Its a comedy starring paul newman, and a true hockey comedy for the ages but not all ages. Slap shot 1977 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. First off, if you havent seen slap shot, step away, flip on netflix and stream it. The movie is about a minor league hockey team that resorts to glorifying the violence associated with the sport to sell tickets. The paul newman movie slap shot celebrates its 40th anniversary on saturday with a full slate of events set at cambria county war memorial arena and throughout the johnstown region. Its nonstop barrage of profanity and its raunchy action sequences are of such intensity that the film will probably never be. Poststandard film critic, nevart apikian, wrote that slap shot was a vitalityfilled film that is enormously entertaining in a wildly funny way, and predicted that it would be. Hockey players try red bull crashed ice track for the first time without practice. Wtaj catches up with one of the movies stars and finds out what is on tap for this weekend. Slap shot paul newman and his butch cassidy director, george roy hill, made a very original comedy in this 1977 story of an overthehill playercoach newman for a lousy hockey team who gets results when he teaches his players to get dirty. Slap shot, bob costas, and the real olgi ogilthrope. Slap shot is the sort of film for which the r rating was invented. The movie is about a minor league hockey team that resorts to glorifying the.
Johnstown was then selected as the movies primary shooting location, although the road game scenes were filmed in an assortment of other. While it goes over the top, it actually captures what its like playing on a team traveling regularly cards, gambling, goofing around in the hotel, girls, etc. Slap shot is definitely one of the genres great classics. With a losing record, a lack of popularity, and the fact that the towns mill a main local. To make money, the teams unknown owner makes its manager, joe mcgrath, do cheesy publicity much to the players chagrin. In the shots of the broadcast booth, when filmed from the front the can of soda is coke. Nancy dowd wrote the screenplay after spending part of the johnstown jets 197475 championship season living with. Full of laughter and fun and obviously hockey players beating the crap out of each other in the funniest way possible. Hamilton, new york, usa starr rink, colgate university. Johnstowns unofficial nickname even prior to slap shots release is the flood city. Its been the home of several different minor league hockey teams, and was the shooting location for most of the movie, slap shot with paul newman. The movie that became a cult classic was filmed in johnstown. The film was set in johnstown, about 21 miles away, which will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the iconic.
The billy charlesbois character the tall blonde guy with those knock out twins as his groupies throughout the movie is played by guido tenisi. Built in 1950, the cambria county war memorial arena ccwma has a seating capacity of 4,000 for hockey, basketball, concerts etc. Filming locations 6 filming dates 1 filming locations. The streets of this small town are littered with relics from the iconic movie slap shot filmed here 40 years ago. Slap shot, opening today at the kb fine arts, reunites paul newman and george roy hill, the stardirector team of butch cassidy and the sundance kid and the sting, in a vulgar, rowdy, mixed. The movie was filmed in and loosely based around johnstown, pennsylvania, and utilized several players from the thenactive north american hockey league. Slap shot was filmed in johnstown, pa of 1889 johnstown flood fame, and the year that slap shot opened 1977, johnstown was flooded for the third time in its history the other two being 1889 and 1936. Why slap shot captures the 1970s better than any other sports movie in honor of its 40th anniversary, we celebrate the greatest hockey movie of all time and one the best malaise days. Throughout the years, the arena has hosted a very wide variety of both sports and non sporting events. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing slap shot near you. It is the directtovideo film sequel to the 2002 directtovideo film slap shot 2. Slap shot is a 1977 comedy film directed by george roy hill, written by nancy dowd and starring paul newman and michael ontkean. Ligonier looks back on its role in iconic movie slap shot. So began ligoniers littleknown connection to the hockey cult film slap shot.
Slap shot is the greatest hockey movie of all time. Slap shot was filmed in johnstown over 60 days from march to may in 1976. The directtovideo film is the sequel to the 1977 film slap shot. Explore the town and see how many spots you can remember seeing from the film, as some may. Contentsshow plot reggie dunlop paul newman is the aging playercoach of the charlestown chiefs hockey team in the fictional federal league. Jets soared into johnstown hockey history 45 years ago. The movie slap shot was filmed in and around the city of johnstown, pennsylvania. Panned by film critics when it was released in theaters feb. Paul newman and other from slap shot in june 1976 at the onondaga county war memorial, where filming of universal pictures slap shot was taking place. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Ligonier looks back on its role in iconic movie slap shot ap news. Slap shot cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. The film was set in johnstown, about 21 miles away, which will. Many players from the north american hockey league nahl made it into the movie and many more were depicted in the film.
It follows a junior version of the charleston chiefs who fight their way to fame with a new coach and the hanson brothers in tow. The chiefs played their home games in the johnstown war memorial arena where the movie was filmed. Paul newmans vintage 70s clothes and car are worth watching alone. Slap shot 1977 filming locations, paul newman, strother martin, michael ontkean, lindsay crouse, m. Breaking the ice is a 2002 sports comedy film directed by steve boyum and starring stephen baldwin and gary busey. Forty years later, the hidden message of slap shot goes. Slap shot filming locale, johnstown pa roadtrippers. The 197475 jets not only made history on the ice, the group inspired nancy dowds script for the paul newman movie slap shot, which was filmed in the city in 1976. Located in the us rust belt, charlestown is home of the hapless chiefs, a losing federal league hockey team whose games are poorly attended. But the dialogue is hilarious and quotable like caddy shack and. The chiefs franchise played their home games in the. Slap shot 1977 cast and crew in the small new england town of charlestown, the local mill is about to lay off 10,000 workers. If you love hockey, violence and vulgar humor its your movie.
The towns minor league hockey team, the charlestown chiefs, is. With paul newman, michael ontkean, strother martin, jennifer warren. Those seated from left are actor paul newman, barbara statler shorts, actor jerry. Nhl slap shot location johnstown, pennsylvania, is still reeling. The 40th anniversary celebration of slap shot had fans reciting lines from the hockeythemed movie while posing for photographs with seven actors who had parts in the paul newman motion. Slap shot 1977 filming locations the movie district. Slap shot is a 1977 sports comedy film starring paul newman, which has earned a sort of cult status among ice hockey fans. Its nonstop barrage of profanity and its raunchy action sequences are of such intensity that the film will probably never be shown intact on commercial television. It depicts a minor league hockey team that resorts to violent play to gain popularity in a declining factory town. Just before the official announcement is made, the. The 1977 film not only the greatest hockey movie ever made, but perhaps the funniest sports comedy, as well.
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