She's the only applicant for the coaching position at tiny Immaculata College in Pennsylvania. The school owns one basketball. Its gym has just burned down. The salary is $450 a season. Her mission is explained by the school president, Mother St. John (Ellen Burstyn): The point isn't winning; it's keeping the girl's hormones under control.
NOXX has all the biggest movies and TV shows for you to watch anywhere you have an internet connection. Stream full episodes and full movies for free on NOXX, there's no registration required, and both searching and browsing are easy. THE MIGHTY MACS is based on the incredible true story of the 1971-72 Immaculata College team that started in obscurity but became the original Cinderella story in women's basketball. This team of pioneers went from barely making that inaugural tournament to the first dynasty in their game. 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 Immaculata's struggling women's basketball team, and never mind that she was the only one to have applied for the position. The Mighty Macs. Movie More Info. Cathy Rush is a woman ahead of her time and she’s about to embark on an adventure for the ages. Recently hired as the coach of tiny Immaculata College, Cathy’s challenges are as imposing as the big-school teams her Macs will face. There is no gymnasium, no fan.
The Mighty Macs is a 2009 American film by director Tim Chambers. It stars Carla Gugino in the lead role of Cathy Rush, a Hall of Fame women's basketball coach.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.
From this point, we know from countless other movies that Immaculata will win the national championship. In case there's a shred of doubt, the ads reassure us. You don't get a movie made about you by starting without a gym and going on to build a good second-place team. We also know with certainty that the film will end with the Big Game. That is right and proper. What we hope for, however, are memorable characters, colorful dialogue and a few surprises along the way.
The biggest surprise for me was the character of Ed Rush, Cathy's husband. In a film populated by nice people, he comes across as a louse. Remember the movie is set in 1971, when Male Chauvinist Pig was a term in everyday use. Ed is a gold-plated MCP. He complains that Cathy's coaching duties mean she's late getting home and doesn't tend to her wifely duties. He takes no interest in her team. Nor, although they are recently married, does he seem to feel any stirrings of affection and lust. The basketball team is certainly working to keep his hormones under control.
You know the movie, written and directed by Tim Chambers, is going to have to move the louse's character from A to B. The turning point is a solid brass cliche. On an away trip, he phones home, says he's delayed and then asks, 'How was your game?' 'We won,' she says. 'And ... thanks for asking.' Because he never had before. He takes a beat. 'I love you,' he says.
What changed? I dunno. Maybe be heard the team was winning. In movies like this, there's always a climactic scene where the absent parent/teacher/authority is found sitting in the stands. Sure enough, for the final game, the camera cuts to Ed in the bleachers, who gives his wife a proud, if not effusive, nod.
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Movie About Immaculata College Basketball
Release Date:
Friday, October 21, 2011 (Nationwide)
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Plot: What's the story about?
Set against the backdrop of the 1972 feminist movement, 'Victory' tells the true story of sassy newlywed Cathy Rush (Gugino), who becomes the head basketball coach at a tiny, all-girls Catholic college, a team with no gym and no uniforms. She eventually leads the team to the first national championship in women's basketball, while the school's nuns fight to keep the owners from selling the institution and its land to developers.
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Who stars in The Mighty Macs: Cast List
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Carla Gugino ... Cathy Rush
'Gunpowder Milkshake' , 'Race to Witch Mountain'
David Boreanaz ... Ed Rush
'The Hard Easy' , 'Officer Down'
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Marley Shelton ... Sister Sunday
'Scream' , 'Rampage'
Ellen Burstyn ... Mother St. John
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'Queen Bees' , 'Exorcist'
James Rebhorn
'Real Steel'
Phyllis Somerville
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'Little Children' , 'Poms'
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A look at the The Mighty Macs behind-the-scenes crew and production team.
Screenwriter
Tim Chambers
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Filming Timeline
- January 2011: The film was in Completed status.
The Mighty Macs Release Date: When was the film released?
The Mighty Macs was released in 2011 on Friday, October 21, 2011 (in 975 theaters . There were 12 other movies released on the same date, including The Three Musketeers, Johnny English Reborn and Paranormal Activity 3.
When will the movie be on DVD?
Tuesday, February 21, 2012Released; Now Available Buy | Rent Now
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