Slap Shot
1977
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Feb 25, 1977 · Slap Shot: Directed by George Roy Hill. With Paul Newman, Strother Martin, Michael Ontkean, Jennifer Warren. A failing ice hockey team finds success with outrageously violent hockey goonery.
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.
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Raunchy, violent, and very funny, Slap Shot is ultimately set apart by a wonderful comic performance by Paul Newman. In the small New England town of Charlestown, the local mill is about to lay...
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- Comedy, Drama
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Summaries. A failing ice hockey team finds success with outrageously violent hockey goonery. Located in the US Rust Belt, Charlestown is home of the hapless Chiefs, a losing Federal League hockey team whose games are poorly attended.
