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Miracle
Produced by
- Mark Ciardi
- Gordon Gray
- Ross Greenburg
- Justis Greene
- Jon Mone
- Greg O'Connor
Cinematography
Dan Stoloff
Release date
- February 6, 2004 (2004-02-06)
Miracle is a 2004 American sports film about the United States men's ice hockey team, led by head coachHerb Brooks, portrayed by Kurt Russell, that won the gold medal in the 1980 Winter Olympics. The American team's victory over the heavily favored Soviet professionals in the medal round was dubbed the "Miracle on Ice". Miracle was directed by Gavin O'Connor and written by Eric Guggenheim and Mike Rich.[2][3] It was released on February 6, 2004, where it grossed $64.5 million on a $28 million budget and received positive reviews, with Russell's performance garnering the most praise from critics.
Plot[]
Herb Brooks (Kurt Russell), head ice hockey coach at the University of Minnesota, interviews with the United States Olympic Committee for the national team coach's job, discussing his philosophy on how to beat the Soviet team, calling for changes to the practice schedule and strategy. The USOC is skeptical, but ultimately gives Brooks the job.
Brooks meets his assistant coach Craig Patrick (Noah Emmerich) at the tryouts in Colorado Spr
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Movie Review
In 1980, a ragtag team of amateur hockey players, led by Herb Brooks, a drill-sergeant of a coach, pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Olympic history by beating the Soviet Union in Lake Placid, N.Y. Miracle chronicles their path to Olympic gold, but it isn’t a hockey movie per se. It’s a film about the intense personality and tactics of Coach Brooks as he selects and trains his men.
Brooks stresses chemistry over talent (“I’m not looking for the best players; I’m looking for the right ones”). He preaches hockey basics, teamwork and heart. He knows his players will never be the most gifted in the world (“You don’t have enough talent to win on talent alone”), but he’s committed to molding them into the best conditioned team on the ice.
This discipline combined with a sense of team-as-a-family (a significant obstacle, initially), plus a bit of destiny is what keeps the United States from experiencing Olympic embarrassment. Of course, before the big game nobody really believes the U.S. team will hear the “Star Spangled Banner” during the award ceremony, they just don’t want to get humiliated. Coach Brooks bucks popular opinion and refuses to shoot for anything short of everything. “If we play [the Soviets] 10 times they might win nine,” he