Chicks with Sticks
2004 Canadian hockey film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chicks with Sticks (also released as Hockey Mom and Anyone's Game[1]) is a 2004 Canadian independent hockey comedy-drama television movie. It was written by Don Truckey and directed by Kari Skogland, and stars Jessalyn Gilsig, Margot Kidder, Jason Priestley, Juliette Marquis, Michie Mee and Peter Outerbridge.
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a.k.a. Hockey Mom, Anyone's Game | |
Directed by | Kari Skogland |
Written by | Don Truckey |
Produced by | Nancy Laing, Debbie Nighingale |
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Cinematography | Paul Tolton |
Edited by | Jim Munro |
Production companies | Earth to Sky Pictures, The Nightingale Company |
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Running time | 86 mins |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Budget | $3.5 million |
Set in a small town in Alberta, the plot follows former ice hockey Olympic-hopeful Paula Taymore (Gilsig) who bets the local men's recreational-league champions that she can assemble a women's team and beat them. The film premiered on 24 May 2004 on The Movie Network and Movie Central, and was screened at the Calgary International Film Festival later that year. The film won three Rosie Awards.