Kings Ransom
Kings Ransom

Movie·2009·0h 53m

Kings Ransom

August 9th, 1988. The day Canada froze over

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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The Story

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.

Producer

Peter Berg, Keith Clinkscales

Music

David Arkenstone

Editor

Todd Crites

Themes

sportsbiographyice hockeylos angeles, californiasports documentarynhledmontonedmonton oilers

Production House

Asylum Entertainment
ESPN Films
ESPN

Audience Score

66%

26 votes

Skip11%
Timepass27%
Go for it38%
Perfection24%

Where to watch

Region: US

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// cast

Cast

Wayne Gretzky

Wayne Gretzky

Himself

Janet Jones

Janet Jones

Herself

Luc Robitaille

Luc Robitaille

Himself

Glen Sather

Glen Sather

Himself

Peter Berg

Peter Berg

Himself

Bruce McNall

Himself

// crew

Crew

Peter Berg

Peter Berg

Director, Executive Producer

Keith Clinkscales

Executive Producer

John Dahl

Executive Producer

Jonathan Koch

Jonathan Koch

Executive Producer

John Skipper

John Skipper

Executive Producer

Mitch Wright

Producer

Bill Simmons

Bill Simmons

Executive Producer

Steve Michaels

Steve Michaels

Executive Producer

Joan Lynch

Executive Producer

Alex Piper

Producer

Connor Schell

Executive Producer

Todd Crites

Editor

David Arkenstone

David Arkenstone

Original Music Composer

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