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. Mighty mac, nickname of the uss mackinac, a seaplane tender. Right from the start, cathy faces an uphill battle at the tiny. Mighty mac, nickname of the uss mcclusky, a frigate. When she applies for the job, cathy knows only three things about the school. Carla gugino cathy rush, marley shelton sister sunday, ellen burstyn mother st. Carla gugino, david boreanaz, marley shelton, ellen burstyn its 1971. The mighty macs hits theaters on october 21st, 2011. Released by varese sarabande in 2012 302 064 212 2 vsd4212 containing music from the mighty macs 2011. This team of pioneers went from barely making that inaugural tournament to the first dynasty in their game. The mighty macs is not a catholic movie, nor is it faithbased. Tame girls basketball tale is sentimental but inspiring.
Over the weekend, i had the pleasure of seeing the movie the mighty macs. Mighty mac, an engine character in the british childrens television series thomas and friends. Education downloads finale 2011 by makemusic inc and many more programs are available for instant and free download. It stars carla gugino in the lead role of cathy rush, a hall of fame womens basketball coach.
In the early 70s, cathy rush becomes the head basketball coach at a tiny, allgirls catholic college. The mighty macs tim chambers describes creating the movie and little known facts. 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. National catholic register the mighty macs is a sweetly oldfashioned sports movie with a hollywood catholic milieu in which bing crosby and ingrid bergman would be right at home.
The mighty macs soundtrack cd details and availability. The mighty macs interview theresa grentzkatie hayek. Film music site the mighty macs soundtrack william ross. The mighty macs is a sweet, innocuous family movie about a young feminist who defies her husband, becomes a basketball coach and leads. There were 12 other movies released on the same date, including the three musketeers, paranormal activity 3. To cite a more recent touchstone, its almost exactly the same movie as secretariat, only catholic instead of protestant, and with girls playing basketball instead of. The mighty macs 2011 in 1971, immaculata college finds a new coach, cathy rush carla gugino, to head its womens basketball team.
An inspiring sports story of defying the odds falls short of its full potential. And cathy rush, the woman that was ahead of her time, became immortalized when she was inducted into. John, david boreanaz ed rush, katie hayek trish sharkey, kim blair lizanne caufield, meghan. Released october 21st, 2011, the mighty macs stars carla gugino, ellen burstyn, marley shelton, david boreanaz the g movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 38 min, and received a score of 49 out of. 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. Carla gugino, ellen burstyn, marley shelton, david boreanaz, phyllis somerville, tim chambers, tim chambers, whitney. Everything you need to know about the mighty macs movie 2011.
The mighty macs tells the remarkable true story of cathy rush carla gugino. 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. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the mighty macs near you. The mighty macs 2011 carla gugino, marley shelton g quick take. The mighty macs trailer official 2011 hd starring carla gugino. The mighty macs soundtrack from 2011, composed by william ross. Leadership lessons from the mighty macs baird group blog. 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. The mighty macs is a 2009 american film by director tim chambers. The mighty macs soundtrack 2011 the moviemusic store.
If the installation finishes successfully, you can remove the update installer from your hard disk. Directed by tim chambers and starring carla gugino, david boreanaz, marley shelton and ellen burstyn. Rent the mighty macs 2009 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Its a story of a fledgling womens college basketball team that rose to the national championship in the early 70s at a time when the words women and athletics were rarely spoken in the same sentence. Mighty macs soundtrack music mp3 album at cd universe, enjoy top rated service and worldwide shipping. The story portrayed in the mighty macs is one of those you wouldnt believe except it is true. The mighty macs dvd james r, 07282012 my wife and i truly enjoyed this movie. The film was filmed in 2007, but not released until 2011 due to the difficulties of. Youll stand up and cheer for the heartwarming, incredible season that made the real cathy rush a basketball hall of fame legend. 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. 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. With carla gugino, marley shelton, ellen burstyn, david boreanaz. The mighty macs 2011 stream and watch online moviefone.
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 sisterhood of the rosary october 17, 2011 by deacon joel and lisa schmidt 2 comments 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. The mighty macs trailer us 2011 from asifeorg business. There is nothing to complain about except the films deadening predictability and the bland, shallow characters. Griffin started kindergarten this year and all of a sudden i am view full post. Without giving away too much of the plot, we would like to underscore several things. Rent the mighty macs 2009 starring carla gugino and marley shelton on dvd and bluray.
With a total span length of 8,344 feet from anchor block to anchor block. Hired to coach the womens basketball team at a small college, cathy rush carla gugino struggles to focus her team and inspire the nuns who run the school. Una storia tipicamente americana, tratta dalla realta, con molti luoghi. Mackinac bridge, a suspension bridge in michigan known as the mighty mac. In the film, we travel back to 1971 where we meet cathy rush played by carla gugino, a woman ahead of her time, who is about to embark on an adventure for the ages. Based on a true story, when you believe in a dream, miracles happen.
It encourages them to go after them and have the courage to do it. Parent of a 8yearold written byhappymom9 november 17, 2011. 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. The mighty macs release date is 2110 2011 and the mighty macs running time is 99 min.
This team of trailblazers went from barely making that inaugural tournament to the first dynasty in their game. Mighty mac, nickname of the uss mckean, a destroyer. Great laughs, good action regarding basketball and what it takes to be an excellent athlete. The mighty macs is based on the true story of cathy rush, who in 1971 is hired as the womens basketball coach at immaculata college, a small allwomen catholic school in philadelphia. 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.
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