Miracle
The story of the greatest moment in sports history.
Country
Production
Budget
$28 000 000
Box office
$64 429 010
Director
Actors
Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkson, Noah Emmerich, Sean McCann, Kenneth Welsh, Eddie Cahill, Patrick O'Brien Demsey, Michael Mantenuto, Nathan West, Kenneth Mitchell
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Mark Ciardi, Gordon Gray
Camera operator
Dan Stoloff
Composer
Artist
John Willett
Audition
Editing
John Gilroy, Daric Loo
Whole Team (15)
Whole Team (15)
Short description
When college coach Herb Brooks is hired to helm the 1980 U.S. men's Olympic hockey team, he brings a unique and brash style to the ice. After assembling a team of hot-headed college all-stars, who are humiliated in an early match, Brooks unites his squad against a common foe: the heavily-favored Soviet team.
What's left behind the scenes
- Kurt Russell agreed to reduce his fee so that nearly a thousand extras could receive full hot meals instead of dry rations.
- Bill Ranford, a former Edmonton Oilers goaltender, served as the stunt double for the American team's goalie, Jim Craig.
- Herb Brooks' wife, Patti Brooks, makes a cameo appearance as one of the spectators at the match between the USSR and USA national teams. She sits to the left of the actor playing Jim Craig's father and appears in the frame during many episodes of the game. She can also be seen in several scenes with Walter Bush, the director of the American Olympic Hockey Committee.
- Herb Brooks' wife, Patti Brooks, appears in a cameo as one of the spectators at the USSR vs. USA game. She sits to the left of the actor who played Jim Craig's father and appears in many shots of the game. She can also be seen in several scenes with Walter Bush, the director of the American Olympic Hockey Committee.
- Young people invited to play the American hockey players were primarily selected for their physical qualities and ability to play hockey. For most of them, this was their first work in film.
- Buzz Schneider, one of the players on the American hockey team, was played by his son, Billy Schneider.
- A cameo by director Gavin O'Connor: the fan wrapping the national flag around Jim Craig's shoulders at the very end of the film.
- The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center were recreated using computer graphics. This was the first time this had been done since their destruction in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
- The referee for the key match was played by Ryan Walter, a former NHL player and resident of Vancouver. He also served as a technical consultant on the film and was responsible for staging all the hockey scenes. Particular attention was paid to ensuring that all the goals scored in the movie looked exactly as they would in real matches.
- The total length of the filmed footage amounted to over 450 kilometers – an absolute record for Disney projects at the time.
- The referee in the key game was played by Ryan Walter, a former NHL hockey player and resident of Vancouver. He was also a technical consultant on the film and was responsible for staging all the hockey scenes. Special attention was paid to ensuring that all goals in the film looked exactly as they did in real matches.
- Bill Ranford, a former goaltender for the Edmonton Oilers, was the backup goalie for the American team's Jim Craig.
- More than 4,000 people auditioned for 20 roles as players for the US Olympic hockey team.
- Herb Brooks, the coach of the American team at the 1980 Olympic Games, had himself been a participant in the Olympic hockey tournaments in 1964 and 1968.
- The World Trade Center Twin Towers were recreated using computer graphics. This was the first such instance since their destruction during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
- The scene in which coach Herb Brooks forced the entire team to skate back and forth across the ice after a shameful 3-3 tie with Norway was filmed over three days, 12 hours a day. The director did this to achieve the maximum possible realism.
- Over 4,000 people tried out for the 20 roster spots on the American Olympic hockey team.
- The total length of the filmed footage exceeded 450 kilometers—an absolute record for Disney projects at that time.
- The young men cast as American hockey players were primarily selected based on their physical attributes and hockey skills. For most of them, this was their first film role.
- Coach Herb Brooks died in a car accident on August 11, 2003, during the filming process. The film is dedicated to his memory, as mentioned before the closing credits.
- Ken Dryden and Al Michaels, who commentated the 1980 matches on American television, reconstructed much of their reportage for the film's shooting twenty-three years later. At the same time, archival footage from ABC was used for the final seconds of the game between the USSR and the USA.
- Herb Brooks, the American team's coach at the 1980 Olympic Games, was himself a participant in the Olympic hockey tournament in 1964 and 1968.
- Coach Herb Brooks died in a car accident on August 11, 2003, during the filming process. The film is dedicated to his memory, as mentioned before the end credits.
- Ken Dryden and Al Michaels, who provided commentary for the matches on American television in 1980, reconstructed much of their reporting for the film twenty-three years later. At the same time, archival footage from the ABC network was used for the final seconds of the game between the USSR and USA national teams.
- Kurt Russell agreed to reduce his fee so that almost a thousand extras could receive a full hot meal instead of dry rations.
- Director Gavin O'Connor's cameo: a fan wrapping the national flag around Jim Craig's shoulders at the very end of the film.
- The scene in which coach Herb Brooks made the entire team skate back and forth across the ice after a humiliating 3-3 draw with Norway was filmed over three days, 12 hours a day. The director wanted to achieve maximum realism.
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Auditions in India
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