Mystery, Alaska Photos

View All Photos (2)

Cast

Russell Crowe
as John Biebe

Hank Azaria
as Charles Danner

Mary McCormack
as Donna Biebe

Burt Reynolds
as Judge Walter Burns

Colm Meaney
as Mayor Scott Pitcher

Lolita Davidovich
as Mary Jane Pitcher

Ron Eldard
as `Skank' Marden

Ryan Northcott
as Stevie Weeks

Kevin Durand
as `Tree' Lane

Scott Grimes
as `Birdie' Burns

Judith Ivey
as Joanne Burns

Maury Chaykin
as Bailey Pruitt

Michael Buie
as Connor Banks

Jason Gray-Stanford
as Bobby Michan

Brent Stait
as Kevin Holt

Leroy Peltier
as Ben Winetka

Adam Beach
as Galin Winetka

Cameron Bancroft
as `Tinker' Connolly

Michael McKean
as Mr. Walsh

Rachel Wilson
as Marla Burns

Beth Littleford
as Janice Pettiboe

Megyn Price
as Sarah Heinz

Stephen Hair
as Jack Danby

Joshua Silberg
as Michael Biebe

Regan Sean O'Byrne-Macelwain
as Joey

Terry David Mulligan
as Dr. Henry Savage

Rod Jarvis
as Referee

Lindsay Jarvis
as Linesman

Mike Myers
as Donnie Shulzhoffer

Jim Fox
as Himself

Doug McLeod
as Himself

Phil Esposito
as Himself

Betty Linde
as Mirabelle Houle

Randall Arney
as TV Director

Little Richard
as Himself

Gary Murdoch
as Bodyguard

Genevieve Fraser
as Student Charlotte

Taylor Smith
as Student Tommy

Matt Clarke
as Joe

Scott Olynek
as Bob

Zane Snow
as Jeff

Joe Turvey
as Walt

Brenda Shuttleworth
as Deputy Betty Fisher

Michael Auger
as Gordon Herrod

Shaun Johnston
as D.A. Dollof

Karen Gartner
as Jury Foreman

Bruce Nozick
as NHL Lawyer

Gerry Becker
as Players' Union Lawyer

L. Scott Caldwell
as Judge McGibbons

Steve Levy
as Himself

Barry Melrose
as Himself

View All

News & Interviews for Mystery, Alaska

Critic Reviews for Mystery, Alaska

Audience Reviews for Mystery, Alaska

• Jun 16, 2011

  Here's a mystery for you: "Why are sports movies so boring?" Oh wait, that's no mystery. The reason is that sports, in general are boring enough without someone trying to back it up with whatever dramatic storyline you can possibly relate to the sport at hand. I can't believe that no one is doing a sports drama that deals with parkinson's, which is more compelling and realistic than most of the stuff these people come up with. I don't care if you think your wife doesn't love you just because she laughed at her high school boyfriend, Russell. Ironically, this film really isn't that boring. Hey, it's all paced pretty smoothly to me after "Tin Cup", which was basically over 2 hours of Kevin Costner doing pretty much nothing other than lightly tapping a ball into a hole with a club. But seriously though, while the film is certainly more exciting than most sports flicks, it does still have slow spots and like most slow films, it's vulnerable to other flaws. Here, these flaws include a mild lack of development, a somewhat inconsistant sense of humor, a deal of fall-flat jokes, some vile dialogue, (I'm not a whimp, I'm just saying that what Crowe's character's wife sarcastically said to express her excitement about the town getting a Zamboni was some ol' high school freshman bull) a bit of an out-of-place score, ceesiness, melodrama, forced plot points, predictability, a lot of cliches and an atmosphere that's too clean for the mature content. Still, as flawed as the film is, it remains pretty decent. For this, we have to thank a decent storyline, some nice cenimatography, fair performances and a solid and heartwarming ending, Hallmark-tastic though it may be. Ultimately, "Mystery, Alaska" is a cliched, melodramatic and gratuitously mature mess, but the well-ended story and performances are compelling enough to make it a decent watch.
  Cameron J Super Reviewer
• Sep 14, 2009

  Ever since I saw the previews for it a couple of years ago, I knew I had to see "Mystery, Alaska." One thing that surprised me was that my mom even liked it and she HATES watching any kind of sports. Another thing, I haven't ever been that much of a hockey fan myself. In my whole life, I probably haven't watched enough hockey to account for more than two whole NHL games. I'm an NBA and MLB fan instead. However, I liked "Mystery, Alaska" A LOT! An amateur, but very skilled hockey team from a small town in Alaska called Mystery, get national attention after a former resident writes an article praising them. Surprisingly, this earns the now not so mysterious team from Mystery, Alaska, a game against THE New York Rangers. Will the Mystery team that is led by the town sheriff (Russell Crowe) and is coached by the town's strict judge (Burt Reynolds), have a chance against professionals who get paid millions of dollars to play the game they love? Let me make it short, I have never been a hockey fan in my life, but I really enjoyed this movie a lot, and my mom doesn't like any sports, and she even liked it. Even if you're not a hockey fan in the least sense or even a sports fan, give "Mystery, Alaska" a shot. It doesn't have any spectacular special effects or anything fancy, and that's good because it didn't need it. But let me tell you, this movie never gets boring the whole time and it features great acting from everybody, especially Burt Reynolds and Russell Crowe. NOTE: That was my Amazon review from the year 2001. I liked this movie and I don't even like hockey.
  Jason O Super Reviewer
• Mar 04, 2008

  ok hockey movie one of the few times rusell crowe didnt get on my nerves
  Lee K Super Reviewer
• Nov 02, 2007

  It was the usual sports movie. The underdog takes on the top dog.
  Jason S Super Reviewer

Mystery, Alaska Quotes

News & Features