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Slap Shot
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Slap Shot is a 1977 American comedy drama film directed by George Roy Hill and written by Nancy Dowd. Produced by Stephen J. Friedman, the movie features Paul Newman, Strother Martin, Michael Ontkean, and Lindsay Crouse. The narrative is set in Pittsburgh, where filming also took place. The story centers on the sport of ice hockey. Elmer Bernstein composed the score, while Victor J. Kemper served as director of photography and Dede Allen edited the film.
Universal Pictures distributed the English-language production, which has a runtime of 123 minutes. The film holds a budget of $6,000,000 and generated $28,000,000 in revenue. It received various review scores, including 85%, 7.1/10, and 61/100. The movie is rated R and passed the Bechdel test. It was followed by Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice and is part of the Slap Shot Collection. Distribution formats include video on demand.
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6.8To build up attendance at their games, the management of a struggling minor-league hockey team signs up the Hanson Brothers, three hard-charging players whose job is to demolish the opposition.
Cast
- Paul Newman as Reggie 'Reg' Dunlop
- Strother Martin as Joe McGrath
- Michael Ontkean as Ned Braden
- Jennifer Warren as Francine Dunlop
- Lindsay Crouse as Lily Braden
- Jerry Houser as Dave 'Killer' Carlson
Themes
- small town
- sports
- pennsylvania, usa
- ice hockey
- team owner
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Ratings
IMDb
7.2/10
43,512 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
87%
Metacritic
61/100
- Year
- 1977
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Sport
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice
- Director
- George Roy Hill
- Screenwriter
- Nancy Dowd
- Composer
- Elmer Bernstein
- Producer
- Stephen J. Friedman
- Cinematographer
- Victor J. Kemper
- Narrative location
- Pittsburgh
- Filming location
- Pittsburgh
- Duration
- 119
- FilmAffinity ID
- 855918
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Sport
- ice hockey
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- publication date
- 1977-11-25
- film editor
- Dede Allen
- title
- Slap Shot
- distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- review score
- 61/100
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- Commons category
- Slap Shot
- capital cost
- 6000000
- box office
- 28000000
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