Mystery, Alaska

Mystery, Alaska
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJay Roach
Written byDavid E. Kelley
Sean O'Byrne
Produced byDavid E. Kelley
Starring
CinematographyPeter Deming
Edited byJon Poll
Music byCarter Burwell
Production
company
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date
  • October 1, 1999 (1999-10-01)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$28 million
Box office$8.9 million

Mystery, Alaska is a 1999 American sports comedy-drama film, directed by Jay Roach, about an amateur ice hockey team from the fictional small town of Mystery that plays an exhibition game against the National Hockey League (NHL)'s New York Rangers. It stars Russell Crowe, Hank Azaria and Burt Reynolds, with Mary McCormack, Lolita Davidovich, Ron Eldard, Colm Meaney, Maury Chaykin, Scott Grimes and Kevin Durand in supporting roles. It was shot in Canmore, Alberta, mostly in what is today known as Quarry Lake Park.[1]

  1. ^ "'Mystery, Alaska' Sports a Few Surprises" by Edvins Beitiks (San Francisco Examiner, 10/1/99) and "Jay Roach, Man of Mystery" by Joshua Mooney (Entertainment News Wire), both stored online at http://www.maximumcrowe.net/maxcrowe_mapress.html, Retrieved 19-Sep-2013