Youngblood (1986)

Director:

Peter Markle

Writers:

Peter Markle (story) and
John Whitman (story) ...

Release Date:

31 January 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Sport

Tagline:

The ice... The fire... The fight... To be the best.

Plot:

A skilled young hockey prospect hoping to attract the attention of professional scouts is pressured...

Plot Keywords:

Hockey | Fight | Coach | Water | Fall

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Rob Lowe	...	Dean Youngblood
Cynthia Gibb	...	Jessie Chadwick
Patrick Swayze	...	Derek Sutton
Ed Lauter	...	Murray Chadwick
Jim Youngs	...	Kelly Youngblood
Eric Nesterenko	...	Blane Youngblood
George J. Finn	...	Racki (as George Finn)
Fionnula Flanagan	...	Miss McGill
Ken James	...	Frazier
Peter Faussett	...	Huey Hewitt
Walker Boone	...	Assistant Coach
Keanu Reeves	...	Heaver
Martin Donlevy	...	Referee Hannah
Harry Spiegel	...	Thunder Bay Coach
Rob Sapiensze	...	Thunder Bay Asst. Coach

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:12 | USA:R (certificate #27972) | New Zealand:M | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:12 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Canada

Company:

Guber-Peters Company, The

Trivia:

Based loosely on the ice hockey experiences of director Peter Markle. When Markle filmed the ice hockey scenes, he worked while on ice skates.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The Memorial Cup, though a real trophy, is not awarded to the winner of a Best of 7 series. Nor, is it awarded to the OHL (Ontario Hockey League) Champion, as seen in the movie. Instead it is awarded to the winner of a Round Robin Tournament hosted by a single team (rotating between the 3 Leagues that make the Canadian Hockey League). With the Champions from the WHL (Western Hockey League), OHL (Ontario Hockey League) and the QMJHL (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League), as well as the Host team participating.

Quotes:

Murray Chadwick: Where'd you get these guys from, Ray? Mexico.
Ray the assistant coach: We're only looking for one player.
Murray Chadwick: Like that sorry son of a bitch who just tripped over the blueline.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Chiefs (2004)

Soundtrack:

WINNING IS EVERYTHING

An insult to our game.

As a Canadian, and a hockey fan, I was insulted by the style of this movie and how poorly our Canadian game was potrayed. I don't want to ruin this movie for anyone, however it is 15 years old & fairly predictable. So, we have an American teenager who is a complete wuss playing in a nothing hocky league who goes to Canada to play junior. He manages to play well, score with the coaches daughter, leave his team because his friend/teamate gets severely injured, comes back for the "big game" & scores a hat trick (3 goals) no less to win it. Then, he fights the toughfest goon in the league in a stick fight??? And wins??? That whole scenario actually happening is as about as believable as Keanu Reeves French Canadian accent, and Patrick Swayze as some hard core hockey player. Albeit, junior hockey is pretty rough, there are more fights, however, I do not believe there is such a thing as a stick fight, nor do you ever see a coach jump into the stands & fight with a fan,and it is a rarity to see a skilled player who is not a fighter, engage in a fight with a total goon and win. Hockey wise, this movie blows. And as for the love story, what can I say accept that it is fromage 80's. This movie is watchable, but you can't help but feel embarassed for the people who are in this movie.