D3: The Mighty Ducks

Synopsis of Movie

Just when it seemed they had the world at their webbed feet, the Mighty Ducks found themselves in the underdog position again. For the third Mighty Ducks installment, Disney sent its roster of junior hockey players (whose feet were not actually webbed) back to school for a chance to prove that teamwork and determination always triumph over rich snobbery.

Coming off their medal-winning performance at the Junior Goodwill Games, the Ducks win scholarships to fancy prep school Eden Hall. Gordon Bombay, who coached the Ducks to all of their previous victories, turns the reins over to hard-nosed new coach Ted Orion. But that’s the least of the Ducks’ problems.

Eden Hall has a proud tradition of hockey champions, and all of them were white and male. The rainbow coalition of quackers doesn’t sit well with Dean Buckley or with the school’s varsity team, the Warriors. After dealing with warring pranks, bigotry and high school romance, the Ducks are forced to defend their scholarships on the ice, facing off against the fearsome Warriors.

Top-billed Emilio Estevez made brief appearances at the beginning and end of the film as Gordon, leaving the Ducks themselves as the stars of this feature. As with the earlier films, Disney got plenty of mileage in for the company-owned NHL franchise, the Anaheim Mighty Ducks. After this installment, the franchise continued as an animated series, with super-powered, hockey-playing alien ducks replacing the human stars of the films.

Movie Release History

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

Movie Sub Categories

live-action
drama
comedy
disney

Movie Studio

Disney

Cast

Gordon Bombay Emilio Estevez
Coach Ted Orion Jeffrey Nordling
Dean Buckley David Selby
Casey Conway Heidi Kling
Charlie Conway Joshua Jackson
Adam Banks Vincent Larusso
Hans Joss Ackland
Fulton Reed Elden Ratliff
Greg Goldberg Shaun Weiss
Averman Matt Doherty
Guy Germaine Garette Ratliff Henson
Connie Marguerite Moreau
Cole Michael Cudlitz
Rick Christopher Orr
Dean Portman Aaron Lohr
Dwayne Robertson Ty O'Neal
Russ Tyler Kenan Thompson
Luis Mendoza Mike Vitar
Julie Gaffney Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine
Ken Wu Justin Wong
Scott Scott Whyte
Linda Margot Finley
Tom Riley Lynn Philip Seibel
Josh Benjamin Salisbury
Angela Delaney Eliza Coyle
Mr. Barber James Craven
Mrs. Madigan Claudia Wilkins
Mindy Melissa Keller
Cindy Samantha Harris
Coach Wilson Jack White
Arcade Attendant Steven Brill
Jeannie Mary Brill
Board Member Jeannette Kerner
Board Member Herbert Brill
Referee Mike Kelly
Gabriella Claire Bednarski
Customer at Mickey's Diner Jerry Kerner
Customer at Mickey's Diner Bert Sandberg
Championship Game Referee Stephen Dowling
Paul Kariya Himself

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