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The Blind Side is a 2009 American biographical sports drama film written and directed by John Lee Hancock.Based on the 2006 book of the same name by Michael Lewis, [2] the film tells the story of Michael Oher, a football offensive lineman who overcame an impoverished upbringing to play in the National Football League (NFL) with the help of Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy.
Oher also alleged in the petition that the Tuohys, including Collins and S.J., were paid $225,000 for The Blind Side plus 2.5% of the film’s proceeds, leaving him out of the deal.
He was nominated for an Academy Award for the film The Blind Side. Alongside his producing partner, Broderick Johnson, he is the co-founder and co-CEO of Alcon Entertainment, a Los Angeles–based film and television production and financing company. Kosove is also an avid marathon runner and triathlete.
The Blind Side’s producers are standing behind their Oscar-winning film despite inspiration Michael Oher’s ongoing legal drama with the Tuohy family. “The Blind Side was a film that no major ...
The movie is based on Michael Lewis’ 2006 book, “The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game.” This isn’t the first time Oher has spoken out about the film itself.
Blind Side is an HBO made for television movie starring Rutger Hauer, Rebecca De Mornay, and Ron Silver, directed by New Zealander Geoff Murphy. Written by Stewart Lindh, Solomon Weingarten, and John Carlen. Story by Stewart Lindh and Solomon Weingarten.
The NFL star’s life story inspired the 2009 Sandra Bullock movie The Blind Side, but he told the New York Times that the film negatively “defined” him
The story of Michael Oher, the retired NFL star who was supposedly adopted by a wealthy white family who lifted him out of poverty, was immortalized in the 2009 blockbuster film “The Blind Side.”