Slap Shot (1977)

Directed by

George Roy Hill

Genre

drama film, comedy film, comedy drama, ice hockey film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 03m

Rated

R

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 450 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A minor league hockey team in a struggling factory town starts playing dirty to draw bigger crowds. The coach and players go along with the violent style as it becomes a hit with fans.

funnyroughgrittyirreverentenergeticblue-collarfast-pacedcynical

What happens

Slap Shot is a 1977 American sports comedy film directed by George Roy Hill, written by Nancy Dowd, and starring Paul Newman and Michael Ontkean. It depicts a minor league ice hockey team that resorts to violent play to gain popularity in a factory town in decline. Dowd based much of her script, as well as several of the characters, on experiences of her brother Ned Dowd, who played minor league hockey in the 1970s. While Slap Shot received mixed reviews upon release and was only a moderate box-office success, it has since become widely regarded as a cult film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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