The Blind Side: How Causey Is It?

The Blind Side counts as a total touchdown when it comes to film causey-ness among this year’s Oscar nominees. And it’s doubly heart-warming to know that it’s a true story. The film is based on the life of Michael Oher, previously a poor African American teenager drifting in and out of the foster care system after a tough childhood. Homeless and under-educated, he is living on the streets when Leigh Anne Tuohy, a suburban soccer (well, football) mom, whose kids are classmates with Michael, discovers him.