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Encyclopedia > Miracle (movie)

Miracle (2004) is an American biographical sports film about an event that took place during the 1980 Winter Olympics, dubbed the Miracle on Ice, involving the United States men's hockey team, which was largely made up of college hockey players, lead by player-turned-head coach, Herb Brooks, that defeated the heavily favored Soviet team in the medal round.


Miracle was directed by Gavin O'Connor and written by Eric Guggenheim.


Tagline: If you believe in yourself, anything can happen.


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External links

  • Miracle - Movie Official Website (http://miracle.movies.com)
  • Miracle (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0349825/) at the Internet Movie Database

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Flipside Movie Emporium: Miracle Movie Review (885 words)
Thankfully, Miracle never takes its pedigree for granted, and delivers the goods largely by focusing on the roots of the victory instead of the cheap emotional payoff that other sports films are so obsessed with.
Miracle centers primarily on that scheme, as the coach selects a gaggle of wide-eyed college kids and mercilessly forges them into something more than the sum of their parts.
Miracle's ad campaign is rife with jingoism ("plucky underdog" doesn't exactly fit our national character these days), but the film itself is surprisingly even-handed, staying true to the facts without resorting to stereotypes.
Miracle Movie - True Story of the 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team - Herb Brooks (1353 words)
The Miracle on Ice was a monumental victory on both an athletic and political level.
The nation was looking for a distraction from world events, which included the impending threat of nuclear war, the country's hostages in Iran, and the long lines at the gas pumps.
In 1981, the TV movie Miracle On Ice aired with actor Karl Malden portraying Herb Brooks and Steve Guttenberg as goalie Jim Craig.
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