The Mighty Ducks (film)

The Mighty Ducks
Theatrical release poster
Directed byStephen Herek
Written bySteven Brill
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyThomas Del Ruth
Edited by
Music byDavid Newman
Production
companies
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date
  • October 2, 1992 (1992-10-02)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$14 million[1]
Box office$50.8 million[2]

The Mighty Ducks (also known as D1: The Mighty Ducks, and Champions in the United Kingdom and Australia) is a 1992 American sports comedy-drama film about a youth league hockey team, directed by Stephen Herek and starring Emilio Estevez. It was produced by The Kerner Entertainment Company and Avnet–Kerner Productions and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the first film in The Mighty Ducks film series. In some countries, the home release copies were printed with the title as The Mighty Ducks Are the Champions to avoid confusion with the title of the sequel.

The year after the film's release, Disney founded an NHL hockey team, named the "Mighty Ducks of Anaheim".