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   Is 'McFarland USA' based on a true story?

   • The 2015 film “McFarland, USA” tells the true story of California high school cross-country coach Jim White (Kevin Costner) and his underdog team of Latino runners who had never competed in the sport before and who, when they weren’t training, had to help their parents pick crops in the fields.

   McFarland, USA - The 1987 McFarland Cross Country Team

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   Did McFarland sugarcoat a 'fresh fairy tale' based on a true story?

   • (Wikimedia Commons) Wrapping up the story in one season instead of eight makes for a feel-good fairy tale. But one thing McFarland, USA didn’t sugarcoat, according to Virgin, is the physical demand of agricultural labor, which plays a significant role the students’ lives in the film.

   How Accurate Is 'McFarland, USA'? - Outside Online

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   Was McFarland USA coached by Jim White?

   • As part of our series looking back at that first CIF-State Cross Country Championships in 1987, we also wanted to provide some clarity between Hollywood's version of the story, depicted in the popular McFarland USA, and the McFarland High boys cross country team coached by Jim White.

   Remembering 1987: McFarland Fact vs. Fiction - California MileSplit

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   Did McFarland win state?

   • In a piece written for the LA Times, runner Jose Cardenas said this about the final race: “In the movie — and reality — McFarland did barely win state when our usual sixth man, Danny Diaz, whose place in races had not counted all season, moved up to fifth, the last runner whose place counts.

   McFarland, USA - The 1987 McFarland Cross Country Team

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2. www.historyvshollywood.com › reelfaces › mcfarland-usaMcFarland, USA vs. the True Story of Coach Jim White's 1987 Team

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   Feb 22, 2015 · The McFarland, USA true story supports that McFarland High School won nine CIF California State Championships in cross country (including five in a row) and held a streak of attending the state championship meet 24 years in a row.

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   Nov 29, 2020 · Learn how the true story of the McFarland High boys cross country team coached by Jim White differs from Hollywood's version of the film McFarland USA. Find out how the team won the first CIF-State Cross Country Championships in 1987, how they trained, and how they overcame challenges and adversity.

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   Based on the true story of a 1987 cross country team from a mainly Latino high school in McFarland, California, the film stars Kevin Costner as Jim White, the school's coach, who leads the team to win a state championship.

   • Budget: $17 million
   • Produced by: Gordon Gray, Mark Ciardi

   • Music by: Antônio Pinto

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   Jun 7, 2016 · The 2015 film “McFarland, USA” tells the true story of California high school cross-country coach Jim White (Kevin Costner) and his underdog team of Latino runners who had never competed in the sport before and who, when they weren’t training, had to help their parents pick crops in the fields.

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   Feb 27, 2015 · The film is based on the true story of a small Central California high school coach that took an unlikely group of immigrant students and transformed them into a distance-running dynasty ...

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   Jul 10, 2015 · 387. 41K views 8 years ago. The Disney film, MacFarland, USA, tells the story of three brothers who were part of an unlikely cross-country team in California. Fusion’s Mariana Atencio took to...

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10. www.latimes.com › entertainment › movies‘McFarland, USA’ film revives long-buried memory for runner

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    Mar 2, 2015 · But like any movie based or inspired by a true story, not everything in “McFarland, USA” is literally true. The scenes of the state race are the most prominent for Johnny Ortiz, the actor...