Outdoor Movie Idea: Remember the Titans

Remember the Titans is an excellent pick for your next community outdoor movie or backyard cinema event! Football season is a perfect time to screen the film. Remember the Titans is based on the true story of football coach Herman Boone (played by Denzel Washington), who in 1971 successfully integrated T. C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia, amid significant racial discrimination. The film is both critically and popularly acclaimed, and it will no doubt draw a large crowd to your outdoor movie screening. Here is the theatrical release trailer for Remember the Titans:

In 1971, Herman Boone (Denzel Washington) is hired as the head coach of the T. C. Williams High School football team. He replaces head coach Bill Yoast (Will Patton), who is slated for the Virginia High School Hall of Fame; Boone offers Yoast a position on the team as assistant coach.

At first Yoast doesn’t want the position, but he is persuaded to stay on by the white members of the team, who say they’ll quit if he isn’t involved. The story goes on to portray the team overcoming their divisions to become undefeated — as Boone is told he’ll be fired if he loses even one game.

Remember the Titans is a story about coming together as a community, no matter what makes its members different. This film makes a perfect pick for your next community outdoor movie event, as it embodies the value of working together against all odds. Many of your community members will have seen this film, but they’ll be thrilled to see it on the big screen. If you have screened Remember the Titans as an outdoor movie, post your story in the comments section below! We’d love to see how your event turned out.