Mystery, Alaska

• Russell Crowe: Sheriff John Biebe
• Hank Azaria: Charles Danner
• Mary McCormack: Donna Biebe
• Burt Reynolds: Judge Walter Burns
• Colm Meaney: Mayor Scott R. Pitcher
• Lolita Davidovich: Mary Jane Pitcher
• Kevin Durand: Players ' Tree ' Lane
• Mike Myers: Donnie Shulzhoffer
• Beth Littleford: Janice Pettiboe
• Phil Esposito Hockey Expert
• Jim Fox: commentator
• Steve Levy: commentator
• Barry Melrose: commentator
• Little Richard: Little Richard
• Michael McKean: Mr. Walsh
• Terry David Mulligan: Dr. Henry Savage

Mystery - New York: A game for the honor is an American sports comedy from 1999 The film is about a friendly game of a provincial team against an NHL team..

Content

In the small, sleepy hollow mystery in Alaska you are born or either with skates on their feet you from wandering. So it is hardly surprising that Hockey is the sport par excellence. Once a week, therefore, meet for a city game, the "Saturday Game", in which the team Captain and Sheriff John Biebe plays " for the honor ". The special feature: it is open to natural ice of a pond instead without bands ( "Open Ice" ) that demands as opposed to artificial ice ( " Halleneis " ) more skills from the rotor and a harder condition.

Everything would be nice, would not suddenly appear Mysterys " prodigal son " Charles Danner again after many years. The successful sports reporter would - in addition to his high school sweetheart Donna, now the wife of John Biebe - the team goodbye and motivate it to a " game of honor" against the New York Rangers. After a few quirky and very funny incidents ( among others Charles drives the Zamboni drunk across Mystery ), the Rangers finally come to the big game, the two teams will redound to the glory at the end.

Reviews

The film reached at rottentomatoes.com a rating of 38 %, reflecting the rating of the reviews very well reflected. So writes Filmcritic.com that the film is " not as a ' work of art ' but as ' craft ' " are meant, which was " not good, but not really bad" implemented.

The lexicon of the International film said: " sports film that celebrates Hockey less than life in the province celebrates the übercharakterisierten personalities make access to the related fun-filled comedy. "

Also at Philadelphia City Paper, the film gets rather mediocre review: " the story [ ... ] David Kelley is telling funny, but it is not new. "

Background

The song " I wanna drive the Zamboni " became a hit and landed on the Billboard charts in Canada.

The film played at an estimated budget of 28 million dollars, a dollar only about 9 million.