The Rocket
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Actor: Diane Lavallee, Philip Craig, R?my Girard, Roy Dupuis, Stephen McHattieBrand: UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
Cinematographer: Pierre Gill
Composer: Michel Cusson
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 124 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-12-11
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Palm Pictures / Umvd
Product features:
- This Canadian sports drama centers on Quebecois hockey player Maurice "The Rocket" Richard. With a cast that includes current and former NHL players, THE ROCKET garnered nine Canadian Academy Awards. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:?SPORTS/GAMES Rating:?NR Age:?660200316020 UPC:?660200316020 Manufacturer No:?PALMDV3160
DVD Reviews of The Rocket
DVD Review: Incredible! A Time Machine
Summary: 5 Stars
They didn't just tell the story about Richard's life, they recreated it. Every detail, from the chain link fence in the old forum to the street scenes keep you enveloped in the 1940s and 50s. Most importantly, the hockey action is the most realistic of any movie period. I have heard people praise the action shots in Miracle, but you will agree that it was nowhere near as close to the action in this movie. McHattie almost steals the show as the fiery coach Dick Irvin. Dupuis' resemblance to Richard is almost scary. To Fanatics like myself, Hockey is religion, and cast and crew of The Rocket showed great respect for the game with this detailed masterpiece.DVD Review: slick flick
Summary: 4 Stars
This was a good movie whether you're a hockey fan or not. It was a great story and the detail in making it seem like it was really in the 1950's was unparalleled. DVD Review: wonderful
Summary: 4 Stars
It's a step in the past of hockey history....I was very touched by watching this movie.
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Can reccomend it to all hockey lovers.
DVD Review: The Rocket
Summary: 5 Stars
The Rocket was a great depiction of what it's like being a French Canadian and the discrimination that went with that. He was a great hockey player who had to overcome prejudice and jeering because his English wasn't very good. There are fine hockey moments depicted in this film and it's a must see for all hockey fans. Very well written and very well performed.DVD Review: A Must Have Movie For Any Hockey Fan
Summary: 5 Stars
Maurice Richard is arguably one of the greatest if not greatest individuals to play in the NHL. Maurice Richard was the first to score 50 goals in one season (the 1944-45 NHL season), doing so in 50 games, and the first to score 500 goals in a career. He finished his career with 544 goals in the regular season, with 82 in the playoffs which included a record six overtime winners and led the league in goals five times. He also amassed 421 assists for a total of 965 points in 978 games.
The Rocket chronicles Richards voyage to NHL. It is a wonderfully constructed film that allows viewers to experience the struggles of a man whose dream is to play for the Canadians and eventually become a legend. The film is fairly family friendly (some mild language and smoking) and can be viewed in either English or French. It is a must have for the library of any hockey fan.
Description of The Rocket
As a young boy from blue collar Quebec, Maurice Richard had a dream to play in the National Hockey League. Beneath his soft spoken, working class exterior burned a tenacity and passion that transformed this young factory worker into The Rocket.In the 1950's pre helmet days of hockey, The Rocket played with a finesse, speed and conviction which made him a legend. A man of the people, denied equal rights in a culturally divided nation and ridiculed by critics as too frail to play hockey, Maurice Richard defied all odds to become the first player to ever score 50 goals in 50 games. This is the extraordinary true story of the man whose tireless fight on and off the ice ignited and forever changed a generation.Before Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux, before Gordie Howe and Bobby Hull, there was Maurice "Rocket" Richard, the first player to score 50 goals in 50 games and the man generally regarded as the Babe Ruth of the National Hockey League (he was a member of the Montreal Canadiens, the hockey equivalent of the New York Yankees). Directed by Charles Biname, written (in French and English) by Ken Scott, and starring Roy Dupuis as Richard, this 2005 Canadian production is more than a sports movie, as Richard's significance as a populist hero to French Canadians, the humble factory worker who fought against rampant cultural discrimination and risked his career for what he believed in, is given nearly as much weight as his remarkable feats on the ice. As such, The Rocket approaches the status of hagiography. It's more like watching The Natural than a bio of a real person, as the film is quite literally bathed in a reverent glow (the cinematography, both color and black & white, adds a gorgeous but unreal tint to every scene); even in his more dubious moments (he attacked a referee in 1955 and received a suspension, leading to a full-scale riot in and outside of the Montreal Forum), Richard is depicted as a hero-victim. That said, this is also a very entertaining biopic, with Dupuis excellent as the gritty machinist who was considered too frail and injury-prone to compete with the sport's tough guys but who, in the course of a career that lasted from 1942 to 1960, proved himself not only on the rink (where he more than held his own against various NHL goons while setting seemingly impossible scoring records), but also off it (where he stood up to the arrogant owners and league executives who regarded French Canadian players as lower life forms and refused to protect even Richard, the sport's best player, from dirty opponents and biased refs). The hockey scenes, which include various genuine NHL players, are exciting; and the personal moments, especially those involving Canadiens coach Dick Irvin (Stephen McHattie) are fine, if somewhat pat. Modest bonus features include deleted scenes and "A Tribute to Maurice Richard, the Rocket." --Sam Graham
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