12 Mighty Orphans
12 Mighty Orphans is a 2021 American sports film which was directed by Ty Roberts from a screenplay by Roberts, Lane Garrison and Kevin Meyer. It is based upon the non-fiction book Twelve Mighty Orphans: The Inspiring True Story of the Mighty Mites Who Ruled Texas Football by Jim Dent. The book is based on the Masonic School for Orphans in Fort Worth, Texas.
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| Based on | Twelve Mighty Orphans: The Inspiring True Story of the Mighty Mites Who Ruled Texas Football
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| Cinematography | David McFarland
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| Running time | 118 minutes
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| Country | United States
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| Language | English
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| Box office | $3.7 million
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- Rooster McConaughey who plays Pop Boone is the older brother of Oscar winning actor Matthew McConaughey.
- Filmed in Weatherford, Fort Worth, Alvarado, and Cleburne Texas.
- Four actors in the cast have acted together previously: Luke Wilson and Vinessa Shaw - 3:10 to Yuma (2007) and Robert Duvall and Martin Sheen: Apocalypse Now (1979).
- Movie theatre entrance scene filmed at historic Ridglea Theater on Camp Bowie Blvd. in Fort Worth.
- Martin Sheen and Robert Duvall previously appeared together in Apocalypse Now (1979). They have also both played Gen. Robert E. Lee, in Gettysburg (1993) and Gods and Generals (2003), respectively.
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