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Article: Kurt Russell's new goal.(FEATURES)(ARTS)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- February 6, 2004
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Byline: Bonnie Churchill Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor
When Dennis Quaid played "The Rookie" in 2002, the crowd-pleasing sports movie gave his languishing career a major boost.
Now, Kurt Russell hopes that another feel-good sports movie, also made by Disney, will similarly reverse his waning stardom. In "Miracle," Russell plays Herb Brooks, coach of the US Olympic hockey team that won against the seemingly unbeatable Soviet team in the 1980 games.
"I went all out for this one," Russell says. "It's a great story, plus a role that could change my career around."
Russell has long circled the fringes of Hollywood's A-List ...