The U (2009)

Directed by

Billy Corben

Genre

documentary film, American football film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 29 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary covers the rise of the University of Miami football team in the 1980s. It focuses on how the program developed a flashy and controversial identity that reflected the culture of Miami.

energeticretrospectivenostalgicfast-pacedconfidentedgylivelycelebratory

What happens

The U is a 2009 documentary film about the University of Miami's football program produced by Miami-based media studio Rakontur and directed by Billy Corben. The film premiered December 12, 2009 after the Heisman Trophy presentation on ESPN as a part of their 30 for 30 documentary series. The U's premiere drew 2.3 million viewers, the most ever for a documentary on the sports cable network until the debut of Pony Excess, a documentary about the Southern Methodist University football scandal in the 1980s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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