Ben Affleck was the original candidate to play Don Haskins, but he gave up due to conflicts in filming plans.
Don Haskins guest starred in the film as a gas station attendant.
Chicago Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich originally had a cameo role in the film, but gave up due to a time conflict.
A historical shot of the film's opening is from a computer screen made for the movie "Apollo 13".
University of Southern California team coach Tim Floyd served as the technical consultant for the film, because in the 1980s, he served as an assistant coach to Huggins.
The photo at the end of the film is a real West Texas United team photo from 1965 to 1966.
In order to vividly portray the role of Hudgens, actor Josh Lucas not only studied a lot of relevant information about the background of the times, but also collected more than 700 pictures of Hudgens in the trailer of the shooting scene, and in order to achieve the famous Hudgens With a sturdy figure, Lucas did not hesitate to gain 43 pounds
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After the formation of the official lineup, the whole class went to New Orleans for a three-week basketball training. Both former professional players and novices should start with the basic movements of dribbling and layups
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During the filming, Don Haskins himself went to the crew to visit the cast, telling the actors his experiences back then, and let everyone experience his uncompromising hardcore style
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The birth of the film is full of coincidences: The famous Hollywood producer Brookeheimer once chatted with his old friend Pat Riley, and accidentally heard the other party mention Haskins's past. Bruckheimer immediately thought that this story could be made into a movie
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Bulls guard Hinrich was invited to play a role in the film, but eventually gave up due to a time conflict
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Former Bulls coach and USC coach Freud served as a technical consultant in the film. In the 1980s, he was an assistant coach for Haskins
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