Mystery, Alaska

When an amateur hockey team from Mystery, Alaska accepts a challenge to play against the New York Rangers, the entire population must put their petty differences aside and pull together as their small town becomes the centre of a nationally televised event., Quirky comedy about a town whose amateur hockey team comes into national prominence after a former resident writes an article about them., When Mystery, Alaska’s little-known, amateur hockey team accepts a challenge to play against the New York Rangers, the entire population of this small town must put their petty differences aside and pull together as their town becomes the center of a nationally televised event., Russell Crowe, Hank Azaria and Burt Reynolds head an impressive cast in this quirky comedy. An amateur hockey team in a small Alaskan town comes into national prominence when a former resident (Azaria) writes a praiseworthy article about the team. Now the villagers must deal with the town’s newfound fame. Mary McCormack. Directed by Jay Roach., David E. Kelley co-wrote this quirky comedy about a town whose amateur hockey team comes into national prominence after a former resident writes an article about them. Russell Crowe, Hank Azaria. Donna: Mary McCormack. Burns: Burt Reynolds. Directed by Jay Roach., In this comic drama about fame, sports, and small-town life, Mystery, Alaska is a small town in one of the least accessible parts of the coldest state in the union. It’s a town where everyone knows each other and there isn’t much to do. In places like this, small things tend to become very important, and in Mystery, the one thing that keeps everyone sane is hockey. Most of the men of Mystery are obsessive hockey fans, and a local hockey league has sprung up, with pools of neighborhood talent facing off on the ice every week. When a national sports magazine does a story on the hockey fans of Mystery, Alaska, someone at the National Hockey League gets an idea for a publicity stunt: send the New York Rangers to Mystery to play the local all-stars in a nationally televised game. Most of the locals are thrilled; the game will give the people of Mystery a chance to bask in the limelight and make their sleepy town a household word. On the other hand, in a small town where everyone knows everyone else’s secrets, this event could cause everyone to start airing their dirty laundry in public, with the whole world watching. Mystery, Alaska was directed by Jay Roach, who enjoyed considerable success with the two Austin Powers films, and stars Russell Crowe as John Biebe, Mary McCormack as his wife Donna, Burt Reynolds as Judge Burns, and Lolita Davidovich as Mary Jane., Comic drama about the residents of a small, remote Alaskan town and their preoccupation with ice hockey. Excitement comes to the town when, as part of a publicity stunt, the professional stars of the New York Rangers come to Alaska to face off against the local amateur team in a televised match. Small-town intrigues and petty rivalries must be shelved if the locals are to put up a respectable defence.