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Mystery, Alaska
A Small Town on the Outskirts of Greatness.
1999 | 119m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Jay Roach |
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| Writer: | David E. Kelley, Sean O'Byrne |
| Staring: |
| In Mystery, Alaska, life revolves around the legendary Saturday hockey game at the local pond. But everything changes when the hometown team unexpectedly gets booked in an exhibition match against the New York Rangers. When quirky small-towners, slick promoters and millionaire athletes come together. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 01, 1999 |
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| Director: | Jay Roach |
| Writer: | David E. Kelley, Sean O'Byrne |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | ice hockey, alaska, sport competition, estranged couple, small town sheriff, jealous husband, forced retirement, return to birthplace, admiring, adoring |
| Production Companies | Baldwin/Cohen Productions, David E. Kelley Productions, Rocking Chair Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $8,891,623
Budget: $28,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 13, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Russell Crowe | John Biebe |
| Hank Azaria | Charles Danner |
| Mary McCormack | Donna Biebe |
| Burt Reynolds | Judge Walter Burns |
| Lolita Davidovich | Mary Jane Pitcher |
| Ron Eldard | 'Skank' Marden |
| Colm Meaney | Mayor Scott Pitcher |
| Maury Chaykin | Bailey Pruitt |
| Michael McKean | Mr. Walsh |
| Judith Ivey | Joanne Burns |
| Scott Grimes | 'Birdie' Burns |
| Adam Beach | Galin Winetka |
| Ryan Northcott | Stevie Weeks |
| Kevin Durand | 'Tree' Lane |
| Brent Stait | Kevin Holt |
| Megyn Price | Sarah Heinz |
| Rachel Wilson | Marla Burns |
| Beth Littleford | Janice Pettiboe |
| Michael Buie | Connor Banks |
| Jason Gray-Stanford | Bobby Michan |
| Leroy Peltier | Ben Winetka |
| Cameron Bancroft | 'Tinker' Connolly |
| Stephen Hair | Jack Danby |
| Joshua Silberg | Michael Biebe |
| Regan Sean O'Byrne Macelwain | Joey Biebe |
| Terry David Mulligan | Dr. Henry Savage |
| Rod Jarvis | Referee |
| Lindsay Jarvis | Linesman |
| Mike Myers | Donnie Shulzhoffer |
| Jim Fox | Self |
| Doug MacLeod | Self |
| Phil Esposito | Self |
| Betty Linde | Mirabelle Houle |
| Randall Arney | TV Director |
| Little Richard | Self |
| Gary Murdoch | Bodyguard |
| Geneviève Fraser | Student Charlotte |
| Taylor Smith | Student Tommy |
| Matt Clarke | Joe |
| Scott Olynek | Bob |
| Zane Snow | Jeff |
| Joe Turvey | Walt |
| Brenda Shuttleworth | Deputy Betty Fisher |
| Michael Auger | Gordon Herrod |
| Shaun Johnston | D.A. Dollof |
| Karen Gartner | Jury Foreman |
| Bruce Nozick | NHL Lawyer |
| Gerry Becker | Players' Union Lawyer |
| L. Scott Caldwell | Judge McGibbons |
| Steve Levy | Self |
| Barry Melrose | Self |
| Warren Beckett | Hockey Player |
| Mike Church | Hockey Player |
| Beau Evans | Hockey Player |
| Ryan Haggins | Hockey Player |
| Fred Hettle | Hockey Player |
| Travis Hulse | Hockey Player |
| Todd Karman | Hockey Player |
| Dale Kushner | Hockey Player |
| Marty Lacroix | Hockey Player |
| Dave Lovsin | Hockey Player |
| George Maniotakis | Hockey Player |
| Darren Morrison | Hockey Player |
| Dean Payne | Hockey Player |
| Jason Peipmann | Hockey Player |
| Justin Sather | Hockey Player |
| Jason Smith | Hockey Player |
| Travis Stephenson | Hockey Player |
| Brad Turner | Hockey Player |
| Grant Van Laar | Hockey Player |
| Jim Wheatcroft | Hockey Player |
| Cory Wills | Hockey Player |
| Jason Wist | Hockey Player |
| Brad Turner | Hockey Player |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jay Roach | Director |
| David E. Kelley | Writer |
| Sean O'Byrne | Writer |
| Michelle Allen | Local Casting |
| Steve Boyum | Second Unit Director |
| Bill Church | Visual Effects |
| Michael Farrow | Scoring Mixer |
| Sonny Kompanek | Orchestrator |
| Brian A. Kuchera | Key Grip |
| John Adshead | Best Boy Grip |
| Richard Schmidt | Rigging Grip |
| Brent J. Kuchera | Dolly Grip |
| Jim Gregor | Rigging Gaffer |
| Linda Lowy | Casting |
| Deena Appel | Costume Design |
| John Brace | Casting |
| Elizabeth Wilcox | Set Decoration |
| Rusty Smith | Production Design |
| Fran Rosati | Unit Production Manager |
| Richard Cowan | First Assistant Director |
| David Klohn | Second Assistant Director |
| Jason Glass | Stunts |
| Kirk Jarrett | Stunts |
| Shanne Leavitt | Stunts |
| Andrew Neskoromny | Art Direction |
| Alan Galajda | Assistant Art Director |
| Louise Middleton | Assistant Art Director |
| Linda Williams | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Matt Reddy | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Britt Matheson | Set Decoration Buyer |
| Gordon Brunner | On Set Dresser |
| Gabriel Hardman | Storyboard Artist |
| Warner Einer | Location Manager |
| Patricia Compton | Assistant Location Manager |
| Leyton Morris | Construction Coordinator |
| Bryan Korenberg | Property Master |
| Victoria Balharry | Art Department Coordinator |
| R. Mark Hughes | Assistant Property Master |
| Ken Wills | Assistant Property Master |
| Lorraine Carson | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Diane Routly | Set Costumer |
| Paul Lavigne | Set Costumer |
| Kim Schwandt | Costumer |
| Victoria Down | Key Makeup Artist |
| Samantha Rumball | Makeup Artist |
| Dina Crittenden | Makeup Artist |
| Pauline L. Tremblay | Key Hair Stylist |
| Laura De Moissac | Hairstylist |
| Jon C. White | Hairstylist |
| Janine Anderton | Production Coordinator |
| Anne Fraleigh | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Sam Gainer | Production Secretary |
| Harley Cohen | Third Assistant Director |
| Eddy Santos | Third Assistant Director |
| Anthony Lundrigan | Assistant Director Trainee |
| John Clothier | "A" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator |
| Cam North | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Carrie Wilson | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Greg Beaton | Assistant Camera |
| Toby Armitt | Assistant Camera |
| Roger Vernon | Second Unit Director of Photography, "B" Camera Operator |
| Douglas Craik | "B" Camera Operator |
| Richard Mason | "B" Camera Operator |
| Rob McEwan | Still Photographer |
| Rob Parisien | Video Assist Operator |
| Jessica Clothier | Script Supervisor |
| Judy Dickerson | Dialect Coach |
| Larry Sutton | Production Sound Mixer |
| Tony Giancinti | Boom Operator |
| Shane Connelly | Cableman |
| Greg Hayden | Additional Editor |
| Curtis Croeni | First Assistant Editor |
| Margaret Liu | Assistant Editor |
| Adam Milo Smalley | Music Editor |
| Jana Triska | Apprentice Sound Editor |
| Roy Seeger | Foley Supervisor |
| Renée Tondelli | ADR Supervisor |
| Julie Feiner | ADR Editor |
| Nicholas Korda | ADR Editor |
| Greg Steele | ADR Mixer |
| Thomas J. O'Connell | ADR Mixer |
| D. Chris Smith | Sound Effects Editor |
| Jim Brookshire | Dialogue Editor |
| James Matheny | Dialogue Editor |
| Kerry Dean Williams | Dialogue Editor |
| Damon Cohoon | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Dana LeBlanc Frankley | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Andy Malcolm | Foley Artist |
| Steve Hammond | Foley Artist |
| Andy D'Addario | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Tom E. Dahl | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Ivan Johnson | Sound Recordist |
| David D. Johnson | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Burton 'Joe' Kuchera | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Michael LaViolette | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Byron Macdonald | Production Accountant |
| Terry Lynn Greening | Production Accountant |
| Jill Antal | Payroll Accountant |
| Shaun McKay | Assistant Accountant |
| Abraham Park | Post Production Accountant |
| Leeanne Muldoon | Unit Publicist |
| Candice Elzinga | Local Casting |
| Tina Gerussi | Local Casting |
| Louise Mackiewicz | Extras Casting |
| Janet Powers | Extras Casting |
| Gary Paller | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Dwight Upshaw | Head Greensman |
| Robert Long | Actor's Assistant |
| Scott Jackson | Actor's Assistant |
| Lisa Saylan | Actor's Assistant |
| Sarah Ballard | Actor's Assistant |
| Sean Patrick Finnan | Production Assistant |
| Coleman Robinson | Transportation Coordinator |
| Kevin Simpson | Transportation Captain |
| Brian Aebly | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Sherrie Wills | Craft Service |
| Brian King | Title Designer |
| Mary Beth Smith | Negative Cutter |
| Steve Koch | Visual Effects |
| Riley Walsh | Production Assistant |
| Jon Poll | Editor |
| Peter Deming | Director of Photography |
| Guy Bews | Stunts, Stunt Coordinator |
| Corry Glass | Stunts |
| Jodi Stecyk | Stunts |
| George H. Anderson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| David F. Van Slyke | Sound Effects Editor |
| Goro Koyama | Foley Artist |
| John Coats | Visual Effects |
| Carter Burwell | Original Music Composer, Conductor |
| John Houlihan | Music Consultant |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jack Gilardi Jr. | Co-Producer |
| Howard Baldwin | Producer |
| Richard M. Cohen | Co-Producer |
| Dan Kolsrud | Executive Producer |
| Karen Elise Baldwin | Co-Producer |
| David E. Kelley | Producer |
| Shauna Robertson | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
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| 2026 | 1 | 446 | 604 |
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| 2025 | 12 | 811 | 914 |