This
is the true story of coach Herb Brooks (Russell), who in
1980 had the distinction of having been the last player
cut from the U.S. hockey team the last time the team won
the Gold at the Olympics (in 1960). Brooks got his chance
at being part of a medal-winning team, however, when he
led the U.S. hockey team to victory over the Soviets (who
had won the medal the last four times: 1976, 1972, 1968,
and 1964 since that 1960 U.S. win) at the 1980 Winter Olympics
at Lake Placid despite overwhelming odds. For a country
still entangled in a decades-long "Cold War" with
the U.S.S.R., the sports victory was seen as patriotic and
symbolic of "our side" beating "their side."
Cast:
Kurt Russell
Eddie Cahill
Patricia Clarkson
Noah Emmerich
Patrick O'Brien Demsey
Director:
Gavin O'Connor
Screewriter:
Eric Guggenheim
Michael Rich
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Producer:
Debra Martin Chase
Mark Ciardi
Gordon Gray
Release date:
February 6th, 2004.
Genre:
Drama
Runtime:
2:15
MPAA Rating: PG for language and
some rough sports action.
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