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User Rating:
6.7/10   65 votes
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Director:
Dean Bennett
Writers:
Walter Gretzky (book)
Carole Hay (written by)
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Release Date:
6 November 2005 (Canada) more
Genre:
Family | Drama
Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
A sleepy melodrama more (4 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Tom McCamus ... Walter 'Wally' Gretzky
Victoria Snow ... Phyllis Gretzky

Tara Spencer-Nairn ... Kim Gretzky

Matthew Edison ... Ian Kohler

Kristen Holden-Ried ... Wayne Gretzky
Robert Bockstael ... Butch

David Brown ... Eddie Ramer (as Dave Brown)

Shaun Johnston ... Rob Coyne

Mark Krysko ... Keith Gretzky
Darren Bachynski ... Glen Gretzky

Carey Feehan ... Brent Gretzky
Gill Hawkins ... Young Wayne Gretzky
Jessica Renman ... Kim Gretzky at 10
Lessia Petriv ... Mary Gretzky

Brian Paul ... Dr. DeVilliers
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
La longue absence (Canada: French title) (TV title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for some mild language and thematic elements.
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Country:
Canada
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Company:
Accent Entertainment Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Based on the book "On Family, Hockey and Healing" by Walter Gretzky more
Movie Connections:
Features "Hockey Night in Canada" (1952) more

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User Comments

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2 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
A sleepy melodrama, 15 December 2005
4/10
Author: Skriptman from Canada

Why was this film even made? No disrespect to Walter Gretsky, but countless people have been felled by strokes. Other than his near celebrity status as the father of hockey legend Wayne, Walter's story just isn't that interesting -- or that well executed - to make a decent movie. The wooden dialog and homespun feel the filmmakers were obviously looking for teetered on the brink of melodrama. I found looking into the Gretskys' private life, and conversations between friends and family members (as imagined by the writer), somewhat disquieting. The filmmakers seem to have overlooked the fact that you can't make a good movie without a good story And this one just doesn't cut it.

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