The Mighty Macs
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Director Tim Chambers Initial DVD release February 21, 2012 Duration Language English | 6.6/10 IMDb Genre Drama, Sport Music director William Ross Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date October 17, 2009 (2009-10-17) (Heartland)
October 21, 2011 (October 21, 2011) (United States) Writer Tim Chambers (screenplay), Tim Chambers (story), Anthony Gargano (story) Cast Carla Gugino (Cathy Rush), Ellen Burstyn (Mother St. John), Marley Shelton (Sister Sunday), David Boreanaz (Ed Rush), Jennifer Butler Similar movies Southpaw , Foxcatcher , Cars , DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story , Million Dollar Arm , The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The mighty macs trailer official 2011 hd starring carla gugino david boreanaz
The Mighty Macs is a 2009 American film by director Tim Chambers. It stars Carla Gugino in the lead role of Cathy Rush, a Hall of Fame women's basketball coach. 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.
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- The mighty macs trailer official 2011 hd starring carla gugino david boreanaz
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Reception
- References
Plot
In 1971, Cathy Rush, a woman ahead of her time, takes a job as the head women's basketball coach at Immaculata College. Rush faces a challenge of trying to compete against perennial powerhouses. Seven members of the 1972 Immaculata championship team appear as nuns in a church scene.
Cast
Production
The film was filmed in 2007, but not released until 2011 due to the difficulties of finding a distributor. The director, Tim Chambers, had a potential distribution deal with Disney, but turned it down because Disney wanted to add coarse language to earn PG rating, but Chambers preferred to go for a G rating. Chambers worked out a deal with Freestyle Releasing, and the movie opened four years after completing the filming.
Some scenes were shot at West Chester University in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
Some scenes were shot at The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania.
Reception
The Mighty Macs received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 46%, based on 50 reviews, with an average rating of 5.4/10. The site's consensus reads, "Its heart is obviously in the right place, but The Mighty Macs is too blandly formulaic to transcend the genre's many clichés." On Metacritic, the film has a rating of 49 out of 100, based on 19 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
References
The Mighty Macs WikipediaThe Mighty Macs IMDb The Mighty Macs themoviedb.org