D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994)

Director:

Sam Weisman

Writers (WGA):

Steven Brill (characters)
Steven Brill (written by)

Release Date:

25 March 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Drama | Family | Sport

Tagline:

The Puck Stops Here

Plot:

Gordon Bombay is forced to withdraw from the minor hockey league with a knee injury. Much to his surprise...

Plot Keywords:

Iceland | Ice Hockey | Sports Team | Icelandic | Sequel

Cast

Emilio Estevez	...	Coach Gordon Bombay
Kathryn Erbe	...	Michele MacKay
Michael Tucker	...	Tibbles
Jan Rubes	...	Jan
Carsten Norgaard	...	Coach Wolf Stansson
Maria Ellingsen	...	María
Joshua Jackson	...	Charlie Conway
Elden Henson	...	Fulton Reed (as Elden Ryan Ratliff)
Shaun Weiss	...	Greg Goldberg
Matt Doherty	...	Lester Averman
Brandon Quintin Adams	...	Jesse Hall (as Brandon Adams)
Garette Ratliff Henson	...	Guy Germaine
Marguerite Moreau	...	Connie Moreau
Vincent Larusso	...	Adam Banks (as Vincent A. Larusso)
Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine	...	Julie Gaffney (as Colombe Jacobsen)

Also Known As:

The Mighty Ducks 2

MPAA:

Rated PG for some mild language and rough hockey action.

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Icelandic

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Anaheim, California, USA

Company:

Avnet/Kerner Productions

Trivia:

When Dwayne Robertson was introduced, he says, "It's a great day for hockey." That was a tribute to former Pittsburgh Penguins/Calgary Flames/Wisconsin University Badgers coach and Former USA Hockey executive, "Badger" Bob Johnson, who died in 1991, shortly after coaching the Pittsburgh Penguins to their first Stanley Cup Championship and before he was to coach Team USA in the 1991 Canada Cup Tournament. That was how Johnson greeted his players every day.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Luis Mendoza scores in the last period, after he stops and snowplows the goalie in the face, you can see that his foot is in the crease. If the teams were playing under standard rules the goal wouldn't have counted.

Quotes:

[Bombay is eating ice cream with the Iceland trainer]
Coach Bombay: I thought Iceland was covered with ice.
María: No, it's very green!
Coach Bombay: I thought GREENLAND was green!
María: Greenland is covered with ice, and Iceland is very nice!

Movie Connections:

References The Player (1992)

Soundtrack:

GOOD STUFF

family friendly sequel

This is a nicely set Disney movie, innocent enough to stand. The

45 million dollar box-office gross movie (falling short of the originals 50 million), adds the second punch to the trilogy, direction of the movie is slow at first but gets better. The comedy and slick hockey games again save this movie from horrible character usage, Connie, guy, and ken, really under-used, as well as a few character missing from the original, but that doesn't stop the movie. Much like the original their main rivals at the end are in black jerseys (this color is used in all 3 movies). This movie is entertaining, the weird jokes will make you laugh, a sambony going through the glass doors of they hockey rink and the quick line by Jessie is the first big laugh (well, it was for me).