The Mighty Ducks/Trivia

*Steve Brill (the film's original writer) requested to play the role of Gordon Bombay, but he was denied by Disney because they wanted to have a big name for the role.
*Bill Murray was considered for the role of Gordon Bombay, but he was deemed too old for the role. Other actors considered for the role were Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, Michael J. Fox and Charlie Sheen (the brother of Emilio Estevez).
*Jake Gyllenhaal auditioned for the role of Charlie Conway, but his parents wouldn't allow him to do the film, so the producers ended up casting Joshua Jackson in the role instead. Leonardo DiCaprio auditioned for the role as well, but lost out to Jackson.
*The original premise of the film was much darker with very little comedy in it about an ex-NHL player turned alcoholic who seeks revenge on his old coach coaching opposite him. When Disney bought the rights to the film, the main idea remained, but some elements were changed and included more emphasis on comedy and downplayed most of the adult themes.
*Juliette Lewis auditioned for the role of Connie Moreau, but lost out to Marguerite Moreau.
*Elden Henson and Garette Ratliff Henson are brothers in real life. When Elden auditioned for the film, his hair was dyed and he was screen-tested under the name Peter Quinn.
*Vincent LaRusso was given the role of Adam Banks after the actor who was originally cast the role became too difficult to work with.
*Katie Wahlquist was cast as the figure skating double for the character of Tammy Duncan because Jane Plank didn't know how to figure skate.
*The scene where Emilio Estevez and Heidi Kling's characters share a kiss, their lips got stuck together due to the weather being 55 degrees below zero and they had to have droplets of warm water put on their lips so they could separate from each other.
*The courtroom scenes (which were filmed in St. Cloud, Minnesota) were dressed up to give it a more "hockey feel" that included adding small black circles that looked like hockey pucks near the ceiling architecture. Instead of taking them down, the "hockey pucks" still remain there today.
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