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Actress: Slap Shot. Philadelphia-born Kathryn Walker's classy career began on the off-Broadway New York stage with her performance in "Slag" in 1971. On Broadway she appeared in "The Good Doctor" (1974), "A Touch of the Poet" (1977), "Private Lives" (1983) and "Wild Honey" (1986), among others. She also has been a sporadic presence on daytime ...
- January 1, 1
- 2 min
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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 declining factory town.
- $6 million
- Elmer Bernstein
- February 25, 1977
- Robert J. Wunsch, Stephen J. Friedman
Cast. Paul Newman as Reg Dunlop. The Chiefs' player/coach that is deperately trying to win back his estranged wife, Francine, while turning his lackluster, third-rate hockey team into winners. Famous for his jacked up muscle car and his stunning wardrobe, Reg twists with his players psyches and gets them to win by fighting.
Truly, an icon. “Slap Shot” stars Newman as the player-coach of a failing hockey team in a dying steel town. In an effort to drum up attention, he conjures up a fake trade of his own Charlestown Chiefs to a Florida buyer, and encourages the team to show off in the meantime, and play as dirty as the white ice will allow.
- (23.4K)
- Universal Pictures
- George Roy Hill
Kathryn Walker Denis Lemieux Yvon Barrette Johnny Upton Allan Nicholls Morris ‘Mo’ Wanchuk Brad Sullivan Jim Ahern Stephen Mendillo Jean-Guy Drouin Yvan Ponton Charlie Kischel Matthew Cowles Dickie Dunn M. Emmet Walsh Shirley Upton Swoosie Kurtz Tim ‘Dr. Hook’ McCracken Paul D’Amato Yvon Lebrun Ronald L. Docken Billy Charlebois Guido ...
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Kathryn Walker. Highest Rated: 85% Slap Shot (1977) Lowest Rated: 53% D.A.R.Y.L. (1985) Birthday: Jan 9, 1943. Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Kathryn Walker's acting career took off ...
