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American Underdog

American Underdog

Some dreams become destiny.

20217.11h 52m

Overview

The true story of Kurt Warner, who went from a stockboy at a grocery store to a two-time NFL MVP, Super Bowl champion, and Hall of Fame quarterback.

Directed by Andrew Erwin
Written by David Aaron Cohen, Jon Erwin, Jon Gunn
Produced by Mark Ciardi, Kevin Downes, Andrew Erwin
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0MRevenue: $26.5M

Top Cast

Zachary Levi

Zachary Levi

Kurt Warner

Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin

Brenda Meoni/Brenda Warner

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Hayden Zaller

Zack

Ser'Darius Blain

Ser'Darius Blain

Mike Hudnutt

Dennis Quaid

Dennis Quaid

Dick Vermeil

Chance Kelly

Chance Kelly

Mike Martz

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Simeon Castille

Isaac Bruce

Bruce McGill

Bruce McGill

Jim Foster

Adam Baldwin

Adam Baldwin

Coach Allen

Cindy Hogan

Cindy Hogan

Sue Warner

Themes & Keywords

american footballbiographybased on true storylos angeles, californiaaftercreditsstingernfl (national football league)

About American Underdog

American Underdog is a drama, family film released in 2021 exploring themes of american football, biography, based on true story, los angeles, california, aftercreditsstinger, nfl (national football league). Directed by Andrew Erwin, it stars Zachary Levi, Anna Paquin, Hayden Zaller. The true story of Kurt Warner, who went from a stockboy at a grocery store to a two-time NFL MVP, Super Bowl champion, and Hall of Fame quarterback.

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