Kings Ransom
August 9th, 1988. The day Canada froze over
2009 | 53m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Peter Berg |
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| On August 9, 1988, the NHL was forever changed with the single stroke of a pen. The Edmonton Oilers, fresh off their fourth Stanley Cup victory in five years, signed a deal that sent Wayne Gretzky, a Canadian national treasure and the greatest hockey player ever to play the game, to the Los Angeles Kings in a multi-player, multi-million dollar deal. As bewildered Oiler fans struggled to make sense of the unthinkable, fans in Los Angeles were rushing to purchase season tickets at a rate so fast it overwhelmed the Kings box office. Overnight, a franchise largely overlooked in its 21-year existence was suddenly playing to sellout crowds and standing ovations, and a league often relegated to “little brother” status exploded from 21 teams to 30 in less than a decade. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 13, 2009 |
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| Director: | Peter Berg |
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| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | biography, sports, ice hockey, los angeles, california, sports documentary, nhl, edmonton |
| Production Companies | Asylum Entertainment, ESPN Films |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Wayne Gretzky | Himself |
| Janet Jones | Herself |
| Luc Robitaille | Himself |
| Glen Sather | Himself |
| Peter Berg | Himself |
| Bruce McNall | Himself |
| Name | Job |
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| Todd Crites | Editor |
| Scott Duncan | Cinematography |
| Chris Connelly | Consulting Producer |
| Eric M. Johnson | Coordinating Producer |
| Tiffany Reis | Coordinating Producer |
| Shelley Storm | Coordinating Producer |
| Peter Berg | Director |
| David Arkenstone | Original Music Composer |
| Michael Tollin | Consulting Producer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Keith Clinkscales | Executive Producer |
| Deirdre Fenton | Associate Producer |
| John Dahl | Executive Producer |
| Joan Lynch | Executive Producer |
| Alex Piper | Producer |
| Connor Schell | Executive Producer |
| John Skipper | Executive Producer |
| Mitch Wright | Producer |
| Bill Simmons | Executive Producer |
| Peter Berg | Executive Producer |
| Jonathan Koch | Executive Producer |
| Steve Michaels | Executive Producer |
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