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Release Date:
September 13, 2009
Original Title:
Kings Ransom
Alternate Titles:
30 for 30: King's Ransom
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Asylum Entertainment
ESPN Films
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
FR: 10
Runtime: 53
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.
Associate Producer:
Deirdre Fenton
Cinematography:
Scott Duncan
Consulting Producer:
Chris Connelly
Michael Tollin
Coordinating Producer:
Eric M. Johnson
Tiffany Reis
Shelley Storm
Director:
Peter Berg
Editor:
Todd Crites
Executive Producer:
Peter Berg
Keith Clinkscales
John Dahl
Jonathan Koch
Joan Lynch
Steven Michaels
Connor Schell
Bill Simmons
John Skipper
Original Music Composer:
David Arkenstone
Producer:
Alex Piper
Mitch Wright
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