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The Making of an Oral History THE MAKING OF MIRACLE: AN ORAL HISTORY THE MAKING OF MIRACLE: AN ORAL HISTORY THE MAKING OF AN ORAL HISTORY THE GREATEST INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY GAME EVER PLAYED DAN STOLOFF: (Cinematographer) TURNS 40 IN FEBRUARY, WHILE THE MOVIE ABOUT IT Gavin O’Connor and I had done PUT THE REAL IN REEL a movie a couple of years be- Russell brought his acting ability CELEBRATES ITS SWEET 16 BY SAL BARRY fore called Tumbleweeds, which to a hockey movie, whereas we had made for very little Demsey brought his hockey ability money, sold it at Sundance and to his acting. Both flourished. DO YOU BELIEVE the sport’s ultimate David-and- it became a hit. He was hired in miracles?” Goliath story. to direct Miracle and brought Perhaps no Miracle is not just a great me along. To his credit, Gavin RYAN WALTER: (Hockey Technical phrase is as synonymous with dramatization of that game – fought really hard to bring me Advisor / U.S.-Soviet Game Referee) Mike hockey as the one Al Michaels it is one of the greatest hockey on. Disney wanted to use some- Johnston, who was the assis- exclaimed in the closing mo- movies ever made because one much more experienced, tant coach with the Vancouver ments of the 1980 Winter Olym- of the ever appealing story of but Gavin made a case that we Canucks at the time, was called pics game between the United the underdog coming out on had a shorthand and that my by Disney because they wanted States and the Soviet Union. The top and for its realistic action work speaks for itself. We were a hockey expert in the Vancou- U.S. team, comprised mainly sequences that featured real like two novices out there, and ver area. Mike passed my info of collegiate players, beat the - we pulled it off. along. I had a great talk with powerful Soviet squad 4-3. Two ing actors, teaching them a bit the people at Disney. My wife, days later, the U.S. defeated Fin- ofhockey skating players. and Instead then ofediting find Hollywood star Kurt Russell is Jenny, loves movies and urged land to win the gold medal. But closeups with cutaway shots cast as U.S. coach Herb Brooks. me to do it. I was involved it was the game against the So- of doubles, Miracle bucked the Ryan Walter, a veteran of 15 sea- three months before they viet Union – the ‘Miracle on Ice’ sons in the NHL, is brought on game – that is best remembered and then teaching them how board to help as a hockey tech- 40 years later. The contest has totrend act. byHere’s finding the actualstory, directlyplayers nical advisor. He also plays the STOLOFF:started shooting Disney the did film. a nation - been the subject of several doc- from the people behind the referee in the U.S.-Soviet game wide casting search. First, they umentaries over the years and and works as a stand-in for Rus- had to be hockey players. And a made-for-TV movie in 1981. sell. O’Connor, Stoloff, Walter then they had to be able to act. But it was in 2004, when Dis- film,Director of how Gavin it all cameO’Connor together. and and hockey co-ordinator Mark ney released Miracle, that the cinematographer Dan Stoloff are Ellis begin searching for hockey process was like tryouts. It XXXXX OPENER:: DISNEY; CURRENT KENNETH BY PHOTO PAGE MITCHELL hired and begin pre-production. players for the film. wasThe firstpurely part physical of the castingstuff. They world gained its best film about | 54 | THE HOCKEY NEWS ROOKIE ISSUE 2020 ROOKIE ISSUE 2020 THE HOCKEY NEWS | 55 | THE MAKING OF MIRACLE: AN ORAL HISTORY THE MAKING OF MIRACLE: AN ORAL HISTORY culled 4,000 applicants down to about 200. We knew they DOUBLE AGENT could really play. The question Harkins, an American, was cast as a Soviet player thanks to the enough to act. skill he developed in the NHL was if they were confident with teams such as the Flames. PATRICK O’BRIEN DEMSEY: (Mike Eruzione) I played hockey in high school. I didn’t play much a few stunt guys in there. Some in college but had a great time. of those hits were stunt guys. I quit hockey my senior year But for the most part, what you to focus on academics because see is really there. Of course, I wanted to get out of school. this was before the days of CGI Funny how things work out. I or digital face replacement or was slacking off at my graphic- anything like that. design internship one day, try- DEMSEY: I ended up audi- to do with my life. I thought tioning six or seven times. abouting to figuregoing toout acting what schoolI wanted One time was on the ice. It was over the course of a few scouring the internet for acting months. And then in December schoolsafter I finished and came college. across I started a posting for an open casting call We had a big weekend camp. in Boston for hockey players. Weof 2002, had to they play flew hockey. me to We L.A. had (The next day) was the last day, a couple of practices and then so I went and read some lines. had to audition. KENNETH MITCHELL: (Ralph Cox) MITCHELL: They put us up in I grew up in Canada. I was born hotels and split us up into two into hockey and had its DNA teams. They ran the weekend running through my veins. I like a Jr. A training camp. I was used to play goalie but hung screen testing for Jim Craig. So up my goalie skates when I was Eddie Cahill, who wasn’t a was 17 and played forward in great hockey player but looked men’s leagues. I had acted in a exactly like Jimmy Craig. couple of made-for-TV movies And he was one of the more well-known actors that was The Recruit. Most of my acting auditioning. We were put on to play the part. I was more workand TV was series based and in a Toronto. film called opposite teams. I was great at man, I screwed my chances. I was moving to L.A. with my the hockey part, but I could tell Theyhimself don’t at first want and to seesaid, this.” “Aw American movie I did since I girlfriend, now my wife, but that the producers and director But that’s exactly what they movedthan thrilled. out to ItL.A. was the first I missed the countrywide and the powers that be were wanted. Michael was perfect as hockey tests. My manager very interested in Eddie. But I O’Callahan. Handsome as can After the U.S. players are cast, be, an incredible hockey player, another tryout is held in Van- and he had an attitude. couver to recruit players for the opposing teams. Several players SOME OF THOSE HITS WERE STUNT MITCHELL: Once the weekend with NHL experience are hired was over, I got a phone call in- to be the Soviet players, includ- GUYS. BUT, MOSTLY, WHAT YOU SEE forming me that they hired Ed- ing Sasha Lakovic (37 games – Dan Stoloff, cinematographer die Cahill to play Jimmy Craig. with the Flames and Devils) and IS REALLY THERE But Gavin liked me so much Todd Harkins (48 games with the - Flames and Whalers). rented ice, borrowed some didn’t give up. I performed well ferent part for me. That’s how goalie gear and shot footage of on the ice. The next day, we Ralphiethat he wanted Cox blossomed. to find a Gavindif TODD HARKINS: (Valeri Kharlamov) me playing goal. We submitted were given scenes and had to rewrote some of the script to I retired in 2001 and was pretty the tape to Disney, and they perform them. I did well. I en- punch up the character. That miserable in not playing. (See asked me to screen test for the joyed that part of the process. moment when Ralphie Cox gets sidebar on pg. 63.) My wife saw part of Jimmy Craig. cut, it’s quite emotional. It’s DEMSEY: Michael Mante- something the audience can STOLOFF: We cast guys who nuto, who was cast as Jack all relate to. For that moment BE LIKE MIKE could really skate. We were to have a payoff, in order to be The real Miracle on Ice players, given a budget by Disney that during the tryouts. He was just emotionally invested in that such as Eruzione, were close to allowed us to put on a really readyO’Callahan, to go, gotand into he knuckled a fight character, we had to fall in love the project and to the actors who big show and take the time we this guy pretty good. It was with him in the beginning half played them, such as Demsey. needed to do it right. There are great. He was upset with of the movie. Gavin wanted me GENE FLAMES; BY PHOTO DEMSEYCALGARY XXXXX | 56 | THE HOCKEY NEWS ROOKIE ISSUE 2020 ROOKIE ISSUE 2020 THE HOCKEY NEWS | 57 | THE MAKING OF MIRACLE: AN ORAL HISTORY THE MAKING OF MIRACLE: AN ORAL HISTORY the end of that practice, they hockey players who they actors did a great job. Most movie. And the scene came SEASONED VETS cut everyone except 11 of us to period has to look like Mark thought they might be able to of the players were not actors, off beautifully. During the course of Miracle’s play the Soviet Union players.
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