Taglines: A Small Town on the Outskirts of Greatness.
Mystery, Alaska is about a fictional small town in Alaska named Mystery, where hockey is the cohesive activity that unites the town. The “Saturday Game” is a weekly event of amateur four-on-four pond hockey played on the open ice of the town’s frozen lake. The team consists of ten local townsmen of varying ages and occupations with two goalies and eight skaters publicly scrimmaging each other every Saturday.
As there are only ten spots on the team, in order to make room on the roster for the younger up-and-coming town players an older more senior member of the team must be kicked off the team. After an article describing the town and its players appears in Sports Illustrated, a nationally televised exhibition game is scheduled between the NHL’s New York Rangers and the hometown favorites in Mystery, Alaska.
Mystery, Alaska is a 1999 comedy-drama film directed by Jay Roach about an amateur ice hockey team, from the fictional small-town of Mystery, that plays an exhibition game against the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. It was shot in Banff National Park and in a “town” built for the purpose outside Canmore, Alberta.
Mystery, Alaska (1999)
Directed by: Jay Roach
Starring: Russell Crowe, Hank Azaria, Mary McCormack, Ron Eldard, Lolita Davidovich, Colm Meaney, Maury Chaykin, Burt Reynolds, Ryan Northcott, Kevin Durand
Screenplay by: David E. Kelley, Sean O’Byrne
Production Design by: Rusty Smith
Cinematography by: Peter Deming
Film Editing by: Jon Poll
Costume Design by: Deena Appel
Set Decoration by: Elizabeth Wilcox
Art Direction by: Denise Hudson, Andrew Neskoromny
Music by: Carter Burwell
MPAA Rating: R for language and sexuality.
Distributed by: Buena Vista Pictures
Release Date: October 1, 1999
Views: 170
