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McFarland, USA

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McFarland, USA	comment	A live-action Disney movie starring Kevin Costner, this 2015 film set in the late 1980s opens on the downward spiraling career of high school football coach Jim White (Costner). He has been fired from several jobs, and eventually ends up in the titular town (the only place that would hire him). His family struggles to fit into the low-income Hispanic culture, and White struggles to reach the students and faculty. He eventually turns from football to cross country (even though he has no experience in the sport), and turns his Ragtag Bunch of Misfits into a competitive, driven team.Known outside the U.S. as simply McFarland, the film is based on real-life events, and does a good job of showing the lengths White has to go to to understand, connect with, and eventually unite his students. Expect lots of Sports Story Tropes, of course, but it's a well-paced movie, about a very different sport than usual.
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McFarland, USA / int_1a3a91dd	comment	Say My Name: Amusingly, the ending turns into this... except it's the city name that's used.
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McFarland, USA / int_23ff95fb	type	Brutal Honesty
McFarland, USA / int_23ff95fb	comment	Brutal Honesty: Principal Camillo, who outright calls the other football coach an "insecure jerk chewing his apple."
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McFarland, USA / int_2b2abf36	type	Rich in Dollars, Poor in Sense
McFarland, USA / int_2b2abf36	comment	Rich in Dollars, Poor in Sense: Most of the kids from other wealthier schools, who make remarks towards the McFarland kids.
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McFarland, USA / int_2eac5753	type	Narrative Profanity Filter
McFarland, USA / int_2eac5753	comment	Narrative Profanity Filter: Played with. Since this is a Disney movie, many words are gonna be implied, however Victor does say a swear word once. When Principal Camillo explains the situation with the student before, he says that one guy called his sister a... "you know what, I'm not gonna repeat what he said, but it explains why she's pregnant. At the beginning of the movie, when Jim is reprimanding a student, he mutters, "Bullsh-" under his breath
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McFarland, USA / int_3f11ef74	type	Parental Substitute
McFarland, USA / int_3f11ef74	comment	Parental Substitute: Javi for Victor, as his current father is in jail. Jim White as well, who serves as a father figure for his team.
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McFarland, USA / int_56515a39	type	Artistic License â€“ History
McFarland, USA / int_56515a39	comment	Artistic License – History: the real Jim White was never fired, much less multiple times either. He actually began working in McFarland right after he graduated, and the town slowly became a mostly white-dominated one to a mostly Hispanic dominated one. His daughters, who are portrayed to be 15 and 8, were actually in college during the time that the film took place. In the film, Thomas hangs off the side of the bridge, wanting to kill himself. While the real Thomas Valles' intent was not to jump off, he was thinking about his own life and why other people might.
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McFarland, USA / int_698dcc45	type	Huddle Shot
McFarland, USA / int_698dcc45	comment	Huddle Shot: The motivational discussions before the counting above.
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McFarland, USA / int_72fb8772	type	Forgotten Birthday
McFarland, USA / int_72fb8772	comment	Forgotten Birthday: Subverted (he really forgot the cake), then played straight with daughter Julie's 15th birthday.
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McFarland, USA / int_8ad43dc9	type	Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
McFarland, USA / int_8ad43dc9	comment	Ragtag Bunch of Misfits: The cross-country team, although it is revealed through the course of the movie that they really aren't the typical lazy kids who typify this trope—they're really hard workers, but don't have the time or money to invest in sports teams.
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McFarland, USA / int_9e65fb7	type	Team Hand-Stack
McFarland, USA / int_9e65fb7	comment	Team Hand-Stack: Part of the Huddle Power of the team.
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McFarland, USA / int_a54534a0	type	Parental Neglect
McFarland, USA / int_a54534a0	comment	Parental Neglect: Thomas' father seems to be this, as his sister mentions tearfully that he had abandoned them in their argument after he found out she was pregnant. At the end, he seems proud of his son for winning the California state race and embraces him warmly.
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McFarland, USA / int_ab031997	type	Underdogs Never Lose
McFarland, USA / int_ab031997	comment	Underdogs Never Lose: Justified, since this is what happened in real life.
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McFarland, USA / int_ae3d6438	type	Deadpan Snarker
McFarland, USA / int_ae3d6438	comment	Deadpan Snarker: Surprisingly, Principal Camillo. You expect him to be your typical overworked administrator, but he gets some pretty funny/snarky lines.
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McFarland, USA / int_af696bef	type	Fish out of Water
McFarland, USA / int_af696bef	comment	Fish out of Water: The White family when they move to the town.
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McFarland, USA / int_b11ac9f5	type	Abusive Parents
McFarland, USA / int_b11ac9f5	comment	Abusive Parents: Averted with Thomas' father. From Jim's perspective, it looks like his father has hit him and Thomas is blaming himself for it. However, we see that when his father found out about her sister's pregnancy, he began hitting the walls, and his son runs in to stop him, and his dad accidentally hits him in the process. Thomas explains he did it because if his father broke his hands, he would not be able to work.
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McFarland, USA / int_b77808f2	type	"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
McFarland, USA / int_b77808f2	comment	"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue: We're shown the adult, Real Life version of the boys, and what happened to them. Most of them ended up going to college, and returning to McFarland to help out. Coach White is still there, retired after winning several more state titles.
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McFarland, USA / int_be009bbc	type	Alliterative Name
McFarland, USA / int_be009bbc	comment	Alliterative Name: The Diaz brothers, Danny, Damacio, and David.
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McFarland, USA / int_c0961831	type	Interrupted Suicide
McFarland, USA / int_c0961831	comment	Interrupted Suicide / Talking Down the Suicidal: Coach White does this for Thomas.
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McFarland, USA / int_c5dcc180	type	How Many Fingers?
McFarland, USA / int_c5dcc180	comment	How Many Fingers?: White does this early in the movie, holding a kid out of the game for answering "September?". It causes friction between him and the head coach.
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McFarland, USA / int_c804c11a	type	Huddle Power
McFarland, USA / int_c804c11a	comment	Huddle Power: When the team huddles, and you hear, "Uno, dos, tres... McFarland!", expect something great to happen.
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McFarland, USA / int_c972d624	type	Slut-Shaming
McFarland, USA / int_c972d624	comment	When Principal Camillo explains the situation with the student before, he says that one guy called his sister a... "you know what, I'm not gonna repeat what he said, but it explains why she's pregnant.
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McFarland, USA / int_d08595d3	type	Broken Bird
McFarland, USA / int_d08595d3	comment	Broken Bird: Thomas, whose home life is quite difficult and sees no hope of getting a better life outside of McFarland. This explains his attitude towards Jim White trying to recruit him to join the running team. He thinks it doesn't matter, as he feels he's just going to be stuck in the fields.
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McFarland, USA / int_d3b6a0f5	type	Improvised Training
McFarland, USA / int_d3b6a0f5	comment	Improvised Training: After seeing his team lose because they can't run uphill well, White has them train by running up and down tarp-covered hills of almonds.
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McFarland, USA / int_d67e900a	type	Fallen-on-Hard-Times Job
McFarland, USA / int_d67e900a	comment	Fallen-on-Hard-Times Job: The P.E./teacher/assistant football coach job at McFarland is this to White, since he can't get a coaching job anywhere else.
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McFarland, USA / int_dcd423d2	type	Affectionate Nickname
McFarland, USA / int_dcd423d2	comment	Affectionate Nickname: "Blanco" for Jim.
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McFarland, USA / int_dce640ce	type	Real-Person Epilogue
McFarland, USA / int_dce640ce	comment	Real-Person Epilogue: At the end we are shown the adult, Real Life version of the boys on the cross country team.
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McFarland, USA / int_e125c425	type	Completely Unnecessary Translator
McFarland, USA / int_e125c425	comment	Completely Unnecessary Translator: White ropes David into this, asking him to tell his Dad something... to which David just turns to his dad and tells him in English. Senor Diaz' response? "Tell him I say thanks."
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McFarland, USA / int_f11e5ede	type	Miracle Rally
McFarland, USA / int_f11e5ede	comment	Miracle Rally: The state finals, where one McFarland racer burns out early, they needed him to place well... and suddenly Danny Diaz puts it into high gear and places, giving them just enough to win.
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McFarland, USA / int_f6f2ff1	type	Insult Backfire
McFarland, USA / int_f6f2ff1	comment	Insult Backfire: the coach from the other team mocks Jim's students, saying that they probably can't understand him. "Over there, amigo!". Later, when Jim's team beats his, he throws it back and says, "Good game, amigo."
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McFarland, USA / int_fb9e25e9	type	Team Mom
McFarland, USA / int_fb9e25e9	comment	Team Mom: Senora Diaz ends up playing this part, combining love and fund-raising with a smack on the back of the head...
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McFarland, USA / int_feaf5424	type	You Called Me "X"; It Must Be Serious
McFarland, USA / int_feaf5424	comment	You Called Me "X"; It Must Be Serious: A turning point in the movie is when the boys stop calling him "White" (and worse), and start calling him "Coach."
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