The true story of Herb Brooks, the player-turned-coach who led the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team to victory over the seemingly invincible Soviet squad. With the world watching the team rose to the occasion, prompting broadcaster Al Michaels' now famous question, to the millions viewing at home: Do you believe in miracles? The movie grossed $19,377,577 on its opening weekend, February 8, on 2,605 screens. Doc Nagobads Eddie Cahill. ENTER CITY, STATE OR ZIP CODE GO. When college coach Herb Brooks is hired to helm the 1980 U.S. men's Olympic hockey team, he brings a unique and brash style to the ice. Bissinger's book, which profiled the economically depressed town of Odessa, Texas and their heroic high school football team, The Permian High Panthers. Milos Aleksandar Bercek. In 1980, the United States Ice Hockey team's coach, Herb Brooks, took a ragtag squad of college kids up against the legendary juggernaut from the Soviet Union at the Olympic Games.
With Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkson, Nathan West, Noah Emmerich. Use the HTML below. At the NFL Draft, General Manager Sonny Weaver has the opportunity to rebuild his team when he trades for the number one pick. The casting of the team consisted of real hockey players to give the film a raw and accurate … He never saw it. Based on the story of Vince Papale, a 30-year-old bartender from South Philadelphia who overcame long odds to play for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles in 1976. A coach with a checkered past and a local drunk train a small town high school basketball team to become a top contender for the championship. At first I thought.... there is way too much dialog and way too little hockey (or humor) ... but that all changed in the second half of the movie which made the first half well worth the wait. Full Cast & Crew: Life Is a Miracle (2004) Cast (31) Slavko Stimac. Captain Aleksic Nikola Kojo. The new owner of the Cleveland Indians puts together a purposely horrible team so they'll lose and she can move the team. This movie so perfectly captured the setting, the energy and the overall atmosphere of the USA’s national hockey team as they trained to take on the undisputed best hockey team in the world. With the world watching the team rose to the occasion, prompting broadcaster Al Michaels' now famous question, to the millions viewing at home: Do you believe in miracles?
The true story of Herb Brooks, the player-turned-coach who led the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team to victory over the seemingly invincible Soviet squad. He lived it." Disney’s 2004 sports drama Miracle takes every single viewer out of the time they’re watching the film and drops them in 1980. Walter Bush Kenneth Welsh. Jack O'Callahan Nathan West. It closed with a worldwide gross of $64,445,708. Directed by Gavin O'Connor. In the 1913 US Open, 20-year-old Francis Ouimet played golf against his idol, 1900 US Open champion, Englishman Harry Vardon. A drama based on the life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. The true story of Herb Brooks, the player-turned-coach who led the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team to victory over the seemingly invincible Soviet squad. The movie grossed $19,377,577 on its opening weekend, February 8, on 2,605 screens.
During the initial practice, tempers flare as forward There are a total of 133 different hockey plays in the film. To accomplish this, the directors turned to ReelSports Solutions, who had helped with the producers on a previous movie, Sadly, Coach Brooks died in a car accident before the movie was released. Was this review helpful to you? Despite the long odds, Team USA carried the pride of a nation yearning from a distraction from world events. Full Cast & Crew: Miracle (2004) Cast (146) Kurt Russell.