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Special Features
- The Hanson brothers classic scenes
- Puck talk with the Hansons
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Paul Newman and his Butch Cassidy director, George Roy Hill, made a very original comedy in this 1977 story of an over-the-hill player/coach (Newman) for a lousy hockey team who gets results when he teaches his players to get dirty. One of the most hilariously profane movies ever to come out of Hollywood, this is the kind of film that makes its own rules as it goes along. Newman is very good, and while Hill goes for the gusto in terms of capturing the violence of this world, his instinct for comedy has never been sharper. Great support from Strother Martin, Paul Dooley, and the rest. --Tom Keogh
Product Description
An old-time hockey player tells his minor-league team to play dirty, and fans love it. Directed by George Roy Hill.
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95 of 103 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Slap Shot is a great hockey comedy. It's a hilarious, vulgar, completely wild joyride through the trials of a failing 70's steelmill-town based, utterly amateur hockey team. Failing, that is, until their players resort to pure violence in an attempt to keep their franchise alive.
Paul Newman plays the womanizing player/coach who, after a series of embarassing losses (including one to a visitng team's center who's flat drunk) needs to work with a 3 brother gang of misfits, who all look alike and have an incredibly aggressive style of playing.
Chaos insues when Newman's character decides to finally play these "goons" with his other teammates, and he watches as the fan base increases when they proceed to physically demolish - without any love for the game - the opposing teammates in an series of hysterical scenes that combine the best in hockey photography with hilariously explicit dialouge and violence. The shot of the goon's nonchalanty skating past the visitor's box and smacking each of them in the head with their sticks is classic.
This action scenes in this movie is everything you wished your NFL highlight tapes to be. The DVD itself is excellent quality, including the true film soundtrack (copyright limitation prevented some of the songs from appearing on the VHS and cable versions).
Extra bonus features are pretty nonexistent - just some scene selections and generic Actor Profiles that were prelevant in the first generation of DVDs created a couple years ago - but the quality and entertainment value of the movie more than makes up for these shortcomings.
41 of 42 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Ask hardcore hockey fans (the kind that are familiar with the Montreal Maroons or that understand that present-day hockey is virtually figure-skating compared to the seventies) what their favorite sports movie is, or ask hockey pros what their favorite sports movie is; probably more than half the time, you'll hear "Slap Shot". Some "serious" sports films suffer from self-importance or a lack of realism; try watching a good war documentary for actual life-and-death situations. Thankfully, "Slap Shot" doesn't take itself terribly seriously yet still manages to paint an accurate, believable picture.
Sure, the humor is rude and crude, but necessary to paint a somewhat accurate picture of `70's minor league hockey (surely these guys weren't discussing Plato or speaking in blue-blood accents). It may be offensive to uninitiated people (e.g. people who don't watch hockey or team sports in general), but the humor is oft-hilarious for hockey fans.
Paul Newman plays crafty, alternately obnoxious and charming player-coach Reg Dunlop, leader of the mediocre minor league Charlestown Chiefs (though in reality the movie was filmed in Johnstown, PA). Fearful that the team is going to fold (now that the big mill in town is closing), Reg concocts a scheme in which he'll find a way to make the team better and profitable in the hopes that the yet-unknown owner will opt to sell the team rather than disband it.
What eventually generates interest and success in the team is their change to a rough-and-tumble style of play, mercilessly beating on opponents (a la the typical style of play for many `70's teams), largely thanks to the infusion of the three Hanson brothers (who in real life actually were minor-league bruisers), who also provide much of the humor in the film. Michael Ontkean plays Ned Braden, the Ivy Leaguer who is a skilled scorer and naturally is unhappy with the fight-first direction of the team. His dysfunctional relationship with his young alcoholic wife serves as a subplot and also reminds Reg of his own unhappy marriage, largely due to his hockey life.
The film is full of fantastically funny moments: Reg's disbelief upon seeing the Hanson's for the first time ("They brought their f**kin' toys with `em!"), the players being forced to do a fashion show that goes awry when one of the players strips, the great Strother Martin as the cheapskate conniving general manager, the French-Canadian goaltender having hallucinations after being pummeled with shots, the Hansons starting a fight before the national anthem even starts, etc.
This is definitely one of the best sports films ever made (both in terms of comedy, and strangely, realism); don't expect anything highbrow, though, "THIS IS HOCKEY!" as the Chiefs rug-adorned announcer yells as the Chiefs are mercilessly pummeling their opponents.
Sure, the humor is rude and crude, but necessary to paint a somewhat accurate picture of `70's minor league hockey (surely these guys weren't discussing Plato or speaking in blue-blood accents). It may be offensive to uninitiated people (e.g. people who don't watch hockey or team sports in general), but the humor is oft-hilarious for hockey fans.
Paul Newman plays crafty, alternately obnoxious and charming player-coach Reg Dunlop, leader of the mediocre minor league Charlestown Chiefs (though in reality the movie was filmed in Johnstown, PA). Fearful that the team is going to fold (now that the big mill in town is closing), Reg concocts a scheme in which he'll find a way to make the team better and profitable in the hopes that the yet-unknown owner will opt to sell the team rather than disband it.
What eventually generates interest and success in the team is their change to a rough-and-tumble style of play, mercilessly beating on opponents (a la the typical style of play for many `70's teams), largely thanks to the infusion of the three Hanson brothers (who in real life actually were minor-league bruisers), who also provide much of the humor in the film. Michael Ontkean plays Ned Braden, the Ivy Leaguer who is a skilled scorer and naturally is unhappy with the fight-first direction of the team. His dysfunctional relationship with his young alcoholic wife serves as a subplot and also reminds Reg of his own unhappy marriage, largely due to his hockey life.
The film is full of fantastically funny moments: Reg's disbelief upon seeing the Hanson's for the first time ("They brought their f**kin' toys with `em!"), the players being forced to do a fashion show that goes awry when one of the players strips, the great Strother Martin as the cheapskate conniving general manager, the French-Canadian goaltender having hallucinations after being pummeled with shots, the Hansons starting a fight before the national anthem even starts, etc.
This is definitely one of the best sports films ever made (both in terms of comedy, and strangely, realism); don't expect anything highbrow, though, "THIS IS HOCKEY!" as the Chiefs rug-adorned announcer yells as the Chiefs are mercilessly pummeling their opponents.
31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I have just received (and watched) the DVD version of "Slap Shot", and I thank the powers that be for restoring the original sound track to the movie. The generic music that was released on VHS took the heart out of the movie. With the restoration, and the excellent digital quality of the movie, my favorite film is complete. Now, a full 5 stars only because I can't give it 10.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Classic
I don't think I will ever get tired of seeing this movie. I stays funny years later. Even though I know every line and action coming up, I still end up laughing out loud.
Published 4 days ago by Jesse
5.0 out of 5 stars
I love it!
This is, bar none, one of the best sports movies of all time. I have seen this countless times and it never gets old!
Published 5 days ago by Bernadette M. Miller
5.0 out of 5 stars
Classic
The Bull Durham of Hockey movies. Great cast and a fun watch. If you love hockey, this is a must for your movie collection.
Published 6 days ago by David H. Wheatley Jr.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Best hockey movie made.
While there were plenty of four letter words throughout the movie, for the most part it flowed quite well. A couple of slow spots. The young wife was a little over the top for me. Read more
Published 8 days ago by Mark Gravelle
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good Quality DVD
Though apprehensive at first of the quality I would receive, the DVD Slap Shot was fantastic and the only problem I came across with it was that it wouldn't play on my TV because... Read more
Published 14 days ago by Lou
5.0 out of 5 stars
fantastic, believable story line.
My favorite movie of all time. It feels like real life to me. Just about like the heathens I work with every day.
Published 25 days ago by Bill Steele
5.0 out of 5 stars
Slap Shot
This has to be one of the best sport movies of all time, I would put it up there with Major League !
Published 1 month ago by John Castlegrande
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun to watch
It is dated now but still fun to watch. The music of the 70's, the cars, the clothes... Kind of funny to see but the movie is still a good time though it is a little tame now... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Bongo
1.0 out of 5 stars
One of 10 best sports movies ever?
Oh my, my, my... the "low-information crowd" has existed longer than I thought.
What can I say... Paul Newman must have gotten burned out on making good movies. Read more
What can I say... Paul Newman must have gotten burned out on making good movies. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Me, Myself, I
5.0 out of 5 stars
Classic!
Great Classic Hockey Film. May see m a bit dated to younger fans? But it still holds up in my opinion!
"Ya. Old Time Hockey. Eddie Shore"
"Ya. Old Time Hockey. Eddie Shore"
Published 2 months ago by Thomas Vacchino
