Goon (2011)

Labeled an outcast by his brainy family, a bouncer overcomes long odds to lead a team of under performing misfits to semi-pro hockey glory, beating the crap out of everything that stands in his way.

Director:

Michael Dowse

Writers:

Jay Baruchel, Evan Goldberg,

Stars:

Seann William Scott, Jay Baruchel, Alison Pill

12 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Seann William Scott	...	Doug Glatt
Jay Baruchel	...	Pat
Alison Pill	...	Eva
Liev Schreiber	...	Ross Rhea
Eugene Levy	...	Dr. Glatt
Marc-André Grondin	...	Xavier LaFlamme
Kim Coates	...	Ronnie Hortense
Nicholas Campbell	...	Rollie Hortense
Richard Clarkin	...	Gord Ogilvey
Jonathan Cherry	...	Marco Belchier
Ricky Mabe	...	John Stevenson
George Tchortov	...	Evgeni
Karl Graboshas	...	Oleg
Larry Woo	...	Park Kim
Stephen Sim	...	Backup Goalie

Storyline

Not content with his job as a bouncer at a local Beantown bar and a bit of an embarrassment to his accomplished family, Doug Glatt dreams of the kind of success enjoyed by minor league hockey goon Ross Rhea. When a chance encounter with an on-ice thug leads to a bloody fist fight that Doug easily wins, the coach of the Halifax Highlanders sees potential in this mammoth sized man who is only hampered by his lack of any hockey playing ability and his brother's old figure skates. Standing up to the taunts of the other players, Doug manages to join the team, and with the encouragement of his hockey obsessed best friend quickly becomes a rising star. Soon he'll have the opportunity to face off against Ross "The Boss" Rhea and perhaps finally land a girlfriend. Now - all he needs is to learn how to skate.

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Plot Keywords:

hockey | bouncer | team | misfit | french canadian | 

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Taglines:

Meet Doug, The Nicest Guy You'll Ever Fight.

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Genres:

Comedy | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for brutal violence, non-stop language, some strong sexual content and drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 February 2012 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Fight Games

Filming Locations:

Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$49,076 (USA) (30 March 2012)

Gross:

$4,168,144 (USA) (25 May 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

No Trace Camping, Caramel Film, Don Carmody Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mike Ricci:  The former NHL center can been seen several times playing for the Halifax Highlanders.

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Goofs

Dr. Glatt states that he might as well have "Security" on his sweater. The character is supposed to be an American, who would normally call it a jersey. Eugene Levy is from Canada, where it is commonly called a sweater.

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Quotes

Doug Glatt: Hey! What the hell?
Ryan: Recognize!
Doug Glatt: Of course I recognize you!
Ryan: You recognize this big fuckin' beautiful family of yours?
Doug Glatt: Oh my god, this is amazing, I'm so happy!
Ronnie Hortense: Glatt! What the fuck are you doing mother fucker? Start skating, chase some ice!

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Connections

Featured in Great Movie Mistakes IV (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Jer-Z-Nites"
Written by Phillip Costello
Performed by Satanicide
Published by Spiritual Raise Music, BMI

User Reviews

Enjoyable Movie

I must say I was a bit nervous as a Hockey fan about how this movie would fare in UK. There is a fairly good following but there are still a lot of people who don't realise that fighting is part of the game and that 'Goons' actually do play the game.

I thought there were some good laughs, entertaining fights and an overall heartwarming story that for me make this into a very entertaining movie. Yes, the dialogue and jokes are simple and the plot is quite thin but what were we expecting? Too many people expect movies to all be Oscar-contenders and don't see a film for what it is, in this case and entertaining comedy-drama that doesn't take itself even slightly seriously.