Movie about Dat Nguyen??

[ritchit]

Hey guys, first post for me. How many of you guys think they should make a movie about Dat? I see him as a modern day "rudy" that went even further in his dreams of playing football in college and professionally.

For those who are not familiar with him, Dat grew up in a poor Vietnamese family that fled to the America during the the Vietnam War in search of a new and better life. Growing up in Texas, Dat began playing football at an early age. He was a player who received a lot of criticism about being too small to even play back in his high school days. He proved everybody wrong and went on to become one of college football's elite linebackers.

His accomplishments at Texas A&M includes All Big-12 Conference Football - 1st team, Big 12 Conference - Defensive Player of the Year, Chuck Bednarik Award - College Defensive Player of the Year, All-American, consensus (1998), Texas A&M Football Team MVP (1997) and the list goes on. With such achievements, many still believed that he would ever make it in the pros.

It appeared that no team would take a chance with Dat in the '99 NFL Draft but the Dallas Cowboys couldn't ignore the type of player he was and was capable of becoming. He was drafted in the 3rd round no. 85 overall by Dallas and from there on, he immediately made an impact on the team. Dat led the team in tackles three times, in 2001, 2003, and 2004. He recorded 516 tackles in 7 seasons with the Cowboys but still did not receive the credit that he so deserved. Because of a neck injury he suffered in the '05 season, Dat was forced to retire on March 3, 2006 without ever making a Pro Bowl appearance.

I truly miss his presence on the team. He was an inspirational leader that everybody enjoyed being around. He was just peaking at the time of his retirement and really could have been a true Pro Bowler or even an All Pro. I'm glad to know that he is still with the organization though. Sorry for the rant but I truly think a movie about Dat's story would be great. What do you guys think?

 

[Duane]

 

[theebs]

ok lets to work on the script.

Movie magic screenwriter anyone?

 

[superpunk]

Here's your lead.

 

[iceberg]

ok lets to work on the script.

Movie magic screenwriter anyone?

i've written a few and have some i'm working on now. nothing you've seen likely unless you remember lorenzo lamas or whoever it was in "renegade" - while not tied to me it came out about a year after my script got shopped all over.

makes you go hmmm....but the tv show sucked to the point where i didn't pursue it.

 

[sharph20]

Here's your lead.

That boy better start beefing up quick.

 

[Hostile]

ok lets to work on the script.

Movie magic screenwriter anyone?

If you want to get it looked at you need to use Final Draft. I speak from experience.

To the original poster... to the Zone.

 

[iceberg]

If you want to get it looked at you need to use Final Draft. I speak from experience.

To the original poster... to the Zone.

got it.

either get final draft or use a modern word processor and set the tags accordingly. : )

 

[zrinkill]

This could be the cover.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

I wish we had Dat at the Mo LB right now instead of Akin... He'd be so perfect for that role.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

small, Korean makes it big

it's got everything

 

[superpunk]

I wish we had Dat at the Mo LB right now instead of Akin... He'd be so perfect for that role.

I have been thinking of this man.

A perfect physical fit? Hardly. A guy like Seau who could be used situationally, and be an emotional and physical leader to our ball-less LB corps?

Absolutely.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

I have been thinking of this man.

A perfect physical fit? Hardly. A guy like Seau who could be used situationally, and be an emotional and physical leader to our ball-less LB corps?

Absolutely.

And he doesn't fit Parcells' scheme or prototype, either...

Wonder if the concussions are a long-term problem? Or will he be okay?

 

[Apollo Creed]

I have been thinking of this man.

A perfect physical fit? Hardly. A guy like Seau who could be used situationally, and be an emotional and physical leader to our ball-less LB corps?

Absolutely.

Not a bad idea at all, our defense doesn't lack talent - it lacks intensity and leadership. This guy takes care of both.

 

[Boyzmamacita]

small, Korean makes it big

it's got everything

You really do hate political correctness because he's Vietnamese.:laugh2:

 

[theebs]

If you want to get it looked at you need to use Final Draft. I speak from experience.

To the original poster... to the Zone.

Lots of studios and network tv shows use movie magic screenwriter. Final draft and screenwriter are like the same thing.

From what I have read there are some serious heavyweights that use final draft, like Tom Hanks. There are some heavyweights that use mm screenwriter too.

As long as they import into avid with metasync that is all that is important, from an editing standpoint. Otherwise I think making sure your format is correct in a wp programming is all that matters.

 

[iceberg]

Lots of studios and network tv shows use movie magic screenwriter. Final draft and screenwriter are like the same thing.

From what I have read there are some serious heavyweights that use final draft, like Tom Hanks. There are some heavyweights that use mm screenwriter too.

As long as they import into avid with metasync that is all that is important, from an editing standpoint. Otherwise I think making sure your format is correct in a wp programming is all that matters.

depends on what you're looking for. final draft on it's own is nothing more than tags that define how that paragraph/sentence should look. i *do not write* in final draft but import the file and format it to know how many pages i have all told.

from there it can help in submissions and things like that because when producers see 'final draft' they know the formatting is correct.

 

[theebs]

i've written a few and have some i'm working on now. nothing you've seen likely unless you remember lorenzo lamas or whoever it was in "renegade" - while not tied to me it came out about a year after my script got shopped all over.

makes you go hmmm....but the tv show sucked to the point where i didn't pursue it.

Dude, thats awesome. I would love to read your scripts if you ever get a chance to convert them to .pdf, go ahead and send them my way.

I am almost done reading a great book "The Screenplay" A blend of film, form and content. Its about writing scripts in the filmic theme and style.

I have a script I have been working on, Trying to make heads and tails of it, its fun.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Did some googling, and you can almost bet Thomas will be a salary cap cut. He's entering the final year of his contract worth a lot of money, and he's one of the key players on defense Ireland didn't bother to talk to when he got the job.

On the downside, he'll be 35 when the season starts. Wow.

Still, his agent is Rosenhaus. I'd put out the word that we'd love to have him.

 

[burmafrd]

BP thought he was too small as well. BUT in the end he became a "Parcells Guy".