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Overview

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6.3/10   12,635 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
David E. Kelley (written by) &
Sean O'Byrne (written by)
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Release Date:
1 October 1999 (USA) more
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Tagline:
A Small Town on the Outskirts of Greatness
Plot:
This comedy is about the residents of a small town who get over-excited when their hockey team gets chosen to host a televised event full summary | add synopsis
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A pleasant combination of Bad News Bears meets Varsity Blues. more (117 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Russell Crowe ... John Biebe

Hank Azaria ... Charles Danner

Mary McCormack ... Donna Biebe

Burt Reynolds ... Judge Walter Burns

Colm Meaney ... Mayor Scott Pitcher

Lolita Davidovich ... Mary Jane Pitcher
Maury Chaykin ... Bailey Pruitt

Ron Eldard ... 'Skank' Marden
Ryan Northcott ... Stevie Weeks

Michael Buie ... Connor Banks

Kevin Durand ... 'Tree' Lane
Scott Grimes ... 'Birdie' Burns

Jason Gray-Stanford ... Bobby Michan
Brent Stait ... Kevin Holt
Leroy Peltier ... Ben Winetka
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Disney's Hockey Project (USA) (working title)
Pond Rules (USA) (working title)
The Game (USA) (original script title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and sexuality.
Runtime:
119 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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This movie was originally going to be filmed in Rossland, British Columbia - the future location of Miracle (2004) - and was going to be known as "Face Off." Eventually they decided to use Canmore, Alberta, and went with the current name. more
Goofs:
Continuity: At the end of the game against the NY Rangers, the back of Banks' jersey is covered in ice. In a subsequent scene, his jersey is clean. more
Quotes:
Donnie Shulzhoffer: Hey, you know where a guy can get a rub and a tug around here? more
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Soundtrack:
Mr. Big Cha Cha more

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12 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
A pleasant combination of Bad News Bears meets Varsity Blues., 2 August 2000
8/10
Author: (chrisbrown6453@hotmail.com) from Fresno, CA

The preview for this movie does not give the audience enough of an idea of how well this movie actually plays out. Russell Crowe is not just an ill-mannered detective from Los Angeles, or a Gladiator from ancient Rome; no, in Mystery, Alaska, he showed that he indeed has a nurturing, almost lovable side to him. Mystery is a small, quiet town located smack dab in the middle of Alaska. It is a town where hockey is the most important thing in their lives. There are special "Saturday Games" where the town's Mayor, and two other board members select a few townsfolk to play against each other for the enjoyment of the other townspeople. When an article about this town and their hockey playing is published in Sports Illustrated, The NHL decides that the N.Y. Rangers would play an exhibition game in Mystery, Alaska for a little publicity.

Throughout this movie, the people of Mystery band together and eventually play their game against the Rangers.... This movie is well worth the $3.79 to rent, if you weren't one of the lucky ones to see it in the theater. As much as I enjoyed this movie, there was one scene which was a little reminiscent of Varsity Blues. The acting is wonderful, and I think that everyone that gives this movie a chance will appreciate the great story.

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