American Underdog Movie Brings Erwin Bros. Full Circle on Kurt Warner Story
For brothers Andy and Jon Erwin, the chance to make a movie about football icon Kurt Warner was the culmination of a 20-year dream for them both.
Long before directing American Underdog, set to release on home video, February 22nd, the Erwins were two Alabama teenagers with a dream of one day directing movies that could change the world.
Truly underdogs in their own right, Jon and Andy were fortunate enough to find work as cameramen on college football games for ESPN.
The pair eventually became good enough at their burgeoning craft to work the 2002 Super Bowl, pitting the New England Patriots against Kurt Warner and the St. Louis Rams. Little did the brothers know that they would be making a movie about the football legend’s life 20 years later.
Andy Erwin joins us on The Crossmap Podcast to discuss why everyone seems to love an underdog story, how Brenda Warner entered her future husband’s life at just the right time, and the role that faith played in Kurt’s rags to riches rise to fame.
