Miracle
Year | 2004 |
Starring | Kurt Russell, Noah Emmerich, Patricia Clarkson |
Director(s) | Gavin O'Connor |
Rating | PG |
Genre(s) | Drama, Family, History, Sport |
Runtime | 135 min |
In 1980, the United States Ice Hockey team’s coach, Herb Brooks, challenged a ragtag squad of college kids to take on the awesome juggernaut from the Soviet Union – the greatest hockey team in the world – at the Olympic Games. Despite the long odds, Team USA carried the pride of a nation yearning for a distraction from world events. With the world watching, the team rose to the occasion, prompting broadcaster Al Michaels’ now-famous question to the millions viewing at home: “Do you believe in miracles? Yes!”
Sample Discussion Guide Questions:
How does Coach Brooks treatment of his team at the beginning of the film impact the development of his team’s dynamic for the 1980 Olympics?
Has your willingness to work hard for something ever been tested to the physical and mental extreme that the players on the 1980 USA Ice Hockey team were tested? Have you ever wanted something as badly as Coach Brooks and his team wanted that victory over the Soviet Union?