In a recent Washington Post interview movie director/producer Jerry Bruckheimer spoke about his love of hockey. Bruckheimer's latest flic, Glory Road, is about Don Haskins and the Texas Western Miners, the first NCAA basketball team with an all-black starting line-up. He also produced Remember the Titans, another sports movie classic. Between movies and episodes of CSI, Bruckheimer runs a pick-up hockey game that sometimes includes stars like Keifer Sutherland and Tom Cruise. He has yet to turn his movemaking talents to his favorite game.
Bruckheimer says he wants to do a hockey movie, but has been unable to find the right story.
So you've got the football movie already, and now the basketball movie. Where's the hockey movie, then?
Bruckheimer: We're just looking for the right kind of story, that's true, that's honest. We've gotten a lot of Hollywood hockey stories that are pitched at us. I don't want to do that. I want to do something that's true to the sport.
HockeyDirt is here to help, we've come up with a few story & casting ideas.
Cold Summit - the story of the 1972 Canada-Russia Summit Series.
The Cold War, Bobby Clarke breaking Kharlamov’s ankle, Esposito’s
speech, Eagleson, Henderson’s game winners...
Casting ideas...
Joaquin Phoenix as Paul Henderson?
If Stallone can play Rocky at age 60 maybe he can pull off Phil Esposito as well.
The Buds Bloomed In Spring - the story of '67 Leafs Win. The
Leaf's last Cup victory, the end of the "Original Six" era, aging
veterans suck it up one more time, underdog defeats vaunted Habs,
players hate Coach Imlach.
Casting ideas...
Ed Harris as Punch Imlach?
The Tim Horton Story - great player, great doughnuts, fatal high-speed car crash.
Casting ideas...
Kevin Bacon as Tim Horton?
New York New York! - the story of the 1995 Rangers. Messier &
the guarantee, Keenan, first Ranger cup win since WWII, 7 games.
Casting ideas...
Madonna & Janet Jones as themselves, Jim Carrey as Moose Messier?
The Mike Danton Story - bizarre, trashy, tragic.
Casting ideas...
Robert Downey Jr. as Mike Danton?
Oh God no. Please keep Jerry "hack" Bruckheimer away from hockey. He can ruin any movie by just attaching his name to the project, so please don't let him anywhere near the hockey world. And why do we need another hockey movie? Between Slapshot, Mystery, Alaska, and Miracle we're fine.
hoorock @ doubleviking.com
Posted by: hoorock | January 17, 2006 at 03:08 PM
I stumbled across your blog while I was in the process of doing some online research. Remember the Titans was a truly great movie, one that combined sports with social issues and interpersonal relations.
Posted by: thebizofknowledge | August 20, 2006 at 04:07 PM
I do like your Rangers idea, but maybe someone else as Mess rather than Jim Carrey, maybe the dude from the Translator or Transporter or whatever it is called.
Posted by: Robb | September 03, 2007 at 05:17 AM
my vote would be for the tim horton story. i'd say there's lots of potential for an amazing movie from that. he deserves a movie after him as long as it's well done
Posted by: chadM | November 05, 2009 at 01:02 AM