Slap Shot (DVD, 2012)

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Reggie Dunlop (Paul Newman) is the veteran player-coach of the Charleston Chiefs, a failing ice hockey team on the verge of being disbanded due to lack of support and finance. Dunlop's response to a long losing streak is to ask his players to throw the rulebook out of the window, and their new violent approach does lead to an upturn in fortunes.

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The story of the coach of a fading ice hockey team which must boost attendances or disappear. Violent, fast-paced comedy.

Product Identifiers

ProducerStephen Friedman, Robert J. Wunsch
EAN3259190262898
eBay Product ID (ePID)3961912

Product Key Features

ActorJennifer Warren, Andrew Duncan, Allan Nicholls, Jerry Houser, Strother Martin, Steve Carlson, Michael Ontkean, Paul Newman, Lindsay Crouse
Film/TV TitleSlap Shot
DirectorGeorge Roy Hill
LanguageEnglish
Run Time119 Mins
Release Year2012
FormatDVD
FeaturesAudio Commentary\Trailers
GenreGeneral, Comedy

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1
Certificate18
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
ComposerElmer Bernstein
Production DesignerHenry Bumstead
Additional InformationA rougher version of George Roy Hill's pet theme of men as overaged adolescents, SLAP SHOT stars Paul Newman as Reggie Dunlop, the venerable player-coach of the Charlestown Chiefs, a fifth-rate minor league hockey team. When their blue-collar town falls prey to Rust Belt ills of the 1970s, attendance drops, and the greedy owner starts looking for a buyer, anxious to cash out. Dunlop is informed that the players need to crank up the box office to keep their jobs in what will likely be their last season. To the coach's dismay, general manager Joe McGrath (Strother Martin) imports the Hanson brothers, a hockey Three Stooges who like to assault soda machines and play with toys. But once Dunlop turns them loose, they're a Panzer division on ice, and the team starts winning by adopting their bone-crushing style. Although the team is on the upswing, Dunlop's wife, Francine (Jennifer Warren), seems to be through with him, and the isolated wives of the other players aren't much happier with their fate. This sidesplitting, profanity saturated film is one of the funniest ever made about any sport. While writer Nancy Dowd intended to probe darker issues--such as the greed of ownership, the blood lust of fans, and the childishness of the players--Hill submerges them in raucous laughter. Newman is near his peak as the romantic, manipulative, womanizing, hard-drinking coach, and the high-sticking Hanson brothers achieve comic immortality in their only film appearance.
ReviewsNew York Times - ...[The actors] are impeccable....You know that it's an original...
AuthorNancy Dowd
Sound sourceDolby Digital 2.0
EditorDede Allen
Movie/TV TitleSlap Shot
Director of PhotographyVictor J. Kemper

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  • Funny - but with a real message.

    Hilarious sports movie with a serious message about violence. One of the most re-watchable movies I've ever seen. Paul Newman is excellent, but all the supporting cast give it their all. The script is endlessly quotable, and the assorted backing tracks are perfectly placed to enhance the mood of the quieter moments.

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  • Classic underdog feel good movie !

    Great film. A sporting classic , even if you're not into ice hockey.

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  • It was for a work mate who has not watched it yet! But the film is fantastic, so if it plays OK he will love it! and delivery was bang on, U done good

    This film is bloody great, I watched it years ago and the memory of it still makes me laugh! I bought it for a work mate who was feeling a bit down as I know he will bloody love it! Brilliant film and I would highly recomend it!!! You can also correct my spelling if you like!

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  • Slapshot 1977

    Pleased with Purchase a classic starring Paul Newman (Cat on a hot tin roof & Towering inferno )As a Hockey 🏒 Coach in charge of the Chiefs ,A third rate minor league team to the Ice Hockey Sequences to a Great performance from Lead man Paul Newman. Pleased with purchase,Many thanks Mr Stephen Powell 👍😁

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  • A good watch

    Best spot film ever funny and some very violent scenes paul newman is excellent as player/coach

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  • slap ashot just as good as seen many years ago 10 out af 10

    most enjoyable film

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  • Slap Sot is a slam dunk of a movie

    Saw this film in the cinema originally and thought it was historical and wanted to relive that feeling.

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  • Slapshot great film

    Back in the time when for me life was a little bit normal.

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  • Funny, brutal, highly entertaining.

    Great film and a very reasonable price

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  • Great film - but not if you have family ...

    Great film - but not if you have family watching - adult language

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