Mystery - New York: A game of honor

Movie
German title	Mystery - New York: A game of honor
Original title	Mystery, Alaska
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1999
length	119 minutes
Age rating	FSK 6
Rod
Director	Jay Roach
script	David E. Kelley
production	Howard Baldwin David E. Kelley
music	Carter Burwell
camera	Peter Deming
cut	Jon Poll
occupation
Russell Crowe : Sheriff John Biebe Hank Azaria : Charles Danner Mary McCormack : Donna Biebe Burt Reynolds : Judge Walter Burns Colm Meaney : Mayor Scott R. Pitcher Lolita Davidovich : Mary Jane Pitcher Kevin Durand : Player 'Tree' Lane Mike Myers : Donnie Shulzhoffer Beth Littleford : Janice Pettiboe Phil Esposito : hockey expert Jim Fox : Commentator Steve Levy : Commentator Barry Melrose : Commentator Little Richard : Little Richard Michael McKean : Mr. Walsh Terry David Mulligan : Dr. Henry Savage

Mystery - New York: A Game of Honor is a 1999 American sports comedy . The film is about a friendly game between a provincial team and an NHL team.

content

In the small, sleepy nest of Mystery in Alaska, you are either born with ice skates on or you emigrate. So it is hardly surprising that ice hockey is the sport par excellence. So once a week they meet for the city game, the Saturday Game , in which the team around Captain and Sheriff John Biebe plays for the honor . The specialty: it takes place on the open natural ice of a pond without borders (open ice), which in contrast to artificial ice (indoor ice) requires more skills from the runner and a tougher condition.

Everything would be fine if Mystery's prodigal son Charles Danner didn't suddenly reappear after years. The successful sports reporter would like to see the team again - in addition to his childhood sweetheart Donna, now the wife of John Biebe - and motivate them to play for the honor against the New York Rangers . After a few bizarre and very funny incidents (including Charles drunk driving the Zamboni across Mystery), the Rangers finally get to the big game, which in the end does credit to both teams.

Reviews

The film achieved a rating of 38% on rottentomatoes.com , which reflects the rating of the reviews very well. Filmcritic.com writes that the film “should not be understood as a 'work of art' but as a 'craft'” that was “not good, but also not really bad”.

The lexicon of international films said: "Sports film that celebrates less ice hockey than life in the provinces, whereby the overcharacterized personalities make access to the conditionally fun comedy difficult."

The film also received rather moderate criticism from Philadelphia City Paper: "The story [...] by David Kelley is funny, but it is not new."

background

The song "I want to drive the Zamboni" became a hit and landed on the Billboard charts in Canada.

The film grossed only about $ 9 million on an estimated budget of $ 28 million.

Web links

• Mystery - New York: A game for the honor in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• collected reviews on rottentomatoes.com
• Background material for the film on murphsplace.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mystery - New York: A Game of Honor. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .