An exhibition license is required to show affirm films movies at your church, ministry, school, business, local theater or other location or to any organization. The movie has already won six film festival awards, including best picture from the prestigious international family film festival. The mighty macs interview theresa grentzkatie hayek. Cugino, who starred in the bigscreen movie night at the museum. Great laughs, good action regarding basketball and what it takes to be an excellent athlete. Hired to coach the womens basketball team at a small college, cathy rush carla guigino struggles to focus her team and inspire the nuns who run the school during a journey through an unlikely championship season. I dont have much to add to the other comments made by people who enjoyed it. This team of pioneers went from barely making that inaugural tournament to the first dynasty in their game. Con carla gugino, david boreanaz, marley shelton, ellen burstyn, lauren bittner. Carla gugino, david boreanaz, marley shelton and ellen burstyn star in a feelgood story a team that came out of nowhere to win the first. The mighty macs trailer us 2011 from asifeorg business. The film premiered in the 2009 heartland film festival and was released theatrically in the united states on october 21, 2011 through indie film label freestyle releasing. The mighty macs 2011 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Get the mighty macs dvd and bluray release date, movie poster and movie stats.
Throughout our conversations, we heard fascinating stories of how this movie went from a tiny idea to now a fulllength feature film that opens in theaters across the country this friday. This team of trailblazers went from barely making that inaugural tournament to the first dynasty in their game. The mighty macs is based on the true story of the underdog immaculata thus macs college womens basketball team in philadelphia in 19711972. And cathy rush, the woman that was ahead of her time, became immortalized when she was inducted into. Get ready to cheer on a true cinderella team when the mighty macs is now playing in theaters. Get ready to cheer on a true cinderella team when the mighty macs opens in theaters on october 21. A feelgood sports film with its obligatory inspirational characters, smug adversaries, insurmountable obstacles and triumph against all odds. The mighty macs digital hd files, bluray and dvds are only licensed for home or personal viewing. Interviews with the director, cast, crew, the real cathy rush, her championship players, and an immaculata nun complement film clips, game footage, and a bit of behindthescenes.
It premiered on 15 september 2009 at the 2009 toronto international film festival as a gala screening at roy thomson hall. This drama tells the inspiring tale of 1970s basketball coach cathy rush. On the heels of attending the red carpet world premiere of the mighty macs last friday, we had the opportunity to interview several people associated with the movie. Instead, gugino has to carry the weight of the film accompanied by mostly unknown young actresses and a maudlin script of. The blandly inspirational sports flick the mighty macs is warm spirited but all too obvious, even as the charms of its lead performer carla gugino help sell this familiar story.
The mighty macs is a sweet, innocuous family movie about a young feminist who defies her husband, becomes a basketball coach and leads. The film stands to add to the recent and growing success of other familyorientated movies e. The mighty macs is a sweet, innocuous family movie about a young feminist who defies her husband, becomes a basketball coach and leads the team of a nearly bankrupt catholic womens college to the sports first national championship. Released by varese sarabande in 2012 302 064 212 2 vsd4212 containing music from the mighty macs 2011. The mighty macs is a sports film that stars carla gugino as cathy rush, a hall of fame womens basketball coach who leads immaculata college to a national championship in womens basketball during the 70s. It stars carla gugino in the lead role of cathy rush, a hall of fame womens basketball coach. The mighty macs, the film, directed by tim chambers and starring carla gugino, david boreanaz and ellen burstyn, is a familyfriendly film. Though her team has no gym and no uniforms and the school itself is in danger of being sold coach rush looks to steer her girls to.
Recently hired as the coach of tiny immaculata college, cathys challenges are as imposing as the bigschool teams her macs will face. Rent the mighty macs 2009 starring carla gugino and marley shelton on dvd and bluray. In that sense, i loved this movie, and i think others both male and female will enjoy it as well if they are open to the idea that sports films based on true stories. The 40th anniversary of basketballs first cinderella team 23. Duration 0 min 16 sec views 9,432 posted on october 22, 2011 director tim chambers writer tim chambers studio independent release october 21, 2011 cast carla gugino marley shelton david boreanaz ellen burstyn.
The mighty macs tells the remarkable true story of cathy rush carla gugino who, as a woman in her early twenties and with no coaching experience, in 1972 became the head coach of immaculatas struggling womens basketball team, and never mind that she was the only one to have applied for the position. A new era is dawning in the country and in collegiate athletics, where a national champion will be crowned for the first time in womens basketball. The mighty macs is a 2009 american film by director tim chambers. Rent the mighty macs 2009 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Curran and chambers are founders and partners of quaker media. After seeing the movie, i read an article that mentioned this school. Upcoming 60th anniversary 2 dvd box set including building the mighty mac and before the bridge documentary films. The college is run by the immaculate heart of mary sisters. Even when the macs begin winning sometime in the middle of the movie, game. The production quality is excellent and the basketball action is firstrate. Ellen burstyn,marley shelton and david boreanaz co. Ecco tutto quello che forse ancora non sapete sulla commedia con checco zalone che nel 20 incasso quasi 52 milioni di euro.
John ellen burstyn is a rather severe but dedicated college head, trying to keep her school afloat. It is the first film from director tim chambers and from quaker media, which chambers cofounded. It was a current news story and having just seen the film, it made the news story more interesting. Mighty films was lucky enough to travel to kenya again. Tame girls basketball tale is sentimental but inspiring. Carla gugino, david boreanaz, marley shelton and ellen burstyn star in a feel good story a team that came out of nowhere to win the first. We caught up with actress katie hayek who plays trish sharkey in the film, and theresa grentz one of the real life mighty macs to talk about the movie. Though her team has no gym and no uniforms and the school itself is in danger of being sold coach rush looks to steer her girls to their first national championship. The film s executive producers are pat croce, the former president of the nbas philadelphia 76ers, and vince curran, a successful businessman and former basketball star at penn. To top it off, cathy may not even have enough players. I liked this film for the most part, probably because it was based on a true story. There is no gymnasium, no fan support and no money. Official movie trailer based on jane austen classic.
The film was written, directed, and produced by tim chambers. When rush accepts a job in the athletic department of a small catholic allfemale college, she. Cathy rush is a woman ahead of her time and shes about to embark on an adventure for the ages. The mighty macs dvd james r, 07282012 my wife and i truly enjoyed this movie. There is nothing to complain about except the film s deadening predictability and the bland, shallow characters. Based upon the true story of the immaculata college womens basketball team, it is thoroughly refreshing to see a grated film with human actors in it. Micmacs is a 2009 french comedy film by french director jeanpierre jeunet. After march 19, 1972, womens basketball would never be the same. The mighty macs is based on the incredible true story of the 197172 immaculata college team that started in obscurity but became the original cinderella story in womens basketball. The films executive producers are pat croce, the former president of the nbas philadelphia 76ers. Carla gugino, david boreanaz, ellen burstyn, marley shelton kinostart deutschland. The film is billed as a satire on the world arms trade. The film we produced this time illustrates some of the key issues around maternal and child health care in pastoralist communities in laikipia and samburu counties.
The mighty macs soundtrack from 2011, composed by william ross. I film da guardare su raiplay lista aggiornata a gennaio 2020. I must report that viewers who like watching basketball may be disappointed, at least until the final act. Common sense is the nations leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and. The new coach of a ragtag womens college basketball team sets her sights on a championship. In the lead up to this historical season, major universities are preparing their game plans to win that first title. In the early 70s, cathy rush becomes the head basketball coach at a tiny, allgirls catholic college. It stars carla gugino in the lead role of cathy rush, a hall of fame womens basketball. Meanwhile a tiny allwomens catholic college in philadelphia has a more modest goal. Directed by tim chambers and starring carla gugino, david boreanaz, marley shelton and ellen burstyn. The mighty macs 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The mighty macs tells the remarkable true story of cathy rush carla gugino who, as a woman in her early twenties and with no coaching experience, in 1972 became the head coach of immaculatas struggling womens basketball team, and never mind that she was the only one to. Micmacs links keaton, chaplin and tati to the surreal, stylised worlds of lynch, burton and gilliam and draws on everything from film noir to sergio leone. In 1971, immaculata college finds a new coach, cathy rush carla gugino, to head its womens basketball team.
The mighty macs is based on the incredible true story of the 197172 immaculata college team that started in obscurity but became the original cinderella story. Watch the trailer for the upcoming film, the mighty macs, based on the true story of cathy rush and the immaculata college girls basketball team. Right from the start, cathy faces an uphill battle at the tiny, allwomens school. The mighty macs is about strong women and their commitment, sacrifice and faith in buying into the vision and dreams of their coachits about strong women who.
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