Goon b rutal, bloody and presided over by a portrait of her majesty the queen, the canadian ice hockey in this movie is a cross between rollerball and a. Eric powells the goon is the comicbook nerds comic book. The referee puts up hand and calls a penalty on the arizona. The film is billed as a spiritual successor to the 70s classic slap shot with the blood and gore up. Goon is a movie based on adam frattasio and doug smiths biography goon. For those unaware, the story follows a pair of colorful characters as they fend off.
Kevin smith originally cast seann william scott as the main character, a goon called buddy mckraken, in the hockeythemed movie hit somebody. The goon is the heart of this film and has many redeeming features. I walked into a panel hoping to find out some details about the very recently announced goon movie, but instead found myself fooled, teased, and lied to. Then later disney gives us the true inspirational hockey movie the miracle a hockey movie celebrating the heart needed to excel in this sport. Doug smith born december 27, 1964 is an american retired minorleague ice hockey player who coauthored a biography about his time spent playing professional hockey, goon. Check out this great proof of concept trailer called the goon based on a. There arent many characters like the goon in comics and there arent many creators as unique and enjoyable as. Forgotten film of goons restored by bfi film the guardian. Doug was a bouncer, among other things, before some prodding from a friend the character played by jay baruchel in the movie had him lace up skates for the first time at the age of 19 with the sole purpose of getting to a minorleague tryout and one professionallevel hockey fight. The book is a biography that describes smiths time playing professional hockey.
The biggest challenge in making a hockey movie is the audience. The story is about doug, an aimless young man working deadend jobs as a bar bouncer. Goon on dvd may 29, 2012 starring jay baruchel, seann william scott, alison pill, marcandre grondin. Provided to youtube by tunecore goon story arab i see dead people. The top will include best works of italian, english, french filmmakers. Last of the enforcers repeats its predecessors violent and profane. When the seann william scott hockey film, goon, became a cult favorite among cinemaphiles and hockey fans alike back in 2011, most people figured it was pure make believe. When a chance encounter with an onice thug leads to a fistfight that doug easily wins, the onlooking coach sees dougs potential, in spite of his lack of any hockey playing ability.
Last of the enforcers is a 2017 sports comedy film directed by jay baruchel in his directorial debut and written by baruchel and jesse chabot. Youll receive a private screening of the finished goon film story reel at blur. The goons slapstick tone, dialogue and look in a lush cgi setting. We talked to powell about the goons history, how the character fits into.
Ign powells story is sweet when it needs to be, warm and touching when it wants to be, and brutal and gruesome when it. As he immerses himself in the story, his life becomes intertwined with the plot, in which a hero in the land of fantasia must save the universe on behalf of an empress. The goonies, the cult film that features an allkid cast, just turned 30 this weekend the classic 80s film is a story about a group of workingclass kids who set out to find a hidden pirates. Bastian balthazar bux discovers a parallel world in a book. In november 2010, smith announced in his podcast hollywood babbleon that the role would instead go to nicholas braun who worked with him on red state 2011. While scott says he was determined that his portrayal of smith not turn the film into forrest gump on ice, goon does depict its central. The true story of an unlikely journey into minor league hockey.
Your donations will directly fund the goon movie story reel. In this rags to riches story, we see the unlikely rise of nice, softspoken doug glatt seann william scott stifmeister or stifler often remembered as a c read more. The true story of an unlikely journey into minor league hockey by adam frattasio and doug smith. Roger ebert was the film critic of the chicago suntimes from 1967 until his death in 20. Magnoliamagnet picked up the movie directed by michael dowse with seann william scott, liev.
The true story of an unlikely journey into minor league hockey chronicles the uniquely wild adventure of doug smith, who was determined to realize his dream of playing professional hockey, despite the fact he didnt start skating until the age of 19. This prototype was called monster boy, and the story was written and. Michael dowses goon was an unexpected joy, a clever comedy about a kindhearted but ironfisted young man finding his place in the world on the ice. This redband trailer for the rrated hockey comedy goon is as rowdy as the rating suggests. Not content with his job as a bouncer, doug glatt seann williamscott dreams of a more rewarding job and gaining his parents respect. Seann william scott remains as watchable as ever in the title role, but goon. Goon is based on chutzpah at the beginning of the movie, it says, based on a true story. Doug smith born december 27, 1964 is an american retired minorleague ice hockey player who coauthored a biography about his time spent playing professional hockey. The goon is a comic book series written and drawn by eric powell the series mixes both a.
The true story of an unlikely journey into minor league hockey by dough smith and adam frattasio, which may be why the script by superbad cowriter evan goldberg and judd apatow regular jay baruchel includes a scene in which dougs parents walk out of a. The story has been beautifully retold by tigmanshu dhulia and he made a wise choice by. It was gloriously profane and yet also pretty darn sweet, anchored by a great performance from seann william scott and a clever script by jay baruchel. How goon 2 tried to avoid being a terrible comedy sequel, according to seann william scott. Scarlet takes her pet to the beach for a walk in the sun. The collection presents foreign films of different genres adventure action movies, romantic comedies, exciting detectives, touching melodramas. Last of the enforcers is a 2017 sequel to the 2011 comedy in which a minor league hockey star must choose between settling down or continuing to play hockey. The local minor league hockey team hires doug when he punches out their star player, who threatened his friend. Last of the enforcers, cinemablend recently asked seann william scott whether or not we will get a third entry in this beloved sports franchise.
Eric powell had nothing to say about his upcoming movie deal, so he made with the jokes instead with a little help from his friends, comedians brian posehn, ben garant, and tom lennon. The story centers on doug glatt, a bouncer seann william scott who has been touched by the fist of god. Evander kane rips off an arizona players helmet in the final minute of the game with his team down 32. Armed with a burning desire and his only marketable athletic abilities those honed as an amateur boxer doug defeated impossible odds to. Goon official movie site starring seann william scott. Doug smith could kick your assor at the very least, hed be the author behind that sore face youd have the following morning. Goon is a 2012 canadian comedy film about the life of a minor league ice hockey enforcer written by jay baruchel and starring seann william scott. With goon sequel, jay baruchel hopes to usher in new era of cancon. This softer approach to a predictably comic performance from williamscott and the introduction of a possible love story between him and alison pills character also giving her best shot in this picture are what elevates the film to a level most comedys fail to reach. I first came across doug the thug smith aka goon as a young uninspired.
Goon is supposedly based on a true story it was inspired by the nonfiction book goon. This is the true story of doug smith, the real life inspiration behind the recent blockbuster hockey film goon. The goon series features holiday specials, one of which is the reenactment of a christmas carol by charles dickens featuring the characters of the goon, and a. Thats one of the reasons i really stuck with this idea of doing an animated movie, because, honestly, i think its. For those not aware, the goon is a supernaturalhorror story. It is also one of the last movies i think anybody expected to get a sequel. With goon sequel, jay baruchel hopes to usher in new era. The true story of an unlikely journey into minor league hockey by adam frattasio and doug smith, goon was a delight from beginning to. The longstalled animated adaptation of eric powells dark horse comic book series the goon is entering a new round of development, says.
In the top ten good foreign movies 2017 in theaters, you can find new foreign films that will come out in 2017. Joining the team and with the encouragement of his best friend jay. The real doug smith, also an enforcer, is seen in the credit cookies. Verse one sitting in the squatter, windows got the tint i dont like to rob, but i aint got the rent baby mom bitching, my daughters need food the house need heat, my. Footage from smiths career as an enforcer is shown during the film s credits, and smith said in an interview with that he is happy with the finished film. Goon is a crude slapstick comedy with wellformed characters and a surprising amount of heart.
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