The Mighty Ducks is the first film in The Mighty Ducks trilogy, produced by Avnet–Kerner Productions and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures and originally released on October 2, 1992. In the UK and Australia, the film was titled Champions. UK video/DVD releases are now titled The Mighty Ducks Are the Champions, reflecting both titles. Gordon Bombay is a successful Minneapolis defense attorney, whose truculent courtroom antics have earned him no respect among his peers. After being arrested for drunken driving, Bombay is sentenced to community service by coaching the local "District 5"... PeeWee hockey team. Bombay has a history with the sport, although his memories are far from pleasant: he blew a penalty shot, costing his team the title and disappointing his hyper-competitive coach, Jack Reilly . In fact, the movie later shows Reilly with Bombay looking at his string of championship banners and disgustingly saying that the runner-up banner should be taken down. When Bombay meets the team, he realizes the kids have no practice facility, equipment or ability to go with it.
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| Release date: | October 2, 1992 |
| Directed by: | Stephen Herek |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 100 Minutes |
| Producer: | Jordan Kerner, Jon Avnet |
| Music by: | David Newman |
| Cinematography: | Thomas Del Ruth |
| Screenplay by: | Steven Brill |
| Estimated budget: | $10,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy |