The Mighty Macs
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In the early '70s, Cathy Rush became the head basketball coach at a tiny, all-girls Catholic college. Though her team had no gym or uniforms, and the school was in danger of being sold, Coach Rush steered her girls to their first national championship.
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Alexandra Grace Curran presents ; in association with Pat Croce and Ocean Avenue Entertainment ; a Quaker Media production ; produced by Whitney Springer, Tim Chambers ; screenplay by Tim Chambers ; directed by Tim Chambers
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The mighty macs
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[United States] :, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment,, [2012]
Characteristics:
1 videodisc (99 min.) :,sd., col. ;,4 3/4 in.
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Add a CommentThe "message" here was confusing. Women were working in the 70's (and 60's and '50's, etc.) and she was up against her old female coach, so there was no precedent there. She could afford to "coach for free" because she was being supported by her husband. She had no children apparently so why wouldn't she have a job? She had a "win at all costs" mentality and that never changed- moreover, she was bitchy and borderline sadistic. What lesson was learned here? What if they had come in 2nd place, no movie? The voiceover at the end seemed to try to justify that women need women to remind women that women can succeed. Well, they were playing other girl-teams with a female coach so...? OK, so let's exercise in a drainage tunnel? Dress as a nun to save airflight $$? Could she have done it if she had kids and no financial support? Her (female) ex-coach was right, she probably WASn't a team player. Yay, the heroine won but did she LEARN anything? What was the message here? The whole thing seemed contrived even if it was based on a true story. What made this a "christian" film, the nuns? Huh? What?
My kids and I loved it! Too bad it did not make money in the box office...
Tina R. Cooper says "haven't enjoyed a moving like this sense The Trouble With Angles" from a long time ago". Thank You!
'Jesus loves to dance.' heck yes. not bad as far as cheesy feel good sports movies go.
the nun touch my butt
I love this movie
Not a bad movie, but I didn't love it. The plot was alright, but there were some parts that were a little too slow for my taste. I think I may have been expecting more because the library user ratings are so high. I would reccommend others to try to watch this movie with no expectations, and you may enjoy it more than I did?
Gives a new perspective to how hard women have fought to be respected as athletes. Makes me wonder why Abbotsford would want a lingerie league after seeing this.
What a wonderful movie! It's based on a true story, and gives a look at what people thought of women working in the early seventies. Even if basketball isn't your thing, it's a great underdog story. Besides, how cool is it to find something G-rated for adults?
A very good heart-warming movie. Go Macs! I wonder what it was really like being one of the players on the team.