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* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Rams Offensive Coordinator Mike Martz constantly berates Warner for every bad pass in practice and tells him to his face in a meeting that he doesn't think he's worthy to run ''his'' offense. In real life, none of that happened. In fact, Martz was one of Warner's biggest backers.
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: While mostly true to Warner's real-life story, a few liberties were taken:
** While the film correctly depicts his first NFL start as being against the Baltimore Ravens in 1999, it ignores the fact that he had briefly played in garbage time during the Rams' final game of the 1998 season.
** Because of this, Warner had technically been on the Rams longer than Trent Green, who had been signed in February 1999 to be the starting QB, but went down in the preseason with an injury that sidelined him for all of 1999.
** Kurt and Brenda are depicted as briefly living in the basement of her parents' home. The real Kurt and Brenda did live in a basement, but with Kurt's parents instead of Brenda's.
** While the film correctly depicts his first NFL start as being against the Baltimore Ravens in 1999, it ignores the fact that he had briefly played in garbage time during the Rams' final game of the 1998 season.
** Because of this, Warner had technically been on the Rams longer than Trent Green, who had been signed in February 1999 to be the starting QB, but went down in the preseason with an injury that sidelined him for all of 1999.
** Kurt and Brenda are depicted as briefly living in the basement of her parents' home. The real Kurt and Brenda did live in a basement, but with Kurt's parents instead of Brenda's.
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* {{Biopic}}: Kurt Warner's story, from playing college football, to stocking shelves, to playing arena football, to winning Super Bowl XXXIV. Interspersed with all of that, the film also pays a great deal of attention to how his pursuit of a pro football career shaped his relationship with his girlfriend and wife Brenda, her special needs son Zack, and the rest of her family.
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One of the two kids Brenda brought into her marriage is a special needs child.
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* SingleParentsAreUndesirable: Brenda is a divorced mom with two kids, and both she and Kurt's mom warn him about the difficulty that involves. He is undeterred.
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* SingleParentsAreUndesirable: Brenda is a divorced mom with two kids, one of them a special needs child, and both she and Kurt's mom warn him about the difficulty that involves. He is undeterred.
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* RagsToRiches: A side effect of progressing from a stock clerk to a NFL MVP.
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* RagsToRiches: A side effect of progressing from a stock clerk Or if you prefer, supermarket to a NFL MVP.Super Bowl.
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* RealFootageRecreation: Key plays during Super Bowl XXXIV were painstakingly choreographed and recreated for the movie, which allowed those scenes to be intercut seamlessly with archive footage from the game.
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* RealFootageRecreation: Key plays during Super Bowl XXXIV were painstakingly choreographed and recreated for the movie, which allowed those scenes to be intercut seamlessly with archive footage from the game.
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* RealFootageRecreation: Key plays during Super Bowl XXXIV were carefully painstakingly choreographed and recreated for the movie.movie, which allowed those scenes to be intercut seamlessly with archive footage from the game.
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* RealPersonCameo: The real Kurt and Brenda are at a table in the background during some of the bar scenes.
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* TrainingMontage: Warner has a variant when his college coach teaches him to stay in the pocket. Later, we see him staying in shape for the next year's draft (interspersed with stocking shelves) after being cut by Green Bay.
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* TrainingMontage: TrainingMontage:
** Warner has a variant when his college coach teaches him to stay in the pocket.
---> '''Coach Allen:''' You could throw, but you cannot leave the pocket. You want your shot? You take the pain.
** Later, we see him staying in shape for the next year's draft (interspersed with stocking shelves) after being cut by Green Bay.
** Warner has a variant when his college coach teaches him to stay in the pocket.
---> '''Coach Allen:''' You could throw, but you cannot leave the pocket. You want your shot? You take the pain.
** Later, we see him staying in shape for the next year's draft (interspersed with stocking shelves) after being cut by Green Bay.
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''American Underdog'' is a 2021 American biographical sports film about NFL UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague Hall of Fame [[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeagueQuarterbacks quarterback Kurt Warner]], who went from stocking shelves at a supermarket to winning UsefulNotes/SuperBowl XXXIV. Directed by Andrew and Jon Erwin, the film stars Creator/ZacharyLevi as Warner, Creator/AnnaPaquin as his wife Brenda, and Creator/DennisQuaid as St. Louis Rams head coach [[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeagueNonPlayerFigures Dick Vermeil]].
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''American Underdog'' is a 2021 American biographical sports film about NFL UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague Hall of Fame [[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeagueQuarterbacks quarterback Kurt Warner]], who went from stocking shelves at a supermarket to winning UsefulNotes/SuperBowl XXXIV. Directed by Andrew and Jon Erwin, the film stars Creator/ZacharyLevi as Warner, Creator/AnnaPaquin as his wife Brenda, and Creator/DennisQuaid as St. Louis Rams head coach [[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeagueNonPlayerFigures Dick Vermeil]].
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* RagsToRiches: A side effect of progressing from a stock clerk to a NFL MVP.
* StrugglingSingleMother: Brenda starts out this way.
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* RagsToRiches: A side effect of progressing from a stock clerk to a NFL MVP.
* StrugglingSingleMother: Brenda starts out this way.
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* SingleParentsAreUndesirable: Brenda is a divorced mom with two kids, and both she and Kurt's mom warn him about the difficulty that involves. He is undeterred.
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* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: Details about the rest of Kurt's NFL career, Kurt and Brenda's marriage and family, and Zack's life.
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* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: Details about the rest of Kurt's NFL career, Kurt and Brenda's marriage and family, and Zack's life.life.
* WorthIt: After Brenda gives Kurt her number, she notices that his car isn't in front of her house. He says that he walked, and she points out that the university is 3 miles away.
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* WorthIt: After Brenda gives Kurt her number, she notices that his car isn't in front of her house. He says that he walked, and she points out that the university is 3 miles away.
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''American Underdog'' is a 2021 American biographical sports film about NFL MVP and Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner, who went from stocking shelves at a supermarket to winning Super Bowl XXXIV. Directed by Andrew and Jon Erwin, the film stars Creator/ZacharyLevi as Warner, Creator/AnnaPaquin as his wife Brenda, and Creator/DennisQuaid as St. Louis Rams head coach Dick Vermeil.
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''American Underdog'' is a 2021 American biographical sports film about NFL MVP and UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague Hall of Fame [[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeagueQuarterbacks quarterback Kurt Warner, Warner]], who went from stocking shelves at a supermarket to winning Super Bowl UsefulNotes/SuperBowl XXXIV. Directed by Andrew and Jon Erwin, the film stars Creator/ZacharyLevi as Warner, Creator/AnnaPaquin as his wife Brenda, and Creator/DennisQuaid as St. Louis Rams head coach [[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeagueNonPlayerFigures Dick Vermeil.
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* {{Biopic}}: Kurt Warner's story, from playing college football, to stocking shelves, to playing arena football, to winning Super Bowl XXXIV, with flashbacks to his childhood dreams of playing football.
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* BigGame: ''The'' biggest in UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball, Super Bowl XXXIV.
* {{Biopic}}: Kurt Warner's story, from playing college football, to stocking shelves, to playing arena football, to winning Super BowlXXXIV, XXXIV. Interspersed with flashbacks all of that, the film also pays a great deal of attention to how his childhood dreams pursuit of playing football.a pro football career shaped his relationship with his girlfriend and wife Brenda, her son Zack, and the rest of her family.
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* FallenOnHardTimesJob: Warner stocks shelves at night at a supermarket just to get by. Playing arena football (which he considers "a circus") could also count, because he initially signed the contract only because it paid more than stocking shelves.
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* PayingInCoins: After running out of gas during a snowstorm, Kurt runs a few miles back to the nearest gas station where he pays with a couple dollar bills, and whatever change they could scrounge together in the vehicle.
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* PayingInCoins: After running out of gas during a snowstorm, Kurt runs a few miles back to the nearest gas station where he pays with a couple dollar bills, bills and whatever change they could scrounge together in the vehicle.
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* PayingInCoins: After running out of gas during a snowstorm, Kurt runs a few miles back to the nearest gas station where he pays with 2 a couple dollar bills, and whatever change they could scrounge together in the vehicle.
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** While stocking shelves, Kurt sees the Green Bay quarterback on a Wheaties cereal box. Later, Kurt appears on a Wheaties cerealbox.box.
** Young Kurt's blue football shirt (with tape forming his name and the number 13) mirrors Kurt's actual Rams uniform.
** While stocking shelves, Kurt sees the Green Bay quarterback on a Wheaties cereal box. Later, Kurt appears on a Wheaties cereal
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* CheapCostume: As a child, Kurt makes a football uniform by sticking tape to a shirt
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* UnderdogsNeverLose: Football fans know how Super Bowl XXXIV ended.
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* UnderdogsNeverLose: Football fans know how Super Bowl XXXIV ended.ended.
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: Details about the rest of Kurt's NFL career, Kurt and Brenda's marriage and family, and Zack's life.
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: Details about the rest of Kurt's NFL career, Kurt and Brenda's marriage and family, and Zack's life.
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* SecondActBreakup: Brenda breaks up with Kurt because of the stress of his commute to play arena football.
* TrailerParkTornadoMagnet: After Brenda's parents are killed by a tornado, Kurt passes a devastated trailer park on his way to her parents' suburban neighborhood.
* TrailerParkTornadoMagnet: After Brenda's parents are killed by a tornado, Kurt passes a devastated trailer park on his way to her parents' suburban neighborhood.
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* BravingTheBlizzard: After running out of gas during a snowstorm, Kurt runs a few miles back to the nearest gas station and then runs back to the vehicle where Brenda and the kids are trying to stay warm.
* BravingTheBlizzard: After running out of gas during a snowstorm, Kurt runs a few miles back to the nearest gas station and then runs back to the vehicle where Brenda and the kids are trying to stay warm.
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* ForgotToPayTheBill: Kurt and Brenda's power is cut. Earlier, he told her not to pay the bill yet, and they never got around to paying it.
* LivesInAVan: After his tryout with Green Bay ends badly, Kurt was living in the green SUV that he bought with his signing bonus.
* PayingInCoins: After running out of gas during a snowstorm, Kurt runs a few miles back to the nearest gas station where he pays with 2 dollar bills, and whatever change they could scrounge together in the vehicle.
* LivesInAVan: After his tryout with Green Bay ends badly, Kurt was living in the green SUV that he bought with his signing bonus.
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* RagsToRiches: A side effect of progressing from a stock clerk to an NFL MVP.
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''American Underdog'' is a 2021 American biographical sports film about NFL MVP and Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner, who went from stocking shelves at a supermarket to playing arena football to winning Super Bowl XXXIV. Directed by Andrew and Jon Erwin, the film stars Creator/ZacharyLevi as Warner, Creator/AnnaPaquin as his wife Brenda, and Creator/DennisQuaid as St. Louis Rams head coach Dick Vermeil.
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* TheBenchwarmer: Warner's college coach refuses to play him because he won't stay in the pocket.
* BigGame: Super Bowl XXXIV.
* FallenOnHardTimesJob: Warner stocks shelves at night at a supermarket just to get by. Playing arena football (which he considers "a circus") could also count, because he initially signed the contract only because it paid more than stocking shelves.
* BigGame: Super Bowl XXXIV.
* FallenOnHardTimesJob: Warner stocks shelves at night at a supermarket just to get by. Playing arena football (which he considers "a circus") could also count, because he initially signed the contract only because it paid more than stocking shelves.
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''American Underdog'' is a 2021 American biographical sports film about National Football League (NFL) NFL MVP and Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner. Warner, who went from stocking shelves at a supermarket to playing arena football to winning Super Bowl XXXIV. Directed by Andrew and Jon Erwin, the film follows Warner's journey as an undrafted player who ascended to winning Super Bowl XXXIV.[3] It stars Creator/ZacharyLevi as Warner alongside Warner, Creator/AnnaPaquin as his wife Brenda Brenda, and Creator/DennisQuaid as St. Louis Rams head coach Dick Vermeil.
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[[caption-width-right:259:Based on the True Story of Legendary Quarterback Kurt Warner]]
->''"Do what you can do, till you can do what you want to do?"''
-->-- '''Kurt Warner'''
''American Underdog'' is a 2021 American biographical sports film about National Football League (NFL) quarterback Kurt Warner. Directed by Andrew and Jon Erwin, the film follows Warner's journey as an undrafted player who ascended to winning Super Bowl XXXIV.[3] It stars Creator/ZacharyLevi as Warner alongside Creator/AnnaPaquin as his wife Brenda and Creator/DennisQuaid as St. Louis Rams head coach Dick Vermeil.
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!! This film provides examples of:
* BasedOnATrueStory: Kurt Warner's story as an undrafted NFL quarterback, eventually winning Super Bowl XXXIV.
* UnderdogsNeverLose: Football fans know how Super Bowl XXXIV ended.
[[caption-width-right:259:Based on the True Story of Legendary Quarterback Kurt Warner]]
->''"Do what you can do, till you can do what you want to do?"''
-->-- '''Kurt Warner'''
''American Underdog'' is a 2021 American biographical sports film about National Football League (NFL) quarterback Kurt Warner. Directed by Andrew and Jon Erwin, the film follows Warner's journey as an undrafted player who ascended to winning Super Bowl XXXIV.[3] It stars Creator/ZacharyLevi as Warner alongside Creator/AnnaPaquin as his wife Brenda and Creator/DennisQuaid as St. Louis Rams head coach Dick Vermeil.
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!! This film provides examples of:
* BasedOnATrueStory: Kurt Warner's story as an undrafted NFL quarterback, eventually winning Super Bowl XXXIV.
* UnderdogsNeverLose: Football fans know how Super Bowl XXXIV ended.
