Goon was a very pleasant surprise for the comedy genre and this particular sport in film. The true story of an unlikely journey into minor league hockey by adam frattasio and douglas smith. The acclaimed kurt russell stars as us olympic coach herb brooks, who leads his underdog squad to one of the most unlikely upsets in modern sports history. Footage from smiths career as a hockey enforcer is shown during the films credits. He battled his way up through the ranks of professional hockey in a wild ride that the pair chronicled in the book, goon.
Hockey is a pretty natural subject for a movie duel, however. Scott plays smith in the upcoming movie, goon, which is based on the book goon. Not content with his job as a bouncer at a local beantown bar and a bit of an embarrassment to his accomplished family, doug glatt seann william scott dreams of the kind of success enjoyed by. When the seann william scott hockey film, goon, became a cult favorite among cinemaphiles and hockey fans alike back in 2011, most people figured it was pure make believe. Both a breath of fresh and air and a punch to the face, goon, the 2011 ice hockey comedy, was an unlikely hit and welcome throwback to a sport sparingly made for the movies. Joining the team and with the encouragement of his best. Jay baruchel laces up his directorial debut with the bonecrunching, glovesoff hockey comedy sequel goon. He chronicled his experiences in his autobiography cowritten with adam frattasio, goon. The true story of an unlikely journey into minor league hockey, was published in 2002 and dedicated, appropriately, to all those who dont have everything it. Smiths role on the teams he played for was that of the enforcer, which led the hanover, massachusetts, native to average 6. Goon, directed by michael dowse the new york times. Find out where goon is streaming, if goon is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Not content with his job as a bouncer, doug glatt seann williamscott dreams of a more rewarding job and gaining his parents respect. Labelled an outcast by his brainy family, a bouncer overcomes long odds to lead a team of under performing misfits to semipro hockey glory, beating the crap ou.
Not content with his job as a bouncer at a local beantown bar and a bit of an embarrassment to his accomplished family, doug glatt seann william scott. Written by gsh blogger scott antcliffe a gongshow hockey blog exclusive gongshow offers the official merchandise for the movie goon i first came across doug the thug smith aka goon as a young uninspired 16yearold boy starting to play the beautiful game of hockey. Goon official movie site starring seann william scott. I searched on the internet for hockey books that i could read, and i soon came across goon. The movie was inspired by a book based on real life events and written by actor writer jay baruchel. Doug smith former pro hockey player who wrote a book about his time spent. The frenchcanadian film depicts the trials and tribulations of richard en route to superstardom and ensuing championships. This is the moment, midway in the film, when goon reveals its true colors and turns from a rowdy sports farce into something vaguely resembling the rocky of. When the seann william scott hockey film, goon, became a cult. The story centers on doug glatt, a bouncer seann william scott who has been touched by the fist of god. With seann william scott, jay baruchel, alison pill, eugene levy. The true story of an unlikely journey into minor league hockey, with. The true story of an unlikely journey into minor league hockey, goon the movie was written by jay baruchel who plays dougs best friend and evan goldberg, seth rogen. Kevin smith isnt the only one with a hockey movie brewing.
Goon on dvd may 29, 2012 starring jay baruchel, seann william scott, alison pill, marcandre grondin. Goon is a movie based on adam frattasio and doug smiths biography goon. Doug smith born december 27, 1964 is an american retired minorleague ice hockey player who coauthored a biography about his time spent playing professional hockey, goon. True story of an unlikely journey into minor league hockey by adam frattasio and directed by michael dowse. The true story of an unlikely journey into minor league hockey. In a sense, its like the rocky a sports movie that changed the genre forever of hockey, and should unequivocally be considered one of the best hockey movies based on true stories ever. The book inspired a movie based off of his life story and seann. There are also several cameos from reallife nhl players, making this one a true hockey fans dream, and amongst the best hockey movies based on true stories ever. Doug smith could kick your assor at the very least, hed be the author behind that sore face youd have the following morning.
He was smarter than this movies doug, but arguably as tough, and thats another reason i liked goon. Jay baruchel moves behind the camera with bloodontheice. The true story of an unlikely journey into minor league hockey by doug smith and adam frattasio. The true story of an unlikely journey into minor league hockey tells the story of a boxer who made his way onto a minor league hockey team as an enforcer.
Goon movie raises questions about hockey enforcers cbc news. Then later disney gives us the true inspirational hockey movie the miracle a hockey movie celebrating the heart needed to excel in this sport. Last of the enforcers is a 2017 sports comedy film directed by jay baruchel in his directorial debut and written by baruchel and jesse chabot. Goon is a 2011 canadian sports comedy film directed by michael dowse, written by jay. The true story of an unlikely journey into minor league hockey, and due to. The rowdy true story of a hockey enforcer you dont have to be a worldclass ice skater to play professional hockey as long as you can throw a mean punch. A hockey player plagued by injuries is confronted with the possibility of retirement when a tough new player challenges his status as the leagues top enforcer. The best hockey fights in movie history posted by rick marshall on march 26th goon skates its way into theaters this weekend, featuring sean william scott as a former bouncer who punches his way to glory on a minor league hockey team.
The book is a biography that describes smiths time playing professional hockey. Discuss the nhl, ahl, khl, nwhl, iihf and every other hockey league you can think of. Footage from smiths career as an enforcer is shown during the film s credits, and smith said in an interview with that he is happy with the finished film. Miracles from heaven is based on the incredible true story of the beam family. Hockey goons have inspired a surprising amount of entertainment. The true story of an unlikely journey into minor league hockey paperback june 10, 2002.
Lots of comedy added with brutal hockey violence turned out to be way better than i expected. Hockey has become a thing of the past in terms of making films that revolve. Goon screenwriter jay baruchel talks hockey violence and. The true story of an unlikely journey into minor league hockey chronicles the uniquely wild adventure of doug smith, who was determined to realize his dream of playing professional hockey, despite the fact he didnt start skating until the age of 19. The true story of an unlikely journey into minor league hockey by dough smith and adam frattasio, which may be why the script by superbad cowriter evan goldberg and judd apatow regular jay baruchel includes a scene in which dougs parents walk out of a. If a third goon movie does enter development at some point, it will be fascinating to see where they take this story. Upcoming movie goon tells story of hanson police officer. The thug was just as likeable in the book as in the movie.
The sports flick, humanizing goons and sanctifying hooliganism in hockey as part of the games ritual, is based on the autobiographical book by 1980s minor league hockey enforcer doug smith and is entitled goon. When a chance encounter with an onice thug leads to a fistfight that doug easily wins, the onlooking coach sees dougs potential, in spite of his lack of any hockey playing ability. Hockey movie goon to begin shooting in winnipeg the. The rise and fall of derek boogaard full version the new york times duration. When christy jennifer garner discovers her 10yearold daughter anna. The true story of an unlikely journey into minor league hockey, with adam frattasio. I liked how it built its story around the way hockey enforcers careers tend to end badly, but unfortunately the. Hockey movie goon to begin shooting in winnipeg later. The true story of an unlikely journey into a minor hockey league, which tells the story of smith, who didnt start playing hockey until he was 19. Labeled an outcast by his brainy family, a bouncer overcomes long odds to lead a team of under performing misfits to semipro hockey glory, beating the crap out of everything that stands in his way. Dave schneider is the captain and founding member of the. Goon is supposedly based on a true story it was inspired by the nonfiction book goon. A big, fat, hilarious, violent, sporty comedy for any fan of sports, even those that are not fans of sports are sure to find the humor goon carries right in lots of comedy added with brutal hockey violence turned out to be way better than i. The true story of an unlikely journey into minor league hockey by adam frattasio and doug smith.
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