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Our Lady of Victory

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  • Director: Tim Chambers
  • Genre: Drama
  • Movie Type: Sports Drama, Docudrama
  • Themes: Underdogs, Basketball Players, Coaches and Players
  • Main Cast: David Boreanaz, Carla Gugino, Ellen Burstyn
  • Release Year: 2008
  • Country: US

Plot

The feature debut of director Tim Chambers, this sports drama stars Carla Gugino (Spy Kids) as Cathy Rush, a women's basketball coach in the early 1970s. With almost no resources for the sport, Rush is hired by a small college and commits herself to turning a nearly nonexistent team into a national competitor. With sheer determination, the coach inspires her team to reach for the stars. ur Lady of Victory also stars Ellen Bustyn and Marley Shelton. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide

Cast

Credit

Tim Chambers - Director, Pat Croce - Producer, Tim Chambers - Screenwriter

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The Mighty Macs
Directed by Tim Chambers
Produced by Tim Chambers
Anthony Gargano (story)
Written by Tim Chambers
Whitney Springer
Starring Carla Gugino
Ellen Burstyn
Marley Shelton
Release date(s) 2010[1]
Country  United States
Language English

The Mighty Mac's is a 2010 film by director Tim Chambers. It stars Carla Gugino in the lead role of Cathy Rush, a real life women's basketball coach.

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Plot

Set in 1972, the film tells the true story of Cathy Rush, a 23-year-old former tomboy. On the brink of giving up on herself, she takes one final shot at her dream and becomes the head basketball coach at Immaculata University located in Malvern, Pennsylvania, near West Chester, Pennsylvania. With the help of nuns, she finds the courage and faith to lead her team along a brave journey at winning a national championship in women's basketball.

The seven members of the 1972 Immaculata championship team appear as nuns in a church scene.[2]

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References

  1. ^ "Women's games to raise breast-cancer awareness". http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/20090212_Women_s_games_to_raise_breast-cancer_awareness.html. 
  2. ^ "Grentz thrilled with NCAAs in Trenton". http://www.nj.com/sports/times/index.ssf?/base/sports-5/1228280754162060.xml&coll=5. 

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