The Mighty Ducks (1992)

Director:

Stephen Herek

Writer (WGA):

Steven Brill (written by)

Release Date:

2 October 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Drama | Family | Sport

Tagline:

He's never coached. They've never won. Together they'll learn everything about winning!

Plot:

Gordon Bombay, a hotshot lawyer, is haunted by memories of his childhood, when, as the star player in his champion hockey team...

Plot Keywords:

Team | Coach | Hockey Team | Hockey | Respect

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Emilio Estevez	...	Gordon Bombay
Joss Ackland	...	Hans
Lane Smith	...	Coach Jack Reilly
Heidi Kling	...	Casey Conway
Josef Sommer	...	Mr. Gerald Ducksworth
Joshua Jackson	...	Charlie Conway
Elden Henson	...	Fulton Reed (as Elden Ratliff)
Shaun Weiss	...	Greg Goldberg
M.C. Gainey	...	Lewis
Matt Doherty	...	Lester Averman
Brandon Quintin Adams	...	Jesse Hall (as Brandon Adams)
J.D. Daniels	...	Peter Mark
Aaron Schwartz	...	Dave Karp
Garette Ratliff Henson	...	Guy Germaine
Marguerite Moreau	...	Connie Moreau

Also Known As:

Champions (Australia) (UK)
The Mighty Ducks Are the Champions (UK) (video box title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild language.

Runtime:

100 min | Poland:99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Cook Memorial Arena - 11091 Mississippi Boulevard, Coon Rapids, Minnesota, USA

Company:

Avnet/Kerner Productions

Trivia:

Film was shot under the title "Bombay" at the North Star game used in the film.

Goofs:

Continuity: After Coach Bombay puts a jersey on Tami Duncan her hair is under her jersey, yet when she yells at her brother in the next moment her hair is out.

Quotes:

Coach Reilly: Why'd you turn against me, Gordon? For six years, I taughtcha how to skate, I taughtcha how to score, I taughtcha how to go for the "W". You could have been one of the greats! An' now look at yourself. You're not even a has-been. You're a never-was.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary (2003) (TV)

Soundtrack:

WE WILL ROCK YOU

typical of this genre

I pretty much have no respect for movies like "The Mighty Ducks". OK, so it's basically a harmless movie. But stories of the underdog figuring out a way to win against all odds has long since turned into a cliché ("Rocky" was the original, and it had a purpose). Emilio Estevez has starred in much better movies (e.g., "The Outsiders").

To this movie's credit, I will say that the more-like-a-circumcision scene was pretty entertaining. This is far from the worst movie ever. But seriously, there are too many movies like this. As it is, Stephen Herek hasn't made much of a name for himself as a director. His only good movies were "Critters" and "Mr. Holland's Opus". Otherwise, aside from this movie, he's directed stuff like "Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead" and "Life or Something Like It". Basically, he competes with Michael Bay and Renny Harlin for the position of Worst Director in the World.

So my recommendation is to avoid this movie.