Callum Turner as Joe Rantz and Hadley Robinson as Joyce Simdars in The Boys in the Boat.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The Boys in the Boat tells the inspiring true story of the eight working-class men on the University of Washington's rowing team in the mid-1930s who defied all odds when they qualified for the Summer Olympics in Berlin.
10:36 Related The Boys In The Boat Interview: Daniel J. Brown On The Research Process For His Novel The Boys in the Boat author discusses his excitement when George Clooney signed on, meeting the real Joe Rantz, and his in-depth research process. 8 The Rowing Team's Time Together Before The Olympics The Boys In The Boat Condensed The Timeline Close As mentioned above, The Boys in the Boat condensed the timeline of the University of Washington's men's rowing team's inspiring true story. Whereas the events in the film all take place in 1936, the working-class students' journey to the 1936 Olympics in Berlin occurred over the course of three years.
Since the producers decided to shorten the timeline in The Boys in the Boat, they also couldn't show every race the University of Washington's men's rowing team participated in. Of course, it makes sense why the 2023 movie couldn't include all the University of Washington's rowing team's races in the early to mid-1930s as it would end up being extremely long. While speaking with RadioTimes.com, The Boys in the Boat producer Grant Heslov explained how they decided on the number three regarding how many races to show. He said:
4 A Photo Didn't Determine The Men's Eight Final At The Olympics It Was Still A Close Race Close After overcoming many trials and tribulations to get to the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, the University of Washington's men's rowing team's story reached its climax at the end of The Boys in the Boat. They made it to the final of the men's eight rowing event at the Olympics, and the race was a nail-biter from start to finish.
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