D2: The Mighty Ducks

Synopsis
If you had five dollars for every movie that featured Icelanders as the bad guys, you’d have about five dollars. You can thank D2: The Mighty Ducks for that fiver. The sequel to the 1992 surprise hit The Mighty Ducks sent Disney’s favorite underducks into battle on the world’s stage, and with the U.S.S.R. down for the count, this “Miracle On Ice” would have to happen against another European opponent.

After injuring his knee in his pro hockey comeback, Mighty Ducks coach Gordon Bombay gets an offer from sportswear executive Tibbles. The exec’s company wants Gordon to return to coaching, heading up the USA’s Junior Goodwill Games squad. Bombay reassembles his scattered flock and recruits an ethnic cross-section of new players—Julie, Dwayne, Luis, Portman, Ken, and south central L.A. native Russ.

Gordon and the Ducks get sucked into the commercial hype of superstardom, but are rocked back to their senses after a brutal loss to the black-suited Icelanders. After keepin’ it real with a street hockey match back in Russ’ hood, the Ducks regroup for a finals rematch with those Nordic bad boys.

Not only was the film a financial success, it gave Disney a chance to show off the team uniforms for the company’s own NHL franchise, the Anaheim Mighty Ducks. The studio went back to the pond for a third feature in 1996.

Release History 1992 - The Mighty Ducks
1994 - D2: The Mighty Ducks
1996 - D3: The Mighty Ducks

Sub Categories live-action
drama
comedy
disney

Studio Disney

Cast

Gordon Bombay		Emilio Estevez
Michele		Kathryn Erbe
Tibbles		Michael Tucker
Jan		Jan Rubes
Wolf		Carsten Norgaard
Marria		Maria Ellingsen
Charlie Conway		Joshua Jackson
Fulton Reed		Elden Ratliff
Greg Goldberg		Shaun Weiss
Lester Averman		Matt Doherty
Jesse		Brandon Quintin Adams
Guy Germaine		Garette Ratliff Henson
Connie Moreau		Marguerite Moreau
Adam Banks		Vincent Larusso
Julie Gaffney		Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine
Dean Portman		Aaron Lohr
Dwayne Robertson		Ty O'Neal
Russ Tyler		Kenan Thompson
Luis Mendoza		Mike Vitar
Ken Wu		Justin Wong
Gunnar Stahl		Scott Whyte
Olaf		Kai Lennox
James		Vicellous Reon Shannon
Hector		Noah Verduzco
Fanger		Marcus Klemp
Norbert		Jon Karl Hjelm
McGill		Michael Ooms
Larson		Casey Garven
Young Gordon		Brock Pierce
Young Gordon's Father		Robert Pall
Celebrity at Party		Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Celebrity at Party		Cam Neely
Celebrity at Party		Chris Chelios
Celebrity at Party		Luc Robitaille
Celebrity at Party		Greg Louganis
Celebrity at Party		Kristi Yamaguchi
Celebrity at Party		Steven Brill
Terry at Party		Leah Lail
Wayne Gretzky		Himself
Woman at Boutique		Jeannette Kerner
Woman at Boutique		Mary Brill
Referee at Games		Jack White
Referee at Games		Michael Francis Kelly
Game Announcer		Bob Miller
Reporter at Anaheim		Joe Fowler
Trinidad Coach		Harve Cook
"Mr. Alley Oop"		Rodney Louis Johnson
Photo Shoot A.D.*		Laura Lombardi
Colisseum Reporter		Nancy Stephens
Colisseum Reporter		Tajsha Thomas
Doo-Wop Singer		Kevin Womack
Doo-Wop Singer		Bryant Woodert
Doo-Wop Singer		Adam A. Labaud Jr.