AMERICAN UNDERDOG (Released on December 25th.

Based on a real story)

PLOT (argument)

American Underdog  is a 2021 about  National Football League  (NFL) quarterback  Kurt
Warner. Directed by  Andrew and Jon Erwin, the film follows Warner's journey as an undrafted
(novato) player who ascended to winning  Super Bowl XXXIV. It stars  Zachary Levi  as Warner
alongside  Anna Paquin  as his wife Brenda and  Dennis Quaid  as  St. Louis Rams  head
coach  Dick Vermeil. Released theatrically in the United States on December 25, 2021,
by  Lionsgate it has received generally favourable reviews from critics.
TASKS

Today you have to read and watch and several things dealing with the movie American
Underdog. I hope you enjoy what I have prepared for you. You have three videos to watch:

Video 1: Trailer of the movie.

Video 2: Brenda Warner talks about her real story and so does Kurt Warner. This video was
uploaded some years ago, before the movie was shot.

Video 3: We see the main actor from the movie, Zachari Levi, who plays the role of Kurt
Warner. We see the real Brenda Warner talking about her son with special needs and how he
got on with Kurt Warner. We listen to Anna Paquin, the actress playing the role of Brenda
Warner. And of course, we see the real Kurt Warner talking about his life.

EXERCISES:
1. Watch the videos several times. Video 1 has not subtitles, but Videos 2 and 3 have got
English subtitles that can help you to understand.
2. Find this website and read about the film:
https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/american-underdog/

3. Answer the following questions after having read the website:

a. Was Brenda Warner married before meeting Kurt?
b. Who was she married to?
c. What happened to her son?
d. How do Brenda and Kurt meet?
e. Do you think it was love at first sight?
f. How many kids did Brenda have before marrying Kurt?
g. Is it true that Kurt worked in a supermarket before being famous?
h. Is the actor who plays Brenda’s son really blind?
i. Is it true that Brenda’s parents died because of a tornado?
j. What happened to Kurt that prevented him from trying out with Chicago
Bears?
k. Did Kurt ever play Arena Football?
l. Was Mike Martz very tough in real life as it is shown in the movie?