Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Rob Lowe | ... | Dean Youngblood | |
Cynthia Gibb | ... | Jessie Chadwick | |
Patrick Swayze | ... | Derek Sutton | |
Ed Lauter | ... | Murray Chadwick | |
Jim Youngs | ... | Kelly Youngblood | |
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Eric Nesterenko | ... | Blane Youngblood |
George J. Finn | ... | Racki (as George Finn) | |
Fionnula Flanagan | ... | Miss McGill | |
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Ken James | ... | Frazier |
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Peter Faussett | ... | Huey Hewitt |
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Walker Boone | ... | Assistant Coach |
Keanu Reeves | ... | Heaver | |
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Martin Donlevy | ... | Referee Hannah |
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Harry Spiegel | ... | Thunder Bay Coach |
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Rob Sapienza | ... | Thunder Bay Asst. Coach |
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>
Hockey is passion. I know it even though I'm in the "other side" of the world. I watched lots of games. I like hockey. That's why I wanted to see the movie. Is it a good and realistic hockey film? I really don't know that so far. But passion and personality is needed in order to play the game. I really would like to know if this movie is accorded to the reality of hockey. Times had passed. This movie was made 18 years ago and it was released here in Argentina. Even though we shouldn't know what hockey is about. When I find a hockey game in cable TV I want to see it.
Rob Lowe portrays a hockey ace in advance. His father is a farmer who works with his older brother (a former player). Youngblood wants to play in New York but first he must increase his level of hockey and personality because hockey is a rude sport. He falls in love with the coach's daughter and tries to get the friendship of the star of the team name is Derek Sutton (Patrick Swayze). We are not naive, he'll be a star (I wonder if he'll play in Madison Square Garden) scoring a hat-trick in the final game. I liked both performances (Lowe and Swayze) but I recognized a great work of Cinthia Gibb (as Youngblood's girl). Like Maradona in soccer from a simple home to a star. I liked this movie. I really want to know why it doesn't portray hockey's reality. I rate this movie 6 out of 10. Andres.