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Mystery, Alaska

DVD (Wide Screen / Dolby 5.1 / Stereo)

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Overview

A small-town team of eccentric hockey fanatics gets the chance of a lifetime as they face off against the New York Rangers in this heartwarmingly chilly sports comedy from Austin Powers director Jay Roach. Presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen with a closed-captioned English Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack, fun-loving hockey fans will get a front row seat to the most unlikely challenge in hockey history in this exciting release from Hollywood Pictures Home Video. Extra features include a production featurette and an original theatrical trailer.

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Product Details

Release Date:	05/09/2000
UPC:	0717951004772
Original Release:	1999
Rating:	R
Source:	Walt Disney Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital, stereo]
Time:	1:59:00
Sales rank:	22,246

Special Features

Production featurette; Original theatrical trailer; 5.1 surround; Widescreen [2.35:1] - enhanced for 16x9 televisions

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Russell Crowe	John Biebe
Hank Azaria	Charles Danner
Mary McCormack	Donna Biebe
Burt Reynolds	Judge Walter Burns
Colm Meaney	Mayor Scott Pitcher
Lolita Davidovich	Mary Jane Pitcher
Maury Chaykin	Bailey Pruitt
Ron Eldard	"Skank" Marden
Ryan Northcott	Stevie Weeks
Michael Buie	Conner Banks
Kevin Durand	"Tree" Lane
Scott Grimes	"Birdie" Burns
Judith Ivey	Joanne Burns
Rachel Wilson	Marla Burns
Mike Myers	Donnie Shulzhoffer
Joshua Silberg	Michael
Regan Sean O'Byrne-Macelwain	Joey
Jim Fox	himself
Phil Esposito	himself
Doug McLeod	himself
Little Richard	himself
Adam Beach	Galin Winetka
Cameron Bancroft	'Tinker' Connolly

Technical Credits

Jay Roach	Director
George Anderson	Sound Editor
Deena Appel	Costumes/Costume Designer
Howard Baldwin	Producer
Karen Baldwin	Co-producer
John Brace	Casting
Carter Burwell	Score Composer
Richard Cohen	Co-producer
Richard Cowan	Asst. Director
Andrew C. D'Addario	Sound/Sound Designer
Tom E. Dahl	Sound/Sound Designer
Peter Deming	Cinematographer
Jack Gilardi	Co-producer
David E. Kelley	Producer,Screenwriter
Dan Kolsrud	Executive Producer
Linda Lowy	Casting
Andrew Neskoromny	Art Director
Sean O'Byrne	Screenwriter
Jon Poll	Editor
Shauna Robertson	Associate Producer
Rusty Smith	Production Designer
Elizabeth Wilcox	Set Decoration/Design

Scene Index

Chapter Selections
0. Chapter Selections
1. Opening Credits/Welcome To Mystery [3:38]
2. The Saturday Game [3:38]
3. Big-Time Press [:52]
4. One Touch Critic [5:09]
5. "Word Is...Biebe's Out" [1:55]
6. An Accidental Shooting [2:19]
7. Charlie's Return Home [5:49]
8. The Town Meeting [1:37]
9. Love In A Small Town [1:34]
10. Team Justice [6:07]
11. Life In A Small Town [6:57]
12. Mohter-Daughter Talk [4:38]
13. An Embarrassing Verdict [3:22]
14. The Outsiders Arrive [1:27]
15. Just One Problem [2:31]
16. A Matter Of Heart [8:33]
17. Saying Goodbye To A Friend [6:20]
18. Bailey's Final Victory [3:06]
19. Serious Training [2:34]
20. The Rangers Arrive [1:12]
21. A Lot On The Line [3:31]
22. The Important Words [1:36]
23. Game Day [:39]
24. Pregame Ceremonies [2:15]
25. Face-Off! (A Great Start) [3:59]
26. Second Period (The Tide Turns) [3:02]
27. Third Period (Coming Back) [3:37]
28. The Final Seconds ( Winners For Sure!) [5:23]
29. Goodbyes [6:24]
30. One Last Thank-You/ End Credits [4:27]

Editorial Reviews

Mystery, Alaska is out there. Not just geographically, but in the metaphoric manner of Sicely from Northern Exposure, the titular fictional hamlet of Mystery, Alaska is just slightly off-kilter. It's also a big-time hockey town with a highly regarded amateur team. When this motley crew accepts a challenge to play the New York Rangers in a nationally televised event, you know the city slickers are in for surprises. But the fact that that Mystery, Alaska is predictable in no way keeps it from being a thoroughly enjoyable film, one bolstered by terrific performances and handsome cinematography. Aussie actor Russell Crowe, Oscar-nominated for The Insider, does a great weight-of-the-Great-White-North-on-his-shoulders turn as the scruffy town sheriff/team leader. The entire ensemble -- Hank Azaria, Lolita Davidovich, Burt Reynolds, et. al. -- benefits from cowriter/producer David E. Kelley's sense of character mischief. (His is the Emmy-winning mind behind TV's Ally McBeal and The Practice.) Director Jay Roach of Austin Powers fame managed to sneak in a hilarious cameo by the International Man of Mystery himself, Mike Myers. Let's hope he comes back if they ever make Mystery, Alaska 2.

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