The Blind Side: Book vs. Movie
John Lee Hancock's 2009 film The Blind Side adapts Michael Lewis's book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game. Quinton Aaron plays football player Michael Oher, with Sandra Bullock as Leigh Anne Tuohy.
About the book and the movie
- Author
- Michael Lewis
- Year
- 2006
- Pages
- 352Buy book
- Audiobook length
- 11 hr 47 minGet audiobook
- Narrator
- Stephen Hoye
Michael Lewis examines how changes in football strategy turn the left tackle into one of the game's most valuable players. Alongside that history, he follows Michael Oher's route from a difficult Memphis childhood into high-school football and intense college recruitment. The book connects one athlete's opportunities with the sport's changing economics and demands.
- Director
- John Lee Hancock
- Writer
- John Lee Hancock
- Year
- 2009
- Runtime
- 2 hr 6 minWatch on Amazon
- Cast
- Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Quinton Aaron, Kathy Bates
- Genre
- American football, biographical, comedy drama, Drama, white savior
- IMDb
- View on IMDb
At a Memphis private school, Michael Oher has athletic promise but no stable place to stay and little support in the classroom. Leigh Anne Tuohy invites him into her family's home, and football begins to offer possibilities he has not previously had. As college recruiters take an interest, Michael faces questions about his education, his loyalties and who is making decisions about his future.
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