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Miracle

[2004, Movie]

Miracle: Review

Could it be yet another sentimental sports movie based on a true story? Definitely. But this hockey movie scores, thanks to director Gavin O'Connor's ability to skate that fine line between inspirational and melodramatic and achieve a satisfying balance. And nearly a quarter century after the underdog U.S. hockey team's trounced the dominant Russian squad at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics, the story, set against the backdrop of America's political struggles with the Sov... read more

Miracle: TV Guide News

The Watercooler | 7/19/2004
Quote of the Weekend: "Pete Rose thought BET was named after him... LeBron, if you'd gone to college you'd be laughin read more
Today's News: My Take | 2/16/2004
Wedding Singer lovebirds Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore made lightening strike twice with their latest romantic comedy, read more
Miracle's Father/Son Act | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 2/16/2004
Considering that Miracle depicts one of the most memorable sporting events in history ? the U.S. hockey team's historic 1980 gold-medal victory over the Soviet Union ? it's no surprise that nearly 4,000 young men turned out at auditions. But producers were no doubt taken aback when they learned the identity of one of the actors at the cattle call: Billy Schneider, the son of original team member Buzz Schneider who ended up getting cast as his dad. "It was something special," Billy tells ... read more
Miracle's Father/Son Act | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 2/13/2004
Considering that Miracle depicts one of the most memorable sporting events in history ? the U.S. hockey team's historic 1980 gold-medal victory over the Soviet Union ? it's no surprise that nearly 4,000 young men turned out at auditions. But producers were no doubt taken aback when they learned the identity of one of the actors at the cattle call: Billy Schneider, the son of original team member Buzz Schneider who ended up getting cast as his dad. "It was something special," Billy tells TV ... read more
Friends Star's Sports Miracle | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 2/9/2004
The current film Miracle ? about the gold-medal winning 1980 U.S. Hockey Team ? marks the big-screen debut of Eddie Cahill. You know him best as Felicity junkie James and Rachel's boy toy, Tag, on Friends. Those memorable TV roles allowed him an edge over his hockey-playing cast mates, who were mostly acting rookies. "I came from less of a hockey background than some of the guys," Cahill tells TV Guide Online. "We never sat down and talked about it, like, 'OK, I don't really know hockey, you ... read more