Rent Slap Shot (1977)
3.7 of 5 from 89 ratings
1h 58min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Paul Newman stars as the coach of 'The Chiefs' - a struggling minor-league ice hockey team - in this hilarious comedy about the world of professional sports. To build up attendance at their games, management signs up the Hanson Brothers, three hard-charging players whose ob is to demolish the opposition.
- Actors:
- Paul Newman, Michael Ontkean, Strother Martin, Jennifer Warren, Lindsay Crouse, Jerry Houser, Andrew Duncan, Jeff Carlson, Steve Carlson, David Hanson, Yvon Barrette, Allan F. Nicholls, Brad Sullivan, Stephen Mendillo, Yvan Ponton, Matthew Cowles, Kathryn Walker, Melinda Dillon, M. Emmet Walsh, Swoosie Kurtz
- Directors:
- George Roy Hill
- Producers:
- Stephen J. Friedman, Robert J. Wunsch
- Voiced By:
- Billy Simpson
- Writers:
- Nancy Dowd
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Comedy, Sports & Sport Films
- Collections:
- A History of Sports Films (Winter Edition), Remembering M. Emmet Walsh
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 22/01/2018
- Run Time:
- 123 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 2.0
- Subtitles:
- None
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Interview with the Hanson Brothers
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Reviews (1) of Slap Shot
Good Old Paul Newman - Slap Shot review by CP Customer
A film starring Paul Newman and directed by George Roy Hill. Surely a winner? Don't be fooled. I rented this because i'd read someone call this a 'forgotten gem', which is half correct. There are some funny scenes but it's not aged well and i expect it was a lot funnier at the time. The film never really gets going and the plot, like so many sports films, is pretty flimsy. Newman isn't bad in it, but he's not great either. I'll remember him for his other films.
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