Pieces of the film including a sneak peak of the Ole War Skule movie, trailers, interviews, and segments can be seen here in the OWS film room:
The movie soundtrack for Ole War Skule contains a host of Lousiana artists encapsulating a wide range of styles ranging from the LSU Marching Band favorites to Gospel and Hip Hop.
LSU Football has developed into something much more than just a game since its beginnings in 1893. From the very first football game ever played at LSU all the way through today, the movie tells the story of LSU Football directly from the individuals and hall-of-fame Hall of Fame players who helped develop the program into a dominant and nationally respected program today. A rare, behind-the-scenes look at different process processes and people that support the Tigers will give viewers a glimpse of what is involved in helping the Tigers succeed today. Many different individuals in the movie will also offer insights on their leadership philosophy and how LSU developed them as individuals helped them to develop as individuals.
Ole War Skule: Stories of LSU Football Ole War Skule: The Story of Saturday Night is a captivating story of one the most respected programs in football history respected football programs in college history. Share the fascinating journey of this heart-warming classic story of a program that was distinguished before the first game began over 100 years ago.
Bio courtesy of biography.com
Actor. John was born John Stephen Goodman on June 20, 1952, in Affton, Missouri, to postal worker Leslie Goodman and waitress Virginia Goodman. When John was only two years old, his father died of a heart attack, leaving Virginia to raise John and his siblings on her own.
Goodman went to Affton High School, where he excelled in football and dabbled in theater. Following high school graduation in 1970, he won a football scholarship to Southwest Missouri State University. During his first year at Missouri, he spent much of his time partying and playing football, but an injury squashed his dreams of a professional sports career.
After the injury, Goodman changed his major to drama and studied theater with notable actors such as Kathleen Turner and Tess Harper. In 1975, Goodman graduated with his theater degree and headed to New York to become a professional actor. With a loan from his brother, he found an apartment near the theater district in Manhattan. He worked as a bartender and waiter, while he took small jobs in commercials and voice over performance. In 1978 he joined fellow young and struggling actors Dennis Quaid, Bruce Willis, and Kevin Kline in the Broadway production of Loose Ends, but the play failed to grab audiences.
Goodman's career began to build serious career momentum in the early 80s, however, when he landed a string of television and film appearances including a role on Eddie Macon's Run (1982) and Face of Rage (1983). In 1985, he starred as Pap Finn in the Tony-winning Broadway musical Big River, and stayed with the production until he was cast in his first sizable film role: the David Byrne comedy True Stories (1986). This led to a role in another quirky Southwestern feature, the Coen Brothers' cult-smash Raising Arizona (1987), in which Goodman starred with Nicolas Cage.
Goodman was acting in a 1987 stage production of Antony and Cleopatra in Los Angeles, when an ABC talent scout spotted him and recruited him for a role on a new television sitcom. The show Roseanne, starring comedian Roseanne Barr, focused on the ups-and-downs of a blue-collar, Midwestern family. Goodman was chosen to play the jovial, tough-loving father and the foil to Barr's role as the sarcastic, sharp-witted mother. The comedy was an overnight hit, and became a career-making move for Goodman. He was nominated for an Emmy seven times from 1989 to 1995, and earned a Best Actor Golden Globe Award in 1993.
Goodman also continued performing on the big screen, taking a co-starring role in the successful Steven Spielberg thriller, Arachnophobia (1990), the comedy King Ralph (1991) and Barton Fink (1991). He then received critical acclaim for his starring role in the biopic portrayal of The Babe (1992), about baseball legend Babe Ruth. In 1994, he appeared in the live-action version of The Flintstones across from comedian Rick Moranis, which became a blockbuster hit.
John currently resides in New Orleans, Louisiana
John Darling Haynes – Director, Producer, Director of Photography
In addition to developing OLE WAR SKULE: Stories of LSU Football and partnering in a fine art career, John is also currently developing a children’s animated television series and multimedia project that promotes active movement and good health habits for young children between the ages of 3-5. He is also producing several other documentary, television, and feature motion picture projects in addition to servicing several corporate clients with production services around the world. He is the founder of Wish Pictures Shows and Planet Pigskin Pictures and has been in the film business for over 15 years. John currently resides in Baton Rouge, is married to Producer, Joanna Jackson Haynes, and has two boys Blue and Jackson Haynes. John and Joanna were also born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Joanna Jackson Haynes – Producer
In addition to developing OLE WAR SKULE: Stories of LSU Football and partnering in a fine art career, Joanna is also currently developing a children’s animated television series and multimedia project that promotes active movement and good health habits for young children between the ages of 3-5. She is also producing several other documentary, television, and feature motion picture projects in addition to servicing several corporate clients with production services around the world. She is the founder of Wish Pictures Shows and Planet Pigskin Pictures and has been in the film business for over 15 years. Joanna currently resides in Baton Rouge, is married to Director/Producer/Director of Photography, John Darling Haynes, and has two boys Blue and Jackson Haynes. Joanna and John were also born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Paul E. LeDoux – Senior Editor
Paul is an award winning, Avid Certified editor. He has worked on a multitude of documentaries, corporate, film and commercial productions on the international level. Paul uses a variety of non-linear multimedia digital software, including: Avid Media Composer, After Effects and Photoshop. As an adaptive storyteller, Paul enjoys bringing light to subjects that evoke positive emotions and create a sense of the “can do” spirit that we all have within us. As a long -time resident of Baton Rouge, Paul is a devoted husband and father of two daughters, Adeline and Amelia.
Sean Udy – Assistant Editor
Sean Michael Udy, moved to Baton Rouge with his wife Kristina in August 2010, just three days after they got married, postponing their honeymoon so that Kristina could make it for her first day of class at LSU's Graduate Theatre Program. Born and raised in Southern West Virginia, Sean studied Film and Entertainment Business at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. After college, Sean worked in New York, Los Angeles and Arkansas before he and Kristina finally found their home in Baton Rouge, where they both fell in love with the people and the rich Louisiana culture... oh and the food, can't forget the food…mmmm!
Robert Conti – Special Visual Effects
Before working on OLE WAR SKULE: Stories of LSU Football, Robert created several animations and visual effects for other WPS projects. He previously helped complete editing on the independent African film Pillars of Hope. Robert also produces videos & animation for corporate clients in the Baton Rouge area. He is a graduate of Louisiana State University's Business School and has been working on the creative team at Healing Place Church for the past nine years. Robert and his wife, Colleen, live in Baton Rouge and enjoy photography, cooking and traveling.
Mike Esnault - Composer
