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Youngblood (1986) 5.7
A skilled young hockey prospect hoping to attract the attention of professional scouts is pressured to show that he can fight if challenged during his stay in a Canadian minor hockey town. ... See full summary » Director:Peter Markle |
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Cast
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Jessie Chadwick
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Murray Chadwick
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George J. Finn | ... |
Racki
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Miss McGill
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Ken James | ... |
Frazier
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Peter Faussett | ... |
Huey Hewitt
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Walker Boone | ... |
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Martin Donlevy | ... |
Referee Hannah
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Harry Spiegel | ... |
Thunder Bay Coach
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Thunder Bay Asst. Coach
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A skilled young hockey prospect hoping to attract the attention of professional scouts is pressured to show that he can fight if challenged during his stay in a Canadian minor hockey town. His on-ice activities are complicated by his relationship with the coach's daughter. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>
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To Youngblood, winning wasn't everything - proving himself was. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
31 January 1986 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Veia de Campeão See more »Box Office
Gross:
$15,448,400 (USA)Company Credits
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Derek Sutton: [under his breath] Lousy agent.
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Written by Diane Warren
Performed by Glenn 'Spinner' Jones (as Glenn Jones)
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Trivia
The goalie for Thunder Bay was the only American born hockey player who appeared in the film, with the exception of the main characters. His name was Michael Gorey who was from Philadelphia Pennsylvania. The home of the Philadelphia Flyers, who the Thunder Bay Bombers were modeled after. See more »Goofs
In the fight scene, at end of movie between Racki and Youngblood. Youngblood pulls Racki's jersey over his head onto his arms, then punches Racki to the ice. When Racki is on the ice he isn't wearing his jersey anymore, then when he gets back up, Racki takes his jersey completely off. See more »Quotes
Murray Chadwick: You know what Gordie Howe got for a signing bonus? A team jacket!Derek Sutton: [under his breath] Lousy agent.
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Soundtracks
"TALK ME INTO IT"Written by Diane Warren
Performed by Glenn 'Spinner' Jones (as Glenn Jones)
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Rob Lowe is way too much the matinée idol type to ever be believable as a hockey player. In fact that's the story of Youngblood, that of a player who values his looks a lot more than mixing it up on the ice to help win a game.
Try as I might I just can't see Rob Lowe as a hockey player, even one who won't get down and dirty. He's a speedy fellow on the ice and it's his speed that gets him a berth on a Canadian minor league hockey team, on which he has teammates like Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves.
The best scene in the film is where Rob Lowe gets literally raped by the unofficial landlady of the team, Fionula Flannagan. Apparently she gets first dibs on all the new hockey players in helping them keep their equipment in working order. Considering before Lowe, she had both Swayze and Reeves, I'd say she's quite the mechanic.
Rob has a more serious involvement with Cynthia Gibb who is the daughter of Coach Ed Lauter. But she's also daddy's little girl which doesn't help matters.
Our Canadian reviewers say that Youngblood is a gross distortion of Canadian hockey. I'm in no position to comment, but I've seen enough to know that it's a sport where violence is the norm and if you can't mix it up and are not willing to risk your good looks, you won't last too long.
Youngblood is now 23 years old and assuming Rob Lowe's character had a decent sized playing career, I guarantee that Rob today would not look like the fellow who worked for President Martin Sheen in the West Wing.