Tagline: Do you believe in miracles?
Miracle movie storyline. Kurt Russell stars as coach Herb Brooks in the story of how the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team toppled the seemingly invincible Soviet Union squad to capture the gold medal. A former U.S. player himself, Brooks was the last skater to be cut from the 1960 U.S. Olympic team, the most recent one to win the gold medal before Brooks became the team coach.
He cobbled together a group of players and taught them to excel at the European game. Even so, the Russian team had won four consecutive gold medals and was so good that it defeated a team of National Hockey League all-stars. The U.S. team wasn’t expected to even make the medal rounds. But led by Brooks, the team defeated the Soviet Union in the semifinal round, then bested Finland in the finals to win the gold.
Based on the exciting true story of one of the greatest moments in modern history, “Miracle” is the inspiring story of the team that transcended its sport and united a nation with a new feeling of hope. In 1980, the United States Ice Hockey team’s coach, Herb Brooks (Kurt Russell), challenged a ragtag squad of college kids to take on the awesome juggernaut from the Soviet Union – the greatest hockey team in the world – at the Olympic Games.
Despite the long odds, Team USA carried the pride of a nation yearning for a distraction from world events. With the world watching, the team rose to the occasion, prompting broadcaster Al Michaels’s nowfamous question to the millions viewing at home: “Do you believe in miracles? Yes!”
Miracle (2004)
Directed by: Gavin O’Connor
Starring: Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkson, Nathan West, Eddie Cahill, Noah Emmerich, Kenneth Welsh, Eddie Cahill, Michael Mantenuto, Patrick O’Brien Demsey
Screenplay by: Mike Rich, Eric Guggenheim
Production Design by: John Willett
Cinematography by: Dan Stoloff
Film Editing by: John Gilroy, Daric Loo
Costume Design by: Tom Bronson
Set Decoration by: Mary-Lou Storey
Art Direction by: Ross Dempster, Martina Javorova
Music by: Mark Isham
MPAA Rating: PG for language and some rough sports action.
Distributed by: Buena Vista Pictures
Release Date: February 6, 2004
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