Goon (2011)

Director:

Michael Dowse

Writers:

Jay Baruchel (written by) &
Evan Goldberg (written by) ...
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Release Date:

6 January 2012 (Ireland)

Genre:

Comedy | Sport

Tagline:

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

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Hockey | Bouncer | Team | Misfit | French Canadian

Awards:

12 nominations

Cast

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
Ellen David	...	Mrs. Glatt
David Paetkau	...	Ira
Mike Bell	...	Donovan
Jeff Strome	...	Oldfield
Jeff Wahl	...	Reg (as Jeff Scott Wahl)
Dave Wheeler	...	Sportscaster
Bryan Clark	...	Bartender
David Duncan	...	Darren
Patricia Zogar	...	Elderly Waitress (as Patricia Edgar)
James Durham	...	Customer
Jeff Bromley	...	Guy
Don Carmody	...	Guy in Leather Jacket
Kalyn Bomback	...	Kelly
Dominick Blais	...	O'Sullivan
Curt Keilback	...	Rod McCaudry
James Knight	...	Ref / ND Halifax Player #1
Tom Anniko	...	Shamrock's Coach
Amy Groening	...	Teenage Singer
Ali Hassan	...	Uncle Stevie
Sean Skene	...	Assassin #1 / Concord Player #2
Gabriel Daniels	...	Blanko
Ken St. Mars	...	Hamilton Defenseman
Derek Poplawski	...	Lowell Kings Opponent (as Derrick Poplawski)
Tim Kiriluk	...	Mirimachi Opponent #1
Lance 'The Snake' Cartwright	...	Mirimachi Opponent #2 (as Lance Cartwright)
Georges Laraque	...	Huntington
Andrew Degryse	...	MTL Tomahawk Player #1
Veronica Malinowski	...	Paris Hilton Lookalike
Geoff Banjavich	...	Brandon
Mark Olafson	...	Flannerty
David Lawrence	...	Richard (as Dave Lawrence)
Jim Toth	...	Reporter
Marc Joyal	...	Quebec Fan
Brandy Jaques	...	Stripper
Howard Jerome	...	Albee Cohen
Aron Tager	...	Mr. Goldsmith
Sidney Leeder	...	Young Woman
Sarah Scheffer	...	Barbara Cohen
Jay Roberts	...	MTL Tomahawk Player #2
Darren Ross	...	Lineman #1
Brent Poplawski	...	Iroquois @2
Travis Mealy	...	Iroguois #3
Mark Dann	...	Iroquius #4
Robert Borges	...	Uroquiis #5
Jodi Stecyk	...	Assassin #2
Christian Fraser	...	Assassin #3
Chris Low	...	Assassin #4
Chris Sinclair	...	Assassin #5
Tim Horoshok	...	Assassin #6
Glen Thompson	...	Assassin #7
Nigel Rubeniuk	...	Conrodd Goalie #1
Jere Gillis	...	Quebec #1
Billy Keane	...	Quebec Coach
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shailee Ferguson	...	BGP (uncredited)
Braeley Hobbs	...	Rachel (uncredited)
Mitchell Kummen	...	Autograph seeker (uncredited)
Christian Lalonde	...	Simard (uncredited)
Terry Ray	...	Assassin Player (uncredited)
Mike Smith	...	Production Assisstant #2 (uncredited)
Clayton T. Stewart	...	Crazy Fan (uncredited)
John Paul Tremblay	...	Production Assisstant #3 (uncredited)
Robb Wells	...	Production Assisstant #1 (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Dowse

Writing credits
Jay Baruchel		(written by) &
Evan Goldberg		(written by)
Adam Frattasio		(book "Goon: The True Story of an Unlikely Journey into Minor League Hockey") &
Doug Smith		(book "Goon: The True Story of an Unlikely Journey into Minor League Hockey")

Produced by
Jay Baruchel	....	producer
Theodore Bressman	....	associate producer
Don Carmody	....	producer
Jesse Chabot	....	associate producer
Valérie d'Auteuil	....	associate producer: Caramel Films
Ian Dimerman	....	producer
Hartley Gorenstein	....	line producer
David Gross	....	producer
Kyle Hunter	....	associate producer
André Rouleau	....	producer
Ariel Shaffir	....	associate producer
Jesse Shapira	....	executive producer
Ben Silverman	....	associate producer
Mark Slone	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Ramachandra Borcar

Cinematography by
Bobby Shore		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Reginald Harkema

Casting by
Lucie Robitaille

Production Design by
Gordon Wilding		(as Gord Wilding)

Art Direction by
Scott Rossell

Set Decoration by
Robb Paraskevopoulos
Andrea Spakowski

Costume Design by
Heather Neale

Makeup Department
James D. Brown	....	key hair stylist: second unit, Toronto (as James Brown)
Lori Caputi	....	key hair stylist
Don Greenberg	....	special makeup effects artist
Nina Kvaternik	....	first assistant makeup artist
Brenda Magalas	....	key makeup artist
Brenda Magalas	....	key makeup artist: second unit, Toronto
Travis Marszalek	....	first assistant hair stylist
Doug Morrow	....	special makeup effects artist
Rita Pacitto	....	first assistant hair stylist: second unit, Toronto
Marilyn Terry	....	first assistant makeup artist: second unit, Toronto

Production Management
Melany Bourgouin	....	post-production supervisor
Hartley Gorenstein	....	unit production manager
Dana Warren	....	production manager: second unit St. John's/Halifax

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Duffy	....	second assistant director
Elizabeth Farrer	....	second assistant director: second unit, Toronto (as Liz Farrer)
Vicki Henton	....	third assistant director: second unit, Toronto
Ronaldo Nacionales	....	first assistant director
Christen Reynolds	....	third assistant director: second unit, Toronto
Markian Saray	....	first assistant director: second unit, Toronto
Dana Warren	....	first assistant director: second unit St. John's/Halifax

Art Department
Crystal Biloski	....	assistant art director
Bruce Cook	....	head carpenter
Clarence 'Keen' Flammand	....	scenic carpenter (as Clarence Flamand)
Jason Gibbs	....	property master
Chad Giesbrecht	....	set dresser
C. Summer Holmes	....	assistant set decorator
Anthony A. Ianni	....	production designer: second unit, Toronto (as Anthony Ianni)
Katelynd Johnston	....	props buyer
Robert Kestler	....	on-set dresser (as Rob Kestler)
Alexis Labra	....	on-set dresser
Duncan Lennox	....	lead scenic artist
Van McLean	....	construction coordinator
Jamie Lou Morneau	....	art department coordinator
Russell Normand	....	scenic carpenter
Sean Scoffield	....	graphic artist: second unit, Toronto
Laura Souter	....	sets buyer
Adam Thorburn	....	assistant property
Jonathan Van Winkle	....	graphic artist
Zac Vero	....	construction: second unit, Toronto
Sean Vizsy	....	art assistant: second unit, Toronto
Jason Wilkins	....	lead set dresser
Paul Zacharias	....	key scenic artist

Sound Department
Pierre-Jules Audet	....	sound designer
Pierre-Jules Audet	....	sound effects editor
Pierre-Jules Audet	....	sound supervisor
Mathieu Beaudin	....	sound effects editor
Christophe Bertrand	....	technical support
Daniel Bison	....	sound engineer: Foley
Thierry Bourgault-D'Amico	....	assistant sound editor (as Thierry Bourgault)
Marcelle Cadieux	....	sound coordinator
Martin Cazes	....	sound services director
Michelle Cloutier	....	adr editor
Michelle Cloutier	....	dialogue editor
Michelle Cloutier	....	foley editor
Bertrand Duranleau	....	foley assistant
Jérôme Décarie	....	foley artist
Natalie Fleurant	....	adr editor
Natalie Fleurant	....	adr supervisor
Nicolas Gagnon	....	foley artist
Shaun-Nicholas Gallagher	....	sound engineer: ADR
Bernard Gariépy Strobl	....	sound re-recording mixer
Yannick Gauthier	....	technical support (as Yanick Gauthier)
Daniel Jebb	....	cable puller
Sean Koch	....	boom operator: second unit, Toronto
Gabrielle Labelle Joly	....	technical support
Michael LaCroix	....	sound mixer: second unit, Toronto
Hans Laitres	....	sound re-recording mixer
Louis-Antoine Lassonde	....	technical support
Cedric Marin	....	sound effects editor (as Cédric Marin)
Fanny Dubois Nguyen	....	foley assistant
Dallas Pomedli	....	cable puller
Sacha Rosen	....	boom operator
Jean-François Sauvé	....	foley editor
Jean-François Sauvé	....	sound designer
Jean-François Sauvé	....	sound effects editor
Dino Schiavone	....	sound mixer
Jean-Philippe St-Laurent	....	assistant sound editor
Marie-Pierre Tétreault	....	sound coordinator
Andrew Morgado	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Hudson Kenny	....	special effects: second unit, Toronto
Michael Madill	....	first assistant special effects
Ed Preston	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Anouk Azuelos	....	visual effects producer: L'Atelier V
Francis Bernard	....	tracking artist
Olivier Bonenfant	....	compositor: L'Atelier V
Pierre Bonnette	....	tracking artist
Reine Bourgault	....	compositor
Marie-Josee Gagnon	....	compositor (as Marie-Hosée Gagnon)
Danny Gagné	....	i/o: L'Atelier V
Joanna Goldman	....	compositor: L'Atelier V
Jessica Kardos	....	visual effects coordinator
Mathieu Lavoie	....	visual effects supervisor: L'Atelier V
Emmanuel Mazeron	....	compositor: L'Atelier V
Serge Perreault	....	visual effects coordinator: L'Atelier V
Christelle Rioux	....	financial controller: L'Atelier V
Philippe Toupin	....	compositor: L'Atelier V
Claudia Velasquez	....	compositor
Darren Wall	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Ryan Bonni	....	stunt player: MTL
Sean Dutiaume	....	stunt double: Belchior
Tim Horoshok	....	stunt performer
Travis Kornelsen	....	stunt double: Travis LaFlamme
Steve Lucescu	....	stunt coordinator
Joey Moggach	....	stunt double: Stephenson
Dan Skene	....	stunt double: Doug (as Daniel Skene)
Anders Strome	....	stunt double: Rhea
Paul Kochanski	....	stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Michel Bernier	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Brendan Carmody	....	on-set videographer
John Clarke	....	gaffer
Rob Conde	....	generator operator: base came, second unit, Toronto
David Cox	....	data management technician: second unit St. John's/Halifax
David Cox	....	second assistant camera: second unit St. John's/Halifax
Adam Craig	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit, Toronto
Richard Doyle	....	lead grip
Keith Eidse	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Georgia Faiers	....	camera trainee: second unit, Toronto (as Georgia Faires)
John Garland	....	gaffer: second unit, Toronto (as Jon Garland)
Burke Goldstein	....	best boy grip: second unit, Toronto
Wes Grycki	....	grip
Jeff Hammerback	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Jason Heke	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Joao Holowka	....	lamp operator
Dennis Kane	....	electric: second unit, Toronto
Stephen Langer	....	electric: second unit, Toronto
Chris Little	....	best boy: second unit, Toronto
Trevor Lolly	....	digital management technician: second unit, Toronto
Thayer MacInnis	....	trainee: FTM
Steve Madden	....	key grip
Jeremy Milmine	....	best boy
Paul Mitcheltree	....	first assistant camera: second unit St. John's/Halifax
Mark Motoch	....	generator operator
Mark O'Neill	....	first assistant camera: second unit St. John's/Halifax
Nicolas Phillips	....	lead lamp operator
Neil Piechatzek	....	camera trainee: second unit, Toronto
Dave Priestley	....	grip
Tai Pu	....	lamp operator
Daniel Quesnel	....	second assistant camera: "a" camnera
Doug Reid	....	dolly grip: second unit, Toronto
Rob Rowan	....	rigging gaffer
Mike Rybock	....	grip: second unit, Toronto (as Mike Rybuck)
Neil Saito	....	electric: second unit, Toronto
Rebecca Sandulak	....	still photographer
Geoffroy St-Hilaire	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Ben Stouffer	....	lamp operator
Paul Suderman	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Vince Syposh	....	best boy grip
Andrew Szumilak	....	trainee grip
Robert Thomson	....	dolly grip (as Rob Thomson)
Blain Thrush	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit, Toronto
Jordon Toms	....	key grip: second unit, Toronto (as Jordan Toms)
Devon Unrau	....	camera trainee
Ryan Wuckert	....	digital management technician

Casting Department
Ronald Buchan	....	extras casting assistant
Patricia Kress	....	extras casting director
Lori Stefaniuk	....	casting: Winnipeg

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carolyn Bradshaw	....	truck costumer
Brenlee Coates	....	wardrobe intern
Paula Dunfield	....	assistant costume designer
Aleya Gibson	....	costume assistant: second unit, Toronto
Megan Heke	....	costumer
Leslie Kavanagh	....	assistant costume designer: second unit, Toronto
Erica Scharfstein	....	costume office intern
Sandra Soke	....	costume set supervisor
Amy Sztulwark	....	assistant costume designer
Amy Sztulwark	....	costume set supervisor: second unit, Toronto
Lauren D. Martin	....	daily costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Diedra Bayne	....	assistant editor: Winnipeg
Mathieu Boulanger	....	technical consultant: off-line editing
Marie-Hélène Bourget	....	digital intermediate technician
Miryam Charles	....	digital intermediate technician
Jared Curtis	....	assistant editor: Montreal
Brigitte Daigneault	....	digital intermediate editor
Tibo Galbois	....	post-production coordinator
Nicolas Gauthier	....	packaging editor
Sandra Houle	....	digital intermediate technician
Eric Losier	....	packaging editor
Art Montreuil	....	film colorist (as Art Montreuil)
Raphaël Rainville	....	digital intermediate technician

Music Department
Evan Dubinsky	....	music supervisor
Don Murnaghan	....	music mixer: Studio Frisson
Rod Shearer	....	music recordist: Studio Piccolo

Transportation Department
Dale Bracken	....	transportation captain
Kevin Brown	....	driver
Mark Dann	....	picture vehicle coordinator
Isaac Friesen	....	driver: crew
Joe Hall	....	transportation captain: second unit, Toronto
Rick Hall	....	driver: second unit, Toronto
Brian 'Shaky' Johnson	....	transportation coordinator (as Brian 'Shaky' Johnston)
Rick Jones	....	transportation co-captain: second unit, Toronto
Jack Logan	....	transportation co-captain: second unit, Toronto
Scott Magee	....	picture vehicle coordinator: second unit, Toronto (as Scott McGee)
Pat Martin	....	driver
Bruce McLean	....	transportation coordinator: second unit, Toronto
Jim McNulty	....	driver (as James McNulty)
S. Mollon	....	driver: second unit, Toronto
Edgar Ozolins	....	driver
Brent Rimmer	....	driver: honeywagon
Mike Sanci	....	driver: second unit, Toronto
Russell Smith	....	driver: second unit, Toronto
Greg Sullivan	....	driver
Max Thumbler	....	driver: cast (as C. Max Thumbler)
Paul Walker	....	driver: second unit, Toronto
Jeff Zaporzan	....	driver: hair/makeup/wardrobe

Other crew
Julia Allen	....	caterer: second unit, Toronto
Cynthia Amsden	....	unit publicist
Jeannie Arnold	....	accounting trainee: FTM
Paul Bellerose	....	laboratory sales director
Alban Berg	....	laboratory coordinator
Mark Bilas	....	payroll: second unit, Toronto
James F. Breithaupt	....	production accountant: second unit, Toronto (as Jim Vreithaupt)
Milt Bruchanski	....	assistant location manager (as Milton Bruchanski)
Lisa Burling	....	script supervisor
Jim Campbell	....	watchperson
Dave Cartman	....	watchperson
Michael Cowles	....	location manager
Denys Curle	....	caterer
Denys Curle	....	craft service second assistant
Denys Curle	....	first aid
Auréke Desjardins	....	broadcast designer
Julie Di Cresce	....	production executive
Kelly Ditz	....	caterer
Helena Fleger	....	assistant: Mr. Scott
Chris Gabb	....	office production assistant
Paul Gagnon	....	laboratory service manager
Andrew Gallinger	....	assistant location manager
Aaron Graham	....	office production assistant
Kalem Harvey	....	second assistant accountant
Thomas Humphries	....	production assistant: second unit St. John's/Halifax
Rochelle Hykawy	....	location assistant
Joe Iacono	....	production auditor: Weisbord Del Gaudio Iacono & Associates
Billy Keane	....	hockey consultant
Rhona Kellman	....	caterer: second unit, Toronto (as Rona Kellman)
Brenda Kulvietis	....	production accountant
Robert Lagrou	....	watchperson
Christian Lalonde	....	hockey consultant
Scott Layton	....	assistant production coordinator
Mark Letwin	....	caterer
Jody Lewis	....	location assistant (as Jody Ann Lewis)
Colin Loat	....	location assistant
Reed Makayev	....	set production assistant
Lyn Marlowe	....	assistant craft service
Jonathan Matthews	....	location manager: second unit, Toronto
Andrew McInnis	....	location manager: second unit St. John's/Halifax
Ronald McKenzie	....	assistant location manager: second unit, Toronto (as Ron McKenzie)
Christine Mercier	....	assistant: André Rouleau
Gilles Montreuil	....	post-production accountant
Sue Nelson	....	first assistant acccountant
Ortensia Palmerino	....	production auditor: Weisbord Del Gaudio Iacono & Associates
Jonathan Pencharz	....	production coordinator: second unit, Toronto
Graham Penny	....	location production assistant: second unit, Toronto
Lorraine Proctor	....	first assistant accountant: second unit, Toronto
Rockwell Reimer	....	watchperson
Matthew Schimnowski	....	assistant craft service
Andrew Schulz	....	key location production assistant
Shane B. Scott	....	script supervisor: second unit, Toronto (as Shane Scott)
Cliff Sumter	....	stand-in
Tyhr Trubiak	....	stand-in
Marlinda Walcott	....	assistant: Mr. Carmody
Michelle Walker	....	craft service
Colleen Wowchuk	....	production coordinator
Kenny Boyce	....	film commissioner: City of Winnipeg (uncredited)
Kyle Hunter	....	story editor (uncredited)
Colin Pitts	....	stand-in: Seann William Scott (uncredited)
Ariel Shaffir	....	story editor (uncredited)
Rebecca Traub	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Kevin Uddenberg	....	film liaison: City of Winnipeg (uncredited)

Thanks
Serge Baruchel	....	dedicatee

Production Companies

• No Trace Camping
• Caramel Film
• Don Carmody Productions
• Inferno Pictures Inc.

Distributors

• Alliance Films (2011) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Magnet Releasing (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
• Eagle Films (2011) (Non-USA) (all media) (middle east)
• Entertainment One (2012) (UK) (DVD)
• Klock Worx Company, The (2012) (Japan) (DVD)
• Magnolia Home Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD)
• Reel DVD (2012) (Australia) (DVD)
• WVG Medien GmbH (2012) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• L'Atelier V (visual effects)

Other Companies

• B.F. Lorenzetti & Associates  insurance services provided by
• Enterprise Rent A Car  car and truck rentals
• Film Finances Canada  completion bond provided by
• Heenan Blaikie  legal services provided by
• Larson Studios Los Angeles  additional adr studio
• Lussier-Khouzam  script research services provided by (as Lussier & Khouzam)
• Mid Canada Production Services  additional adr studio
• Post Haste Sound  commentary recording engineering
• Sound One, New York  additional adr studio
• Star Grazing  craft service: second unit, Toronto
• Studio Frisson  music mixing facility
• Studios Piccolo  music recording facility (as Studio Piccolo)
• Technicolor Toronto  additional adr studio
• Vision Globale  post-production services
• Weisbord Del Gaudio Iacono & Associates  production auditor
• William F. White International  grip and lighting equipment

Also Known As:

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Ireland:16 | UK:15 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Australia:MA15+ | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:R21 (Blu-ray) | Germany:16 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Canada

Company:

No Trace Camping

Trivia:

In an interview with hockey blog Puck Daddy, Liev Schreiber notes that he was inspired by former hockey enforcer Bob Probert. As an homage to the player, he taped his wrists for the film, just as Probert had done when he played.

Goofs:

Continuity: Around 50 minutes, Doug has several cuts and bruises on his face, including a blackened left eye, split lip, and cut through his left eyebrow. In the next scenes, the bus ride to Quebec and the subsequent game, his face is completely clear again - no cuts, no scars.

Quotes:

Halifax Highlanders Sportscaster:Well that was borderline treasonous, and a disgrace to our nation and its proud and storied history. My father didn't kick the Nazis'... and the puck drops!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Bad Movie Beatdown: Review of 2012 (#4.29)" (2013)

Soundtrack:

Turandot / Act 3: Diecimila Anni Al Nostre Imperatore

If this is your type of movie, you won't be disappointed.

I think that if you go to see this movie, you know what you're getting into. It's essentially a love letter to the violent side of hockey written by Jay Baruchel and Evan Goldberg, both of whom are known for a particular kind of comedy, and it stars Seann William Scott, who is known for playing a particular kind of character. Check out the 'People who liked this also liked...' section on the page for this movie. You'll see flicks like The Hangover, Crazy, Stupid Love, and Role Models. If those are your type of movies, chances are you'll enjoy Goon.

The premise of the movie is that a likable, polite, not-exactly-bright bouncer, Doug Glatt, is invited to join a semi-professional hockey team as an enforcer. I think what I chiefly liked about the film was that yes, there's lewd and crude humour and a somewhat predictable plot line, but you'll like the characters and at no point does the movie start to drag or fail to entertain.

I was also pleased to see that, as a Canadian hockey fan myself, I wasn't spoon-fed easy stereotype jokes. The things that were funny hadn't been recycled a hundred times in every other movie that pointedly features Canada as a setting. The characters do drag out the old 'eh' every now and again, but you feel more like it's a wink to Baruchel's home audience rather than something intended to hit you over the head with a 'SEE, we're in CANADA!'

Bottom line: This flick isn't going to win any Oscars. But if you want to see something thoroughly entertaining, it's a good bet. If you don't laugh at least once, you're - probably my grandmother.