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

1 win & 13 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 Belchior
Ricky Mabe	...	John Stevenson
George Tchortov	...	Evgeni
Karl Graboshas	...	Oleg
Larry Woo	...	Park Kim
Stephen Sim	...	Backup Goalie

Storyline

Doug Glatt of Orangetown, Massachusetts is floundering in life, he having no real sense of where he fits - having a "thing" as he calls it. He doesn't have the book smarts to become a doctor like his adoptive father or his gay adoptive brother Ira. And he doesn't have the passion that his best friend Pat has for his self-appointed work, hosting a hockey based cable call-in show, Hot Ice. Because his fists and skull are figuratively like steel, Doug is good at the enforcement part of his job as a bouncer despite he having a naturally friendly childlike approach to dealing with people and situations. An incident involving Doug in the stands of an Orangetown Assassins minor league hockey game leads to its coach, Rollie Hortense, offering Doug a tryout with the team as its enforcer, the tryout regardless of the fact that Rollie has no idea if Doug even knows how to play ice hockey (which he doesn't). Learning just enough hockey skills, Doug makes the team. Rollie, however, quickly ...

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Plot Keywords:

hockey | female nudity | hockey movie | halifax nova scotia | fake identification | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | 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 French

Release Date:

24 February 2012 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Apsauginis

Filming Locations:

Manitoba, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$49,076, 30 March 2012, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$4,168,144, 27 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

During one game versus the Quebec Victoires the scene is filmed at the MTS Centre, home of the Winnipeg Jets. The scene is filled with many references to Quebec culture including a large Flag of Quebec despite the majority of the filming taking place in Manitoba. At the time of filming the Jets did not occupy MTS Centre as they were not a team at the time. The franchise would "return" to Winnipeg the same year that Goon was released.

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Goofs

When entering the ice for the last game against the Shamrocks, LaFlamme is shown wearing typical reebok skates, but during the game shots he is shown in his White boot reeboks instead.

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Quotes

Ronnie Hortense: Yeah, you've done it before you pussy. And I know you fuck your players. Don't deny it!

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Crazy Credits

Footage of Douglas Smith as an ice hockey enforcer, on whose autobiography this is based, is shown towards the end of the closing credits.

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Connections

Featured in Great Movie Mistakes IV (2012)

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Soundtracks

Money City Maniacs
Written by Sloan
Performed by Sloan
Courtesy of Murderecords

User Reviews

Good laughs

Seann William Scott often fits into a certain type, to put it bluntly, silly films. After following his favourite hockey player, Doug (Scott) goes from bouncer at a pub to pro hockey player, seems to fit the bill.

I didn't think much of the film or the story in the first say, twenty minutes. It just seemed to be in competition with the likes of Superbad and dare I say, American Pie. With Doug's best friend Ryan (Jay Baruchel) making obscene jokes every 5 seconds, I couldn't help but role my eyes. When the story moves away from him, is when the film really starts to pick up. We get to see what Scott's character is really like, which is a polite, cute, neanderthal with really hard fists.

Liev Schreiber's character is rather terrifying, creating a great juxtaposition between him and the dimwitted Doug. The camera angles used on the ice show how scary it can be and bring the audience into the match. Now that I know it's based on a true story, I only want to meet the real Doug and give him a hug.