MIRACLE (2004) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION

Enjoy our reaction as we watch "Miracle" for the first time!

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00:00 - Intro
02:10 - Reaction
39:19 - Review

[stuckinarkansas]

Was a teenager when this happened. Knew nothing about hockey. Watched all of the games through to the gold medal. It can't be overstated how important to restoring Americans moral and belief in our country and at the same time it was the beginning of the end of the Soviet Union. It's amazing how one sporting event can be so important to American and world history.

[charlize]

This game was the literal origin of the epic "U-S-A, U-S-A" chant. As a teen watching the game on TV, hearing it for the first time gave me and all my friends chills.

[shag]

The line by the announcer Al Michaels is the most iconic calls in history. They used his actual audio for the “5 seconds to go 3 seconds! Do you believe in Miracles?!? YES!!!”

[drgonzoatmpls]

More than 44 years have passed, and this still evokes powerful emotions in me. I still can't believe a group of American kids who had only been playing together for 7 months beat that Soviet team.

[CredibleHulk]

Brooks' best speech came before the gold medal game against Finland. It was short and to the point. All he said was "If you lose this game, you'll take it to you effing grave."

[Jerryjohnson-ig]

This was huge here in Minnesota as coach Brooks was born here, coaching the NCAA champion Minnesota Gophers hockey team and 13 of the 20 players on the Olympic team were born in Minnesota. Everyone was watching and cheering our "local" team throughout. It was an amazing time.

[nicknitro]

The Russians used 30 year old men on their team. They were all military soldiers. No professionals were allowed to play. Yet their team was full of professional players. The Russian coach pulled the goalie who was their best player. A bunch of college kids did the impossible. Thanks to Herb Brooks.

[CupOJoeX]

4:44 fun fact: the studio decided it was better to train hockey players to act rather than train actors to play hockey. Most of these guys in this movie are hockey players irl

[martystocks]

I remember the patriotism of a whole nation, most people in America today do not realize just how historic this was.Amazing movie

[jaknazryth]

I was 13 years old when I watched this game. I still recall the screaming... the tears of joy I watch coming down my mothers cheeks... the disbelief we actually won. You have no idea... no idea what it meant to play the Soviet Union in 1980. This was much more than a hockey game. This was the Soviet Empire vs "the West". They're war-tested professional hockey players against our non-pro college kids. Remember... in 1980 the U.S. Olympic rules committee did not allow our professionals to play this game.
CASSIE AND CARLY... There was no way you two could have known this... but the last 10 seconds of the game in this movie... the audio from the actor portraying Al Michaels actually shifted into the recording of the ACTUAL broadcast with REAL voice of Al Michaels calling the game for the 1980 Olympics.
I am 56 years old... and those words.... those immortal words still gives me chills to this very day...
"Do you believe in miracles? YES!!!"

Great reaction! Luv you two ladies! :)

[Clayton-kfsu]

I have an unused ticket to that Miracle game. My boss at the time had a home in Lake Placid. Because of bad snow that evening, his daughter could not get to the game. When he came back after the Olympics, he gave me an assortment of stubs and unused tickets. That gem, is one of them. I’m 72 now and still treasure it.

[lbutler]

I grew up in Alabama and we barely knew what Hockey was. I remember that call from Al Michaels like it was yesterday. My family was gathered around our television and watching the tape delayed broadcast of the game. Our country was really down and hurting during this time and we desperately needed a "Miracle". We weren't even sure what was happening while we watched but cheered like we were there in the stands. My Mom was crying when the final buzzer went off.

[stephensmith]

Mark Johnson ... scored 2 against the USSR and 1 goal and an assist against Finland. Also ... won a National Championship playing for the Wisconsin Badgers, played 669 games in the NHL ... and has won 7 National Titles as the Coach of the Badgers Women's Hockey team.

[matthewgreganti]

I love that towards the end of the game with Russia the merged Al Michael's voice with his original commentary from the game since he was there. They knew there was no way to recapture the same feel of surprise and passion in that moment. So what you hear when he asks "Do you believe in miracles?!" is what he said when the U.S. Olympic Hockey team beat the Soviets for the first time in decades. It shocked the world and gave us a much needed boost in morale during a tough time in our history.

[mark-bemq]

"Do you believe in miracles..." For a teen in 1980 w/America suffering gas shortages, hostage crisis & looming threat of nuclear war w/an implacable foe..."yes". This Olympics was everything. Eric Hyden to hockey Gold. It was living a dream. Until Chuch Mangione played "Give It All You Got" as the flame was extinguished. Unforgettable.

[noneofurbizness]

I watched as Walter Cronkite announced the US leaving Vietnam in 1975, I saw the US embassy overrun in Iran, I watched this game live with my 2 best friends at 10 years old. Military family. You can't understand how important this was to our country.

[crederules]

RIP Michael Mantenuto. He’s the actor who played OC. He joined the Army in 2010. In 2017 he took his own life. Rest in peace, brother!

[gregadams]

Watching the rest of the outro will make you cry more. They were all outstanding men who became leaders of business.

[paulabbott]

I was 16 and on crutches during the Olympics. Followed the hockey religiously. I was impressed when they thumped Czechoslovakia but thought the Soviets would win. Living near the Canadian border, we got to see the game live. My uncles kept calling from all over, wanting updates. When the US went up 4-3, my Dad unplugged the phone. When the game was over, everyone in the house screamed and you could hear the neighbors screaming. Everyone, but me, went outside and danced in the snow. One of the three times i seen my father cry. Nothing like it and there never will be again

[lloydmckibbanjr]

i remember not being interested in the Olympics until this series. I was glued to my t.v. as a 12 year old and shedding tears of joy and pride in my country. And to this day I shed more tears when watching this movie EVERY TIME Herb Albert says "DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES"!!! This; movie is in my opinion the best sports movie.