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Customer Reviews for Affirm Films The Mighty Macs, DVD
Affirm Films The Mighty Macs, DVD
Hired to coach the women's basketball team at Immaculata College in 1971, Cathy Rush encounters challenges as imposing as the big-school teams her girls will face. There's no gym, fans, or money! But with the help of Sister Sunday---her spunky assistant coach---and a group of elderly nuns, can she spur her ragtag team to unexpected heights? Dove approved. Rated G. Approx. 98 minutes.
Special Features:
Special Features:
- Deleted Scenes
- The Making of The Mighty Macs
- The Mighty Macs ESPN Segment
Average Customer Rating:
(7 Reviews) 7
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6 out of 786%customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for The Mighty Macs, DVD
Review 1 for The Mighty Macs, DVD
Overall Rating:
This should not be G Rated
Date:May 10, 2013
Babs Harrell
Quality:
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Value:
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I have a 5 yr old and a 7 yr old. We just watched Mighty Macs because it was G and they said - "it will be a cold day in Hell", had a scene where a nun and coach go into a bar-drink beer and talk inappropriately to a guy in the bar, and then the coach disguises herself as a nun to get a free ticket on a plane. If this is G I dont want to see a PG LOL
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Review 2 for The Mighty Macs, DVD
Overall Rating:
Much better than I anticipated
Date:July 17, 2012
Elaine D Van Amburg
Location:Florida
Age:Over 65
Gender:female
Quality:
5
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Value:
5
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Meets Expectations:
5
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I truly enjoyed this film. It is good for all ages and both sexes. I highly recommend it to others.
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Review 3 for The Mighty Macs, DVD
Overall Rating:
great movie
Date:March 22, 2012
hershy
Location:Phoenix,AZ
Age:35-44
Gender:female
Quality:
4
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Value:
4
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Meets Expectations:
4
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I enjoyed this movie. It kept my attention through most of the movie.
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Review 4 for The Mighty Macs, DVD
Overall Rating:
Great inspiring TRUE STORY
Date:March 9, 2012
Grace
Location:Cornville, AZ
Age:Over 65
Gender:female
Quality:
5
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Value:
5
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Meets Expectations:
5
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Wonderful movie about doing a lot with a little. When GOD works in us, HE can go far!!!!!!!
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Review 5 for The Mighty Macs, DVD
Overall Rating:
Very inspiring story
Date:March 2, 2012
Appey
Location:Bay Area, CA
Age:35-44
Gender:female
Quality:
5
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Value:
3
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5
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Enjoyed this story very much. Rented it first and once I can afford it, it will be going in the collection. Great acting, great storyline a real inspiration that can bring smile and hope for one's purpose today. Shows how much a women can do in a man's world but in God's world we are equal in His eyes.
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Review 6 for The Mighty Macs, DVD
Overall Rating:
Heartwarming story about value of teamwork
Date:March 2, 2012
P. Zeller
Take a trip back to 1971 when women’s college basketball was just beginning. Not many women tried out for the sport, and it was far from being taken seriously. The Immaculata, a small Catholic college, has just hired a new basketball coach – Cathy Rush – to coach the Macs. Cathy’s goal is to turn the inexperienced women’s team with a losing streak into a #1 team. However, there isn’t much hope. The college gymnasium recently burned to the ground. Most of the players lack experience. Cathy’s unorthodox ideas aren’t exactly embraced by the Nuns at the college, and financial problems abound threatening to close Immaculata. Old uniforms and a lack of funds to purchase shoes and travel to games add to the troubles. Can Cathy, along with her assistant coach, a Nun named Sister Sunday, turn things around for the flailing team?
There are many great moments in this movie. One of the girls comes from a poverty-stricken home. When pictures are taken, she wears her only outfit – a pair of ratty overalls and old boots. The result is an act of compassion that, for me, was a tearjerker moment. Another great moment is when Cathy has the chance to confront her former basketball coach and does so with grace toward someone who had caused her much pain.
There are some humorous moments throughout this movie as well. Viewers will want to be sure to watch The Mighty Macs ESPN segment at the end of the movie, which shows coverage from the real games and highlights some of the real-life players, as well as, the real Cathy Rush.
I enjoyed this movie. It’s a heartwarming and touching story for the entire family about an underdog team and the value of teamwork.
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Review 7 for The Mighty Macs, DVD
Overall Rating:
A great family movie!
Date:February 19, 2012
Quality:
5
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It's 1971. Cathy Rush is a woman ahead of her time ... and she's about to embark on an adventure for the ages. A new era is dawning in the country and in collegiate athletics, where a national champion will be crowned for the first time in women's basketball.
In the lead up to this historical season, major universities are preparing their game plans to win that first title. Meanwhile a tiny all-women's Catholic college in Philadelphia has a more modest goal: find a coach before the season begins. Providentially, Cathy Rush is about to find Immaculata College.
Recently married, Cathy is dealing with the aftermath of a truncated playing career. While cultural norms would have her staying at home, she's willing to do the hard work necessary to help her new team reach their goals—or perhaps she's just trying to achieve her unfulfilled dreams through them.
From the beginning, her challenges are as imposing as the big-school teams Immaculata will face on the court. Cathy learns there is no gymnasium on campus, she receives little support from the school's Mother Superior, and the school is in dire financial straits. To top it off, she may not even have enough players to field a team!
While it appears the Macs don't have a prayer, all hope is not lost. With the help of Sister Sunday—a spunky assistant coach—and the support of a booster club of elderly nuns, Coach Rush creates a new game plan that just might bring the team—and the school—together.
Will this pioneer buck cultural norms and spur her rag-tag team to unexpected heights? Or will her hard-driving ways create a wedge between the coach and everyone around her? One thing's for certain: there's never been anyone like Cathy Rush at Immaculata!
THE MIGHTY MACS is based on the incredible true story of the 1971-72 Immaculata College team that started in obscurity but became the original Cinderella story in women's basketball. This team of pioneers went from barely making that inaugural tournament to the first dynasty in their game. And Cathy Rush, the woman that was ahead of her time, became immortalized when she was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
THE MIGHTY MACS stars Carla Gugino as Cathy Rush; David Boreanaz as her husband, NBA referee Ed Rush; Marley Shelton as Sister Sunday; and Academy Award and Tony Award winner Ellen Burstyn as Mother St. John. The film was written, directed, and produced by Tim Chambers. The film's executive producers are Pat Croce, the former president of the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers, and Vince Curran, a successful businessman and former basketball star at Penn. Curran and Chambers are founders and partners of Quaker Media.
As a concerned parent, we are always looking for great movies that have a truth about them, a moral message to be gained from simply just heading to the movies for a night of family fun and entertainment, and it's such an honor to share this one with my readers. For those of you that are huge fans of family-feel good movies like Fireproof, Courageous or Seven Days To Utopia, then I know you will want to see this one. This movie is now playing in select theaters near you. I received this opportunity to preview this before it was released compliments of Propeller, Quaker Media and Affirm Films, and can't wait for you all to see it. Hands down another 5 out of 5 stars!
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