Slap Shot (1977)

Directors:

George Roy Hill

Writers:

Actors:

Paul Dooley, Nancy N. Dowd, Larry Block, Gracie Head, Ned Dowd, Christopher Murney

Synopsis:

To build up attendance at their games, the management of a struggling minor-league hockey team signs up the Hanson Brothers, three hard-charging players whose job is to demolish the opposition.
  • Comedy
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Slap Shot (1977)

Though it's popularity has been hindered by the fact it's based around a hockey team, this movie is about hockey in the same way Fight Club is about punching. It's original, dirty, funny, depressing, remarkably authentic, and features a wonderful turn from Paul Newman.
jordan
November 25, 2012