same opportunities to play sports and to be successful at it as boys do. Unfortunately, not everyone in the small Oklahoma town agrees with him, but that just makes the story more interesting. This is an enjoyable and inspiring movie.

Solidly grounded
This movie is solidly grounded in the story of a real coach and a real team. At the end of the movie, the actual person who inspired the film is shown being showered with the devotion of his players decades after they were on the basketball court together. Donovan, Mathis, and the young women who play ball are entertaining as well as in touch with the heart of this true story. Well-worth the purchase price.

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