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6 February 2004 (USA) moreTagline:
What America needed was a miracle. What it got was a hockey game. morePlot:
Miracle tells the true story of Herb Brooks (Russell), the player-turned-coach who led the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team to victory over the seemingly invincible Russian squad. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
1 win & 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(30 articles)
DVD Playhouse--July 2009 (From The Hollywood Interview. 14 July 2009, 12:00 PM, PDT)
Miracle – Blu-Ray
(From Scorecard Review. 9 July 2009, 3:00 PM, PDT)
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It was winter of 1980, and I remember it well. more (259 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Kurt Russell | ... | Herb Brooks |
 | Patricia Clarkson | ... | Patty Brooks |
 | Noah Emmerich | ... | Craig Patrick |
 | Sean McCann | ... | Walter Bush |
| Kenneth Welsh | ... | Doc Nagobads |
 | Eddie Cahill | ... | Jim Craig |
 | Patrick O'Brien Demsey | ... | Mike Eruzione |
| Michael Mantenuto | ... | Jack O'Callahan |
 | Nathan West | ... | Rob McClanahan |
 | Kenneth Mitchell | ... | Ralph Cox |
 | Eric Peter-Kaiser | ... | Mark Johnson |
| Bobby Hanson | ... | Dave Silk |
 | Joseph Cure | ... | Mike Ramsey |
| Billy Schneider | ... | Buzz Schneider |
| Nate Miller | ... | John 'Bah' Harrington |
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Rated PG for language and some rough sports action.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
135 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
UK:PG | Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Finland:K-7 | Singapore:PG | USA:PGFun Stuff
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Stand-in goalie for the character of Jim Craig was former Edmonton Oilers' goalie Bill Ranford. moreGoofs:
Continuity: The net design is not consistent with actual footage of the game. moreQuotes:
Jack O'Callahan: [walking up to Craig, who's reading the tryout roster] Jimmy Craig.Jim Craig: Hey, Jack.
Jack O'Callahan: What's up, you sieve?
Jim Craig: [shakes hands] How's it going?
Jack O'Callahan: Good.
Jim Craig: [referring to tryout roster] Is there any reason why Joey Mullen's not here?
Jack O'Callahan: Yeah, about thirty thousand of them all sitting in his New York bank account.
Jim Craig: He got a $30,000 signing bonus?
Jack O'Callahan: Crazy, isn't it?
Jim Craig: Yeah.
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'Miracles do happen', the announcer's original broadcast is heard during the scenes recreated for this movie, 'Miracle.' Anyone who remembers what happened during those Winter Olympics in 1980 will know what this movie is about, and how it ends. However, there can be no spoilers, because this is not a movie about a hockey game, or even the sport of hockey. Nor is it about the players. It is solely about the coach, Herb Brooks, who, with his unconventional style and wisdom about the game, took these young hockey players to a level no one thought possible. In the end it didn't really matter whether they won or lost the game against the Russian. What mattered was that each of the 20 players found out what was possible inside himself.
The movie begins with a montage of scenes from the period, the years, leading up to the selection of the Olympic hockey team in the summer of 1979. The cold war. The oil shortage and long gasoline lines. The disgraced President Nixon. The embattled President Carter. The Russians invading Afganistan. Then we see coach Brooks doing it his own way. A year and a half of scouting, one day of try-outs, to pick the 26 players which would eventually be cut to 20 for the competition. The DVD extras show us how much went into making the movie faithful, including a session with Brooks himself, who died in an accident right after filming was wrapped up. A very fine movie of a very inspirational journey.