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There aren’t a lot of hockey movies out there –- other than all 36 Mighty Ducks movies. There is, however, one that die-hard hockey fans embrace as their own. Slap Shot is the hockey guys’ cult film. It’s what they watch when their favorite team has the night off.
Slap Shot is about a struggling minor-league hockey team –- the Charlestown Chiefs –- who just can’t win. To make matters worse, the town’s livelihood –- the big factory –- is shutting down, and it looks like it’s the Chiefs’ last season.
Determined to keep the team (and his career) alive, coach Reggie Dunlop (Paul Newman) decides to spread a rumor that the team’s being sold -– but only if they can turn it into a winning team. To do that, they’re forced to play dirty.
With the help of the Hansen brothers, a trio of merciless goons, the Chiefs beat up on the rest of the teams in the league (literally!). And not only does their record improve, but they also gain an enormous following.
Slap Shot is a look at the hockey life (written by Nancy Dowd, whose brother is Jim Dowd of the Minnesota Wild). It’s loud. It’s profane. It’s bloody. And it’s hilarious. The Hanson brothers alone are worth the price of rental (or purchase, for that matter).
If you’re a hockey fan who yells at the TV during the game –- and cheers during the fights -– then this movie is a must-see. In fact, how can you call yourself a hockey fan if you haven’t seen it?
Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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