The Mighty Macs

The Mighty Macs
File:Mighty macs film poster.jpg Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Tim Chambers
Produced by	Tim Chambers
Screenplay by	Tim Chambers Whitney Springer
Story by	Anthony Gargano
Starring	Carla Gugino Ellen Burstyn Marley Shelton David Boreanaz
Music by	William Ross
Edited by	M. Scott Smith
Distributed by	Freestyle Releasing
Release dates	October 17, 2009 (2009-10-17) (Heartland) October 21, 2011 (October 21, 2011) (United States)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$7 million
Box office	$1,891,936

The Mighty Macs is a 2009 American film by director Tim Chambers. It stars Carla Gugino in the lead role of Cathy Rush, a Hall of Fame women's basketball coach. The film premiered in the 2009 Heartland Film Festival and was released theatrically in the United States on October 21, 2011 through indie film label Freestyle Releasing.

Plot

In 1971, Cathy Rush, a woman ahead of her time, takes a job as the head women's basketball coach at Immaculata College. Rush faces a challenge of trying to compete against perennial powerhouses. Seven members of the 1972 Immaculata championship team appear as nuns in a church scene.

Cast

• Carla Gugino as Cathy Rush
• Ellen Burstyn as Mother St. John
• Marley Shelton as Sister Sunday
• David Boreanaz as Ed Rush
• Katie Hayek as Trish Sharkey
• Kim Blair as Lizanne Caufield
• Margaret Anne Florence as Rosemary Keenan
• Taylor Steel as Mimi Malone
• Kate Nowlin as Colleen McCann
• Meghan Sabia as Jen Galentino
• Phyllis Somerville as Sister Sister
• Tony Luke, Jr. as Salvator Galentino
• Kathy Romano as Gate Agent
• Joe Conklin as Game Announcer

Production

The film was filmed in 2007, but not released until 2011 due to the difficulties of finding a distributor. The director, Tim Chambers, had a potential distribution deal with Disney, but turned it down because Disney wanted to add coarse language to earn PG rating, but Chambers preferred to go for a G rating. Chambers worked out a deal with Freestyle Releasing, and the movie opened four years after completing the filming.

Some scenes were shot at West Chester University in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

Some scenes were shot at The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania.

Reception

The Mighty Macs received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 46%, based on 50 reviews, with an average rating of 5.4/10. The site's consensus reads, "Its heart is obviously in the right place, but The Mighty Macs is too blandly formulaic to transcend the genre's many clichés." On Metacritic, the film has a rating of 49 out of 100, based on 19 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

External links

• Official website
• The Mighty Macs at IMDb
• The Mighty Macs film trailer on YouTube
• The Mighty Macs channel at YouTube