Mystery, Alaska is a 1999 drama

Drama film

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 directed

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 by Jay Roach

Jay Roach

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 about a fictional small-town ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 team that plays a game against the New York Rangers

New York Rangers

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 of the National Hockey League

National Hockey League

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. It was shot in Banff National Park

Banff National Park

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 and Canmore, Alberta

Canmore, Alberta

Canmore is a town in Alberta, Canada, located approximately west of the City of Calgary near the southeast boundary of Banff National Park. It is located in the Bow Valley within Alberta's Rockies. The town shares a border with Kananaskis Country to the west and south and the Municipal District of...

.

Plot

The movie is about a small town in Alaska named Mystery, where hockey is the game of choice, and the "Saturday Game" is a weekly event. After an article describing the town and its players appears in the latest Sports Illustrated, a game is set up between the New York Rangers and the hometown boys of Mystery, Alaska.

Cast

• Russell Crowe
  Russell Crowe
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   – Sheriff John Biebe
• Hank Azaria
  Hank Azaria
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   – Charles Danner
• Mary McCormack
  Mary McCormack
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   – Donna Biebe
• Burt Reynolds
  Burt Reynolds
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   – Judge Walter Burns
• Colm Meaney
  Colm Meaney
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   – Mayor Scott R. Pitcher
• Lolita Davidovich
  Lolita Davidovich
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   – Mary Jane Pitcher
• Maury Chaykin
  Maury Chaykin
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   – Bailey Pruitt
• Ron Eldard
  Ron Eldard
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   – Matt "Skank" Marden
• Michael Buie - Connor Banks
• Ryan Northcott
  Ryan Northcott
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   – Stevie Weeks
• Beth Littleford
  Beth Littleford
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   – Janice Pettiboe
• Kevin Durand
  Kevin Durand
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   – "Tree" Lane
• Scott Grimes
  Scott Grimes
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   – Brian "Birdie" Burns
• Jason Gray-Stanford – Bobby Michan
• Adam Beach
  Adam Beach
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   – Galin Winetka
• Leroy Peltier - Ben Winetka
• Cameron Bancroft
  Cameron Bancroft
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   – "Tinker" Connolly
• Michael McKean
  Michael McKean
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   – Mr. Walsh
• Rachel Wilson
  Rachel Wilson
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   – Marla Burns
• Megyn Price
  Megyn Price
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   – Sarah Heinz
• Judith Ivey
  Judith Ivey
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   – Mrs. Joanne Burns
• Terry David Mulligan
  Terry David Mulligan
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   – Dr. Henry Savage
• Mike Myers
  Mike Myers (actor)
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   – Donnie Shulzhoffer
• Jim Fox – himself
• Phil Esposito
  Phil Esposito
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   – himself
• Little Richard
  Little Richard
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   – himself
• L. Scott Caldwell
  L. Scott Caldwell
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   – Judge McGibbons
• Steve Levy
  Steve Levy
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   – himself
• Barry Melrose
  Barry Melrose
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   – himself

The New York Rangers

The New York Rangers' roster portrayed in the film is entirely fictional. The players from the real life New York Rangers declined to be in the film.

Cultural reference

Mike Myers

Mike Myers (actor)

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's cameo as Donnie Shulzhoffer is a play on Don Cherry's Hockey Night in Canada

Hockey Night in Canada

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segment "Coach's Corner

Hockey Night in Canada

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