Emmys 2022: Yellowjackets was inspired by real life plane crash
The rugby team's harrowing story was immortalized in the 1993 film “Alive” starring Ethan Hawke and Josh Hamilton. The rugby players were stranded in mountains for 10 days. They were rescued by a farmer. Many of the players are still living and see each other almost daily. They get together every December 22 to honor the dead and celebrate their second chance at life. Ashley Lyle has said that the movie and story behind it were inspiring to her. She wonders how things would have played out differently if it had been a plane full of female athletes who crashed into the Andes.
