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“One of my least favorite things is when, especially with documentaries, they’re going to answer all the questions at the end of the movie,” he said. “And I think that a lot of the questions that we ask in this movie are more complex than a simple answer might dictate.”
“While there are obvious budget restraints in effect here, the characters' emotional arcs and the screenwriting by director/writer Rob Smat save the film.”
variety
"[Brad Leland is] perfectly cast as the most overbearingly demanding Texas high school football coach to appear on screen since Jon Voight."
D-Magazine
“Rob Smat knew he needed plenty of teammates to get his Texas football movie to the end zone.”
Ft. Worth star-telegram
“Smat filmed (The Last Whistle) in his hometown, and paid homage to the places where he used to hang out after football practice.”
Film threat
“(Smat’s) actors deliver mighty performances.”
L.A. Sentinel
“Director Rob Smat made it clear that he wanted to stray away from other sports medicine films…and stated that getting the science right was paramount for he and his team, to really grasp the authenticity of an utterly misfortunate circumstance.”
Kansas City Star
“(Smat said), we wanted to have a grassroots approach to our audience (and casting Les was part of that effort).”
Cook children’s
“Suddenly a player collapses on the field. This is a plot point in a movie, but it's also based on fact.”
Fort worth weekly
“Smat shot a large chunk of The Last Whistle here in town, perhaps maybe where you’re reading this right now.”
fort worth business press
Fort Worth Native Leverages City
saturday down south
Les Miles, the Actor?
awful announcing
Interview with Last Whistle Director Rob Smat
Ku sports report
Acting was a Passing Fancy for Les Miles
WBAP Radio
"They'll play (‘Til the Last Whistle Blows) at high school football games forever."
Radio Texas Live
Hear Now: Pat Green on the The Last Whistle soundtrack
Lubbock Journal
"It will help prevent a lot of deaths in sports,” said Leland."
WFAA ABC
Texas football, California film graduates, and a potentially life-saving story.
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