Coach Jim White watches his wife, Cheryl, sign an autograph at the Bakersfield sneak peek of the new Disney film “McFarland USA.” Coach Jim White and his wife, Cheryl, at the Bakersfield sneak peek of the new Disney film “McFarland USA.” All pictures on this site are owned by John Harte. Kevin Costner is good in here, and although no Oscars will shine with this movie, it's nevertheless a very well made picture. He remains involved with the sport through coaching. Overall, "McFarland, USA" is sometimes routine and familiar, yet very entertaining movie. This is not a White Savior film. Coach Jim White watches his wife, Cheryl, sign an autograph at the Bakersfield sneak peek of the new Disney film “McFarland USA.” Coach Jim White and his wife, Cheryl, at the Bakersfield sneak peek of the new Disney film “McFarland USA.” All pictures on this site are owned by John Harte. Thomas Valles is just a normal teenager at McFarland high school. Johnny also asks the Diaz brothers, as well as two other students - Jose Cardenas (Johnny Ortiz) and Thomas Valles (Carlos Pratts). Music was nice, as well as cinematography. He and his wife, … It's not very original picture, but a very fine one. Following suit, McFarland USA (2015) contains a number of story elements that were fabricated or stretched for dramatic flair - but the bridge scene isn’t one of them. McFarland USA succeeds because its white characters own up to their privilege Directing was solid - pacing of this movie is great. After graduating from McFarland High School in 1988, Valles continued his running career at College of the Sequoias and California State University Bakersfield. A former member of the United States Coast Guard, Valles has been employed by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for nearly two decades.