watch: Denzel Washington and Tom Brady perform scene from ‘Remember the Titans’
Denzel Washington appeared on Tom Brady’s “Let’s Go” podcast this week, reprising one of his most famous roles.
The Oscar winner appeared in the Nov. 20 episode, recreating a scene from the 2000 film “Remember the Titans,” in which he played real-life high school football coach Herman Boone, who retired from of NFL quarterbacks.
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Washington, of course, plays the role of Boone in the table read, while Brady plays one of his players, Petey Jones, played in the original film by “Clueless” star and “The Anatomy” actor Donald Faison .
In this scene, Boone, as the new coach of the high school football team, lays down the law to them, and when he asks Jones why he is smiling, Jones responds that he likes football because it’s fun.
See how the scene plays out:
“Remembering the Titans,” directed by Boaz Yakin, tells the true story of Washington coach Boone’s attempt to integrate a high school football team in 1971.
The film also stars Will Patton, Wood Harris, Ryan Hurst, Ryan Gosling, Hayden Panettiere and Nicole Ali Parker.