McFarland, USA Disney presents ; a Mayhem Pictures production ; a Niki Caro film ; produced by Gordon Gray and Mark Ciardi ; story by Christopher Cleveland & Bettina Gilois ; screenplay by Christopher Cleveland & Bettina Gilois and Grant Thompson ; directed by Niki Caro.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmPublisher number: 12637500 | Buena Vista Home EntertainmentLanguage: English, Spanish Summary language: English, Spanish Original language: English Distributor: Burbank, CA : Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2015]Edition: Widescreen (2.39:1)Description: 1 DVD (approximately 129 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Audience:
  • Rated PG
  • General
Uniform titles:
  • McFarland USA (Motion picture)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 791.43/72 23
LOC classification:
  • PN1997.2 .M343 2015
Production credits:
  • Music, Antonio Pinto ; editor, David Coulson ; director of photography, Adam Arkapaw.
Cast: Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Morgan saylor, Martha Higareda, Sergio Avelar, Hector Duran.Summary: Inspired by the 1987 true story, the movie follows novice runners from McFarland, an economically challenged town in California's farm-rich Central Valley, as they give their all to build a cross-country team under the direction of Coach Jim White, a newcomer to their predominantly Latino high school. With grit and determination, the unlikely band of runners eventually overcomes the odds to forge not only a championship cross-country team but an enduring legacy as well.
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2015.

Special features: Inspiring McFarland; "Juntos" music video.

Music, Antonio Pinto ; editor, David Coulson ; director of photography, Adam Arkapaw.

Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Morgan saylor, Martha Higareda, Sergio Avelar, Hector Duran.

Inspired by the 1987 true story, the movie follows novice runners from McFarland, an economically challenged town in California's farm-rich Central Valley, as they give their all to build a cross-country team under the direction of Coach Jim White, a newcomer to their predominantly Latino high school. With grit and determination, the unlikely band of runners eventually overcomes the odds to forge not only a championship cross-country team but an enduring legacy as well.

MPAA Rating: PG; for thematic material, some violence and language.

DVD, region 1, NTSC; Dolby digital 5.1 (English, Spanish), Dolby digital 2.0 descriptive audio (English).

English or Spanish dialogue; Spanish or English subtitles, English SDH (subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing); English described video for the visually impaired.

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