One of the best in sports comedies, this is in a league of it's own. Slap Shot is one of the best comedies that you can watch with friends, this film did for hockey fans what Animal House did for college students. I personally thought it was a funny scene and one of the best of the film. One scene that stands out for me is when Reggie tries to settle down for a nap and Killer calls Reggie up and says he wants the 100$ bounty that Reggie placed on an opposing players head. Aside from the Hansons a character I really like is "Killer" Carson. The reason that Slap Shot has struck such a cord with fans of hockey and other audiences is because of the Hanson Brothers, I mean with every scene there in they deliver the laughs and a great time. Slap Shot is definitely one of the genres great classics. Slap Shot is a very memorable film because of the Hansons and all the other assorted crazy characters on the team. After a while they start wining and become a household name. After dwindling ticket sales, the Chiefs take on three goons by the names of the Hansons. The film is full of memorable, hilarious scenes. Starring Paul Newman in the role of Reggie Dunlop, Captain of the Charlestown Chiefs, this film set the standard for every other sports comedy that came after it. Slap Shot is one of the greatest sports comedies ever made. It's entertaining, funny (though I don't think it was supposed to be a comedy), has wonderful music, and is a great look at the wild side of sports. Supporting him are Strother Martin, Michael Ontkean, and tons of actual pro and minor leaguers. The guy is a mess, but yet, despite his attitude and actions (and the attitudes and actions of his team), you can't help but like these guys and root for them, even though you should feel otherwise. Paul Newman reunites with George Roy Hill (this time without Redford) and he is awesome as coach/player Reggie Dunlop. This film is undeniably a product of the 70s, and I think it's all the better as a result. So yeah, the film is dated to an extent, and the vulgarity and rawness of things aren't quite as shocking, but I still found the film fresh and eye opening because of the content. This little detail is something I appreciated because it adds more to the film, but also helps cement it as a cultural timepiece, giving insight into what the world was like at that time. The local mill is on the verge of closing, and, should that happen, the hockey team is likely to go too. Besides looking at sports, the film also touches upon the current events of the time by addressing the dire situation of late 1970s industrial towns in the Northeast. Their team, the Charlestown Chiefs, is not the only one struggling. He's a fascinating guy to watch because the skills he lacks as a player and coach are made up for by the fact that he's a skilled con man who is good at manipulating people, especially other players. The plot concerns a washed up veteran hockey and coach (who's not really good at either) who tries to take his awful, struggling minor league team and turn them around into popular winners, which he starts to do once he discovers that the audience reacts positively to goonish behavior. Who would have thought that one of the best sports movies is actually an anti-sports movie? This film is this one- a nice little gem from the 70s that really exemplifies the zeitgeist of the era with it's crude language, bloody fighting, and general boorish nasty edge and nature. Like all genres, they have their good ones, and their bad ones.
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