Kings Ransom

Synopsis

On August 9, 1988, the NHL was forever changed with the single stroke of a pen. The Edmonton Oilers, fresh off their fourth Stanley Cup victory in five years, signed a deal that sent Wayne Gretzky, a Canadian national treasure and the greatest hockey player ever to play the game, to the Los Angeles Kings in a multi-player, multi-million dollar deal. As bewildered Oiler fans struggled to make sense of the unthinkable, fans in Los Angeles were rushing to purchase season tickets at a rate so fast it overwhelmed the Kings box office. Overnight, a franchise largely overlooked in its 21-year existence was suddenly playing to sellout crowds and standing ovations, and a league often relegated to “little brother” status exploded from 21 teams to 30 in less than a decade.

Main Cast

Wayne Gretzky

Himself

Age : 63 | Popularity : 18%

Janet Jones

Herself

Age : 63 | Popularity : 80%

Luc Robitaille

Himself

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Glen Sather

Himself

Age : N/A | Popularity : 2%

Peter Berg

Himself

Age : N/A | Popularity : 64%

Bruce McNall

Himself

Age : N/A | Popularity : 20%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Peter Berg
Sound	Original Music Composer	David Arkenstone
Crew	Cinematography	Scott Duncan
Editing	Editor	Todd Crites
Production	Executive Producer	Peter Berg Keith Clinkscales John Dahl Jonathan Koch Joan Lynch Steven Michaels Connor Schell Bill Simmons John Skipper
	Consulting Producer	Chris Connelly Michael Tollin
	Associate Producer	Deirdre Fenton
	Coordinating Producer	Eric M. Johnson Tiffany Reis Shelley Storm
	Producer	Alex Piper Mitch Wright
Department	Role	Name

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