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Directed by gavin oconnor. He began acting on television at the age of 12 in the western series the travels of jaimie mcpheeters 19631964. Great moments are born from great opportunity.
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Kurt russell herb brooks. Miracle revived the memory and glory of the 1980 us. 40 more photos quotes. Kurt vogel russell born march 17 1951 is an american actor. It was released in theaters in february 2004 making over 64 million.

Olympic hockey team to victory over the seemingly invincible soviet squad. Miracle was directed by gavin oconnor and written by eric guggenheim and. What russell did in that film qualifies 100 times over. Russell was nominated for a golden globe award for best.

America needs a little inspiration during the coronavirus pandemic and theres no better time than right now for herb brooks legendary speech from miracle as you all know im a huge fan of the miracle on ice and the movie with kurt russell about the greatest hockey game ever played. He was the right guy at the right time to coach that team. Hockey teams triumph actor kurt russell played coach herb brooks in the 2004 film miracle about the united states win over the soviet. But im also of the mindset that kurt russells portrayal of herb brooks was one of the most under sung under praised over looked unfairly ignored all time great performances of the last 20 30 years.

Herb brooks was the head coach and kurt russell played him in miracle. I dont use the term great lightly. Miracle is a 2004 american sports film about the united states mens ice hockey team led by head coach herb brooks portrayed by kurt russell that won the gold medal in the 1980 winter olympicsthe american teams victory over the heavily favored soviet professionals in the medal round was dubbed the miracle on ice. The true story of herb brooks the player turned coach who led the 1980 us.

Photos 63 quotes 35 photos. And thats what you have here tonight boys. Miracle stars kurt russell as herb brooks in the 21 century adaptation. Brooks died shortly before the film was released and his players called him an all time great coach.

If we played em ten times they might win nine. It made more than 19 million during its opening. With kurt russell patricia clarkson nathan west noah emmerich. In the late 1960s he signed a ten year contract with the walt disney company where according to robert osborne he became the studios top star of the 1970s.

Thats what youve earned here tonight.