"The Mighty Macs" Movie

The film depicting the 1972 Mighty Macs basketball championship has a new title. The official title of the movie is "The Mighty Macs."

Mighty Macs Movie Blog

Official Mighty Mac movie Web site

Information about the Mighty Macs from the 1970s

"The Mighty Macs" selected for two film festivals

The movie, The Mighty Macs, has been selected for two film festivals in California:
The International Family Film Festival in Hollywood, CA
Friday, March 12, at 7:00 p.m., Chaplin Building Theatre (Raleigh Studios) For more information, visit http://iffilmfest.org.

The 12th Annual California Independent Film Festival in Orinda, CA
Saturday, April 24, at 12:30 p.m. (Theater 1)
For more information, visit http://www.caiff.org/films5.html#

Screening of "The Mighty Macs" Movie
John Paul II International Film Festival
October 29 - November 7, 2009
Miami, Florida

Melody Regalado of The Florida Catholic
Inspirational "Mighty Macs" opens film festival (read article)

Photos from event

Guests gather during reception at
the John Paul II Film Festival in Miami.

The Heartland Film Festival
October 15-24, 2009
Indianapolis, Indiana

Photos from event

Sister Patricia Fadden, IHM, (right), president of Immaculata, with guests at reception before screening of the movie.

Please click here to watch Immaculata's ESPN segment on the Mighty Macs!

The Mighty Macs Movie

The film stars Carla Gugino (of HBO's "Entourage" and "Night at the Museum") as coach Cathy Rush and Ellen Burstyn as Mother Superior. Also starring is David Boreanaz as Ed Rush, Cathy's husband, and Marley Shelton as an IHM sister and assistant coach.

Chambers, Gugino, Croce

Tim Chambers, writer/director, (left) with Carla Gugino and Pat Croce, producer, during a costume and make-up session held at Immaculata.

Tim Chambers and Anthony Gargano of WIP Radio developed the story. Pat Croce and Tim Chambers formed Quaker Media (production company) in August 2006. "The Mighty Macs" is their first joint project from this partnership.

Admissions Staff

Pat Croce (center) greets the actresses who are portraying the Mighty Mac team. On far right is Tim Chambers, director/writer, and far left is Whitney Springer, a producer for the film. The actresses are working hard to capture the energy and talent of the Mighty Macs.

Actor David Boreanaz poses with Immaculata employees (from l to r) Bryn Johnson, Jenn Birkenmeier, and student Kasey Cole '09.