The unruly team of hockey misfits grows up a bit and receives scholarships to a prestigious prep school, where they take on the snotty varsity team.The unruly team of hockey misfits grows up a bit and receives scholarships to a prestigious prep school, where they take on the snotty varsity team.The unruly team of hockey misfits grows up a bit and receives scholarships to a prestigious prep school, where they take on the snotty varsity team.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
- Fulton
- (as Elden Ryan Ratliff)
- Banks
- (as Vincent A. Larusso)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhen Charlie gets kicked off the team by Coach Orion after the "unofficial" JV/Varsity showdown, the only other player to join Charlie in leaving the team is Fulton. This is fitting since Fulton and Charlie were the first two players to agree to become Ducks in the first movie. They were also the only two players to show up to the game that they were forced to forfeit since the rest of the team walked out on Bombay in the first movie.
- GoofsWhen Julie is in the goal singing about how Fulton scored, you can see that her lips are not moving from behind her mask.
- Quotes
Coach Orion: [picks hockey puck up off the ice and addresses the Ducks] What's the one thing all great teams have in common?
Lester Averman: Great coaching.
Coach Orion: [unamused] Don't try to suck up to me, Averman.
[pause]
Coach Orion: Defense. See, unlike scoring, defense never quits, but to play great defense, you need one thing above all else.
Lester Averman: [sarcastically to Goldberg] Bet it starts with a "W."
Coach Orion: Confidence. Listen, if you learn nothing else when you're here, you learn this. All right? 'Cause it's not just about hockey. It's easy to be confident when you have control of the puck. It's very, very difficult to keep that confidence when you gotta take whatever strange bounces life throws your way. Don't be careless, but don't be too careful either. You cannot be afraid to lose. That's how you gain the confidence to attack the game when the puck isn't yours. That's how you attack life even when you think you don't have any control. And that's how you play real defense.
- Crazy creditsThe Walt Disney Pictures logo at both the beginning and the end use a flash sound when "Walt Disney" is formed, and laser sounds when the arc is being drawn over the castle.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Screen Junkies Show: Greatest Sports Pep Talk Ever (2011)
- SoundtracksDwayne's Puck-It 2-Step
Written by John O'Kennedy
Performed by John O'Kennedy & The O'Combo
Courtesy of Radiobar Music
For a basic plot summary, "D3" sees the Ducks handed from Coach Gordon Bombay (Emilio Estevez) to Eden Hall, a prestigious prep school giving the entire team full-ride scholarships. When new coach Ted Orion (Jeffrey Nordling) doesn't seem to working out all that well, as well as countless feuds with the established varsity team, the Ducks (as always led by Charlie Conway (Joshua Jackson)) must make some difficult decisions regarding their future.
The reason why this movie is "okay" while the others are a cut above, is that "D3" is essentially a carbon copy of its two predecessor. It uses the same basic dramatic formula of the first movie, while many of the jokes come straight out of "D2". Basically, the franchise had worn out its creative juices. Disney movies like this always walk the fine line between "heartwarming & fun" and "incredibly cheesy & dumb". While the first two walked the line perfectly, this one falls off into the latter category.
"D3" isn't a terrible movie, but it just can't capture the gusto of the previous efforts. I probably shouldn't complain too much, as these movies are essentially made for kids (and those kids will still love this one), but as an adult and factoring in the nostalgia factor, this is the one where, for the first time in the entire franchise, I thought "this is starting to get stupid".
Details
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- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Могутні каченята 3
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $22,955,097
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,170,358
- Oct 6, 1996
- Gross worldwide
- $22,955,097
- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1