Plot
Based on the true story of Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy who take in a homeless teenage African-American, Michael "Big Mike" Oher. Michael has no idea who his father is and his mother is a drug addict. Michael has had little formal education and few skills to help him learn. Leigh Anne soon takes charge however, as is her nature, ensuring that the young man has every opportunity to succeed. When he expresses an interest in football, she goes all out to help him, including giving the coach a few ideas on how best to use Michael's skills. They not only provide him with a loving home, but hire a tutor to help him improve his grades to the point where he would qualify for an NCAA Division I athletic scholarship. Michael Oher was the first-round pick of the Baltimore Ravens in the 2009 NFL draft.
Keywords: 40-oz, abuse, adopted-brother, adopted-son, adoptee, adoption, adoptive-family, adoptive-mother-adopted-son-relationship, adoptive-parent, african-american
Based on the extraordinary true story
Leigh Anne Touhy: You threaten my son, you threaten me.
Leigh Anne Touhy: If you so much as set foot downtown, you will be sorry. I'm in a prayer group with the D.A., I'm a member of the NRA and I'm always packing.
Michael Oher: [after pushing an opponent all the way off the field] Sorry, Coach. I stopped when I heard the whistle.::Coach Cotton: Where were you taking him?::Michael Oher: The bus. It was time for him to go home.
Leigh Anne Touhy: Michael, I want you to have a good time but if you get a girl pregnant out of wedlock, I will crawl into the car, drive up to Oxford and cut off your penis.::S.J. Tuohy: She means it.
Coach Cotton: What did you say to him?::Leigh Anne Touhy: You should really get to know your players. Michael scored in the 98th percentile in protective instincts.
Sean Tuohy: Who would've thought we'd have a black son before we met a Democrat?
Beth: You're changing that boy's life.::Leigh Anne Touhy: No. He's changing mine.
Leigh Anne Touhy: I don't want to name names but one of the coaches took him to a titty bar. Gave him nightmares.
Sean Tuohy: We were wondering if you would like to become a part of this family.::Michael Oher: I kinda thought I already was.
Alton: Whatchu packin? .22? A little Saturday night special?::Leigh Anne Touhy: Yep. And it shoots just fine every other day of the week too.
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Scott Turner Schofield, formerly KT Kilborn, is a FTM performer with a transgender identity. Based in Atlanta, GA, he has toured nationwide with his one-trannie shows, "Underground TRANSit", "Debutante Balls", and "Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps" since 2001.
Schofield (then Kilborn) received a Tanne Award for Artistic Excellence from the Tanne Foundation in 2004. The Tanne Award is given to performers who passionately make a difference in this country through their performing.
Since 2004, Schofield has also toured with Athens Boys Choir in an event called "The Southern Gents Tour." Several of these performances were held in colleges such as University of Southern California, Reed College, Appalachian State University, and Portland State University. Schofield has also collaborated with S. Bear Bergman, numerous drag kings, and community workshop participants in a series entitled "Words Can't Describe" in Atlanta, San Antonio, and Seattle.
In 2007, Schofield became the first artist addressing transgender issues to be awarded a Creation Fund Grant by the National Performance Network. His show, "Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps" premiers at the Pat Graney Company in Seattle in May 2007.
Michael Eric Dyson (born October 23, 1958) is an American academic, author, and radio host. He is a professor of sociology at Georgetown University. Described by Michael A. Fletcher as "a Princeton Ph.D. and a child of the streets who takes pains never to separate the two", Dyson has so far authored and edited 18 books dealing with subjects such as Malcolm X, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Marvin Gaye, Nas’s debut album Illmatic, Bill Cosby, and Hurricane Katrina.
Dyson was born to African-American parents, Everett and Addie Dyson. He attended Cranbrook School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan on academic scholarship but left and completed his education at Northwestern High School. He became an ordained Baptist minister at 19 years of age. Having worked in factories in Detroit to support his family, he entered Knoxville College as a freshman at age 21. Dyson received his Bachelor's from Carson–Newman College (magna cum laude) in 1985, and his Master's and Doctorate in religion, from Princeton University. Dr. Dyson serves on the board of directors of the Common Ground Foundation, a project dedicated to empowering urban youth in the United States. Dr. Dyson and his wife, writer and ordained minister Marcia L. Dyson, are regular guests and speakers at the Aspen Institute Conferences and Ideas Festival. Together, they lecture on many on the nation's college campuses.
William Scott Musgrave (born November 11, 1967 in Grand Junction, Colorado) is an American football coach and former quarterback. He is currently the offensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League.
A standout athlete at Grand Junction High School, Musgrave was named the Colorado High School Athlete of the Year in 1985. Musgrave started four years for the University of Oregon, and was captain for three. Musgrave led the Ducks to back-to-back bowl appearances for the first time in school history. In 1990, as a Senior, Musgrave was named team MVP, 1990 first-team all-conference quarterback, GTE Academic All-American of the Year, and earned a Scholar-Athlete Award by the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame. Musgrave was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 2000. Musgrave is the team's career leader for passing yardage (8343).
Drafted in the fourth round by the Dallas Cowboys, Musgrave was released in camp, but played with the San Francisco 49ers in 1991 and 1993 under head coach George Seifert and offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan. Musgrave went with Shanahan to Denver, where he played in 1995-96, and was released in preseason 1997.