The True Story Behind The “Blind Side”

Michael Really Did Inspire Family Dinner Time

In “The Blind Side,” Michael Oher convinces his new family to sit with him at the dinner table. In real life, it happened on a regular basis because of his requests to eat together. Sean Tuohy joked in a 20/20 interview: “He made us sit around the dinner table. If we were going to spend time with him, we’d come eat at the table. We haven’t eaten at the table since he left.” While Hollywood has a tendency to pour on the emotional impact, it turns out Oher really was just a guy who finally found the family he always wanted and he chose to celebrate that fact with his new family whenever the opportunity presented itself.