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. Theres the statue of the dog that, in the movie, saved the people of. Jets soared into johnstown hockey history 45 years ago. Slap shot is a very memorable film because of the hansons and all the other assorted crazy characters on the team. 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. Paul newmans vintage 70s clothes and car are worth watching alone. Slap shot cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. The chiefs played their home games in the johnstown war memorial arena where the movie was filmed. Those seated from left are actor paul newman, barbara statler shorts, actor jerry. In the shots of the broadcast booth, when filmed from the front the can of soda is coke. Located in the us rust belt, charlestown is home of the hapless chiefs, a losing federal league hockey team whose games are poorly attended. Ligonier looks back on its role in iconic movie slap shot ap news.
Contentsshow plot reggie dunlop paul newman is the aging playercoach of the charlestown chiefs hockey team in the fictional federal league. If you love hockey, violence and vulgar humor its your movie. Forty years later, the hidden message of slap shot goes. Breaking the ice is a 2002 sports comedy film directed by steve boyum and starring stephen baldwin and gary busey. Full of laughter and fun and obviously hockey players beating the crap out of each other in the funniest way possible. Throughout the years, the arena has hosted a very wide variety of both sports and non sporting events. 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. Slap shot 1977 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Slap shot is a 1977 comedy film directed by george roy hill, written by nancy dowd and starring paul newman and michael ontkean. Its nonstop barrage of profanity and its raunchy action sequences are of such intensity that the film will probably never be. The movie that became a cult classic was filmed in johnstown. The chiefs franchise played their home games in the. The movie is about a minor league hockey team that resorts to glorifying the. Rent before you buy but i definently recommend this movie.
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. Actors and local performers get instructions during 1976 filming of a bar scene for the movie slap shot. The movie was filmed in and loosely based around johnstown, pennsylvania, and utilized several players from the thenactive north american hockey league. To make money, the teams unknown owner makes its manager, joe mcgrath, do cheesy publicity much to the players chagrin. Hockey players try red bull crashed ice track for the first time without practice. Hamilton, new york, usa starr rink, colgate university. Starr rink, colgate university of 14 found this interesting. Built in 1950, the cambria county war memorial arena ccwma has a seating capacity of 4,000 for hockey, basketball, concerts etc. It depicts a minor league hockey team that resorts to violent play to gain popularity in a declining factory town.
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. Ligonier looks back on its role in iconic movie slap shot. Slap shot is a fantastic take on the game of hockey. 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. 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. The directtovideo film is the sequel to the 1977 film slap shot.
With paul newman, michael ontkean, strother martin, jennifer warren. The film was set in johnstown, about 21 miles away, which will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the iconic. Just before the official announcement is made, the. Nhl slap shot location johnstown, pennsylvania, is still reeling. It is the directtovideo film sequel to the 2002 directtovideo film slap shot 2. Wtaj catches up with one of the movies stars and finds out what is on tap for this weekend. A failing ice hockey team finds success with outrageously violent hockey goonery. 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. Nhl slap shot location johnstown, pennsylvania, is. So began ligoniers littleknown connection to the hockey cult film slap shot. Slap shot is the sort of film for which the r rating was invented. Slap shot, bob costas, and the real olgi ogilthrope.
The towns minor league hockey team, the charlestown chiefs, is. Slap shot is a 1977 sports comedy film starring paul newman, which has earned a sort of cult status among ice hockey fans. Slap shot 1977 filming locations the movie district. Slap shot was filmed in johnstown over 60 days from march to may in 1976. 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. Filming locations 6 filming dates 1 filming locations. With a losing record, a lack of popularity, and the fact that the towns mill a main local. Its a comedy starring paul newman, and a true hockey comedy for the ages but not all ages. The movie is about a minor league hockey team that resorts to glorifying the violence associated with the sport to sell tickets. Many players from the north american hockey league nahl made it into the movie and many more were depicted in the film. The streets of this small town are littered with relics from the iconic movie slap shot filmed here 40 years ago. Panned by film critics when it was released in theaters feb.
Johnstown was then selected as the movies primary shooting location, although the road game scenes were filmed in an assortment of other. 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. The 1977 film not only the greatest hockey movie ever made, but perhaps the funniest sports comedy, as well. Slap shot is the greatest hockey movie of all time. The film was set in johnstown, about 21 miles away, which will.
The billy charlesbois character the tall blonde guy with those knock out twins as his groupies throughout the movie is played by guido tenisi. Nancy dowd wrote the screenplay after spending part of the johnstown jets 197475 championship season living with. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Slap shot 1977 filming locations, paul newman, strother martin, michael ontkean, lindsay crouse, m. 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. Slap shot is definitely one of the genres great classics.
Rumors abound among the players that if the local mill closes, the team will fold. 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. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing slap shot near you. Explore the town and see how many spots you can remember seeing from the film, as some may. Slap shot filming locale, johnstown pa roadtrippers. First off, if you havent seen slap shot, step away, flip on netflix and stream it. 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. 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. The junior league is a 2008 sports film directed by richard martin and starring greyston holt and lynda boyd.
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