The Herricanes

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The Herricanes

2024

1h 27m

Documentary

Sports

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A group of women came together in the 1970s to form a professional football team called the Houston Herricanes. These groundbreaking ladies came to the field with little to no experience and left having been a part of the first full-tackle women's football league. Coming from all different walks of life, this diverse group found camaraderie in the unit they built together. Though they were often ridiculed, they stuck with it for as long as finances would allow and they made history even if it hasn't been told yet.

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Mark Jackson

Epoch Times

11/23/2024

3.5/5

Women eventually find their own way to play formerly all-male sports. This very fine documentary is the story of the first American women footballers.

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Louisa Moore

Screen Zealots

06/20/2023

With its timely conversations about the state of women’s sports and a boost of feel-good nostalgia, this unknown story about the first women’s full tackle football league in the 70s not only deserves to be told, but is a truly outstanding documentary.

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Kyle Foley

But Why Tho?

04/03/2023

The Herricanes is about women who kicked ass when the world said they couldn’t.

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Stephen Saito

Moveable Fest

03/19/2023

For as entertaining as it is, the film may be most resonant about how powerful a community can be when it comes together, whether it’s in the form of a football team or an entire culture understanding what everyone can bring to the table.

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Alan French

Sunshine State Cineplex

03/19/2023

7/10

The passion from Kuan’s direction and attention to detail shines through and opens the door for future filmmakers to continue telling this essential story.

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Seth Freilich

Pajiba

03/17/2023

It’s the perfect kind of documentary, introducing you to something you likely have never heard of, rooting it in current-day matters, with a host of compelling and interesting talking heads

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A group of women came together in the 1970s to form a professional football team called the Houston Herricanes. These groundbreaking ladies came to the field with little to no experience and left having been a part of the first full-tackle women's football league. Coming from all different walks of life, this diverse group found camaraderie in the unit they built together. Though they were often ridiculed, they stuck with it for as long as finances would allow and they made history even if it hasn't been told yet.

Director: Olivia Kuan
Producer: Justin Baldoni, Andrew Calof, Lisa France, James Lee Hernandez, Olivia Kuan, Brian David Lazarte, James Short
Distributor: Blue Harbor Entertainment
Production Co: Inwood Road Films, FunMeter, Wayfarer Studios
Genre: Documentary, Sports
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 25, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 4, 2025
Runtime: 1h 27m