Synopsis
In Mystery, Alaska, life revolves around the legendary Saturday hockey game at the local pond. But everything changes when the hometown team unexpectedly gets booked in an exhibition match against the New York Rangers. When quirky small-towners, slick promoters and millionaire athletes come together.
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Cast
- Russell CroweJohn Biebe
- Hank AzariaCharles Danner
- Mary McCormackDonna Biebe
- Burt ReynoldsJudge Walter Burns
- Lolita DavidovichMary Jane Pitcher
- Ron Eldard'Skank' Marden
- Colm MeaneyMayor Scott Pitcher
- Maury ChaykinBailey Pruitt
- Michael McKeanMr. Walsh
- Judith IveyJoanne Burns
Recommendations
- 75
New York Post
Does offer solid laughs, engaging performances and a captivating setting. - 63
Chicago Sun-Times
Could metamorphose into an entertaining sitcom. - 58
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Disney seems intent upon overdosing audiences with the little guy proving himself against a seemingly superior force. - 50
Entertainment Weekly
The enterprise might also be called ''Picket Fences on Ice." - 50
New York Daily News
Some terrific characters and some of the year's punchiest comic dialogue. - 50
Chicago Reader
Nothing's wrong with this movie--the hockey footage is exciting, the characters quirky, the subplots idiosyncratic--but nothing's special about it either. - 50
Philadelphia Inquirer
Yet another Hollywood serving of everyman pluck, sports division. - 50
Chicago Tribune
Has the potential to be much more than it is, especially with the collection of able actors on hand.
