Waking Up Wally: The Walter Gretzky Story (2005)Director:Dean Bennett |
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Title: Waking Up Wally: The Walter Gretzky Story (2005)
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Cast
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Tom McCamus | ... |
Walter 'Wally' Gretzky
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Victoria Snow | ... |
Phyllis Gretzky
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Ian Kohler
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| Kris Holden-Ried | ... |
Wayne Gretzky
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Robert Bockstael | ... |
Butch
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Eddie Ramer
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Shaun Johnston | ... |
Rob Coyne
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Mark Krysko | ... |
Keith Gretzky
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Darren Bachynski | ... |
Glen Gretzky
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Brent Gretzky
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Gill Hawkins | ... | |
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Jessica Renman | ... | |
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Lessia Petriv | ... |
Mary Gretzky
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Dr. DeVilliers
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Rated PG for some mild language and thematic elementsParents Guide:
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Country:
CanadaLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
6 November 2005 (Canada) See more »Also Known As:
La longue absence See more »Filming Locations:
Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaCompany Credits
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Accent Entertainment Corporation, Alberta Filmworks, Alberta Film Development Program of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, The See more »
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Written by Sarah McLachlan, Seamus Egan, and Dave Merenda
Performed by Sarah McLachlan
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Based on the book "On Family, Hockey and Healing" by Walter Gretzky See more »Soundtracks
"I Will Remember You"Written by Sarah McLachlan, Seamus Egan, and Dave Merenda
Performed by Sarah McLachlan
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Why was this film even made? No disrespect to Walter Gretsky, but countless people have been felled by strokes. Other than his near celebrity status as the father of hockey legend Wayne, Walter's story just isn't that interesting -- or that well executed - to make a decent movie. The wooden dialog and homespun feel the filmmakers were obviously looking for teetered on the brink of melodrama. I found looking into the Gretskys' private life, and conversations between friends and family members (as imagined by the writer), somewhat disquieting. The filmmakers seem to have overlooked the fact that you can't make a good movie without a good story And this one just doesn't cut it.