DVD: "Miracle" (2004) - Disney DVD
Box Text: From the studio that brought you The Rookie and Remember the Titans comes the movie everybody loves - Miracle. Filled with exhilarating nonstop hockey action and heart-racing suspense, it's the inspiring true story behind one of the greatest moments in sports history - the 1980 United States ice hockey team's triumphant Olympic victory against the Soviet Union. Kurt Russell gives a brilliant performance as the dynamic and determined coach Herb Brooks, who had an impossible dream - beat the seemingly unbeatable Soviets at their own game. Starting with a handpicked group of twenty-six undisciplined kids, Brooks coached them to play like they never played before, and turned twenty of them into a team that believed they could achieve the unachievable - and in the process, united a nation with a new feeling of hope. 2-Disc DVD set includes over 4 HOURS of special features. Disc One: Miracle feature film; "The Making of Miracle"; audio commentary by Director Gavin O'Connor. Disc Two: "First Impressions: Herb Brooks with Kurt Russell and the Filmmakers" (a conversation with the coach, filmed shortly before his tragic death in 2003); Outtakes; "From Hockey to Hollywood: The Actor's Journey"; ESPN Roundtable with Mike Eruzione, Buzz Schneider and Jim Craig; and more!
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Box Text: From the studio that brought you The Rookie and Remember the Titans comes the movie everybody loves - Miracle. Filled with exhilarating nonstop hockey action and heart-racing suspense, it's the inspiring true story behind one of the greatest moments in sports history - the 1980 United States ice hockey team's triumphant Olympic victory against the Soviet Union. Kurt Russell gives a brilliant performance as the dynamic and determined coach Herb Brooks, who had an impossible dream - beat the seemingly unbeatable Soviets at their own game. Starting with a handpicked group of twenty-six undisciplined kids, Brooks coached them to play like they never played before, and turned twenty of them into a team that believed they could achieve the unachievable - and in the process, united a nation with a new feeling of hope. 2-Disc DVD set includes over 4 HOURS of special features. Disc One: Miracle feature film; "The Making of Miracle"; audio commentary by Director Gavin O'Connor. Disc Two: "First Impressions: Herb Brooks with Kurt Russell and the Filmmakers" (a conversation with the coach, filmed shortly before his tragic death in 2003); Outtakes; "From Hockey to Hollywood: The Actor's Journey"; ESPN Roundtable with Mike Eruzione, Buzz Schneider and Jim Craig; and more!
