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     Seann William Scott

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     Jay Baruchel

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     Alison Pill

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     Marc-André Grondin

     Xavier Laflamme
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     Liev Schreiber

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     Kim Coates

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   Is 'Goon' based on a true story?

   • Smith's book was later adapted into the comedy film Goon (2011), starring Seann William Scott in the role based on Smith. A sequel followed, entitled Goon: Last of the Enforcers (2017). Smith made a cameo appearance in the sequel.

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   Is Goon a dramedy?

   • Brawls break Parents need to know that Goon is a fact-based sports dramedy about a hockey player whose primary job is to be the team's designated thug on the ice; consequently, it features plenty of violent and bloody confrontations on the ice. It glorifies fighting and suggests that participating in a good beat down can…

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   Is Goon a good movie?

   • Goon the movie, however is even less intelligent. Doug is sweet -- really the only nice person in the film -- but it's hard to watch him get brutalized over and over. And the fight scenes are quite gory, with bloody puddles on the ice and close-ups of teeth sliding across the rink.

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   What is the best thing about 'Goon'?

   • The best thing about "Goon" is not the hockey action, or who wins and who loses. It's Doug's rags-to-riches story. One night, he goes to a game with a friend named Pat ( Jay Baruchel ), who's one of those fans with a gift for getting under the skins of the players he heckles. One player grows so inflamed that he climbs into the stands.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Goon_(film)Goon (film) - Wikipedia

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   The film is an adaptation of the book Goon: The True Story of an Unlikely Journey into Minor League Hockey by Adam Frattasio and Doug Smith. Footage from Smith's career as an enforcer is shown during the film's credits, and Smith said in an interview with Grantland.com that he is happy with the finished film. [6]

4. ew.com › article › 2012/03/16'Goon': The rowdy true story of a hockey enforcer

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   Mar 16, 2012 · Goon, an ice-hockey comedy starring Seann William Scott, goes a different route. The R-rated Canadian indie is based on the life of a minor-league hockey player named Doug Smith—a guy whose ...

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6. www.thethings.com › goon-based-on-jay-baruchelsJay Baruchel's Estranged Father Unintentionally Inspired Goon ...

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   Jun 29, 2023 · Goon is. in fact, roughly based on the true story of Doug Smith, who was a boxer that moved from Massachusetts to New Brunswick, Canada, and eventually became a minor league hockey player. The fact that Goon is loosely based on Smith's life isn't something writers Evan Goldberg and Jay Baruchel hid.

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   Mar 28, 2012 · Note: The movie is based on Goon: The True Story of an Unlikely Journey Into Minor League Hockey by Adam Frattasio and Doug Smith. The real Doug Smith, also an enforcer, is seen in the credit cookies.

8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Doug_Smith_(author)Doug Smith (author) - Wikipedia

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   Doug "the Hammer" Smith (born December 27, 1964) is an American retired minor-league ice hockey player who co-authored a biography about his time spent playing professional hockey, Goon: The True Story of an Unlikely Journey into Minor League Hockey, with Adam Frattasio.

9. www.imdb.com › title › tt1456635Goon (2011) - IMDb

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   Feb 24, 2012 · The film is based on the book "Goon: The True Story of an Unlikely Journey into Minor League Hockey" by Adam Frattasio and Douglas Smith. Footage from Smith's career as a hockey enforcer is shown during the films credits.

10. www.commonsensemedia.org › movie-reviews › goonGoon Movie Review | Common Sense Media

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    Goon is supposedly based on a true story (it was inspired by the nonfiction book Goon: 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 co-writer Evan Goldberg and Judd Apatow regular Jay Baruchel includes a scene in which Doug's parents walk out of a ...