The Long Green Line

The Long Green Line

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Coach Joe Newton has used the sport of Cross Country Running to teach simple but important lessons to high school boys for the last 50 years. "Always do your best", "be on time" and "it's nice to be great but far greater to be nice" are mantras, which have turned the Boys Cross Country team at the public York High School in Elmhurst Illinois into the most winning high school team in any sport in America. Along with mastery of their sport, Newton turns boys into men, who carry his teaching and his love for each of them throughout their lives. The Long Green Line documents the York Duke's 2005 Cross Country season as the runners seek their record 25th state title in 50 years. In the sport of Cross Country only the top 5 athletes per team score points and only seven are included in competition. The York team has 221 athletes participating under the tutelage of Coach Newton. Though 214 boys know they will have no influence on the season's scores, they are moved to participate just to be in the presence of Coach Newton. Such a large team is a blessing and curse. Newton is able to spread his influence further but life lessons can go unheard when they have to trickle to so many ears. In the middle of the season, two of the star athletes are expelled from school after committing over $1 million in arson damage. The York team is forced to rebuild -- to face a true test of what they have learned both physically and mentally. The team is colorfully decorated with characters like the All-American winners the Dettman Twins, Sophomore John Fisher, a high functioning autistic with a heart of gold, out of shape former football players who reside on the lowest rung of the team and Freshman Connor Chadwick who has cerebral palsy but is able to run without leg braces for the first time in his life. The Long Green Line is not only a team but also, a rite of passage. It is a lifeline for these young runners as they move from adolescence to manhood.

Features:

90 minutes of bonus video content
Full length Feature film

Product Details:

Actors:	Joe Newton, Matt Dettman, Eric Dettman, John Fisher, Connor Chadwick
Director:	Matthew Arnold
Format:	NTSC
Number of Discs:	1
Studio:	LGL Productions, LLC
Run Time:	88 minutes
DVD Release Date:	October 14, 2008
Average Customer Rating:	based on 16 reviews

Customer Reviews:

Average Customer Review: 4.5

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Did we see the same movie? Jan 08, 2010
A guy who yells at his kids and spouts endless cliches -- what is so great about that? And if he's so great at moulding boys into men, why are they drinking, burning down houses, etc.? And the side story of the JV runner was just cheap emotionalism. My wife (all-state in HS) and daughter (varsity in XC and track) hated it worse than I did -- made me keep fast-forwarding through more and more blah-blah.

I am glad so many of you did like it.

1 of 1 found the following review helpful:

great motivational movie Nov 08, 2009
You don't have to be a runner to appreciate the life lessons in "The Long Green Line". The coach is tough, but expects the best of his athletes both on and off the course. It follows through team adversity, shows the importance of EVERY member of the team, and is good for any student athlete in any sport.

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Simply Amazing Oct 14, 2009
As a devote distance runner, I've always looked for different things that managed to capture the essence of high school running. As a counselor for my high school team's running camp this past summer, our head coach sat us down one night and put in this movie. I had never heard of it before (or even York for that matter) but instantly fell in love with the production of this film. Yes, it captures what high school running is, but it does so much more than that. It shows how high school sports build character, help develop young lives, and give teens something to turn to and invest their energy in. By the end of the movie, you'll see why these kids show up day after day to run for one of the greatest teams in the USA! If you enjoy inspiring high school sports films, this will live up to your expectations.

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Inspirational Aug 01, 2009
This documentary was well done and very inspirational. Joe Newton's career has been wonderfully successful and it was great to get a small glimpse into even one of his seasons. York is one of the most successful high school sports programs in history, and I would definitely recommend this movie.

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The Long Green Line Mar 03, 2009
Coach Joe Newton is a long-time close friend, an outstanding gentleman and coach. His record as the winningest cross-country track coachn in the US is amazing, but what's more important mis his ability to motivate his team members to do their utmost, way beyond what each boy may have even thought he could accomplish. Coach Joe of the Dukes of York is in high demand as a motivational speaker throughout the country. This is an outstanding movie about an outstanding human being.

Lee Ayers
Goodyear, AZ

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