Formula filmmaking at its most rigid. In THE MIGHTY DUCKS, disgraced lawyer Gordon Bombay (Emilio Estevez) is sentenced to community service after he's arrested for drunk driving and whips a rag tag bunch of juvenile delinquents into a winning hockey team, despite the odds
against them. In D2 he coaches them for the Junior Goodwill Games, where they win despite the odds against them. Here the Ducks accept a scholarship to the prestigious Eden Hall Academy, whose snotty Warriors have held the state title for two decades. Any bets on how the big game turns out? The
Ducks -- a veritable Benetton ad in hockey uniforms -- must always remember to believe in themselves, d...
Released:
1996
Rated:
PG
Length:
99 mins