Overview
- Now streaming on Netflix as of Jan. 30, the documentary comes from directors Max Gershberg and Jake Rogal.
- The story is told primarily by surviving team members, including Jim Craig, Mike Eruzione, Ken Morrow and Mark Johnson, with the players revisiting the Lake Placid rink.
- Newly surfaced 16mm footage appears alongside Al Michaels’ original broadcast call, reinforcing the game’s place in American sports memory.
- Herb Brooks is portrayed as a hard-driving coach, with his children and former players reflecting on his demanding methods, including an intense postgame workout recalled in the film.
- The film places the upset within its Cold War backdrop, with voices like George Will referencing the Iran hostage crisis, inflation, energy lines and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.