Slap Shot (25th Anniversary Special Edition) (1977)

Actors: Paul Newman, Michael Ontkean, Strother Martin, Jennifer Warren, Lindsay Crouse
Directed By: George Roy Hill
Studio: Universal Studios
Rating: R (Restricted)
Run Time: 123 minutes
Theatrical Release Date: February 25, 1977
DVD Release Date: March 26, 2002
Format: DVD
Genres: Action & Adventure, Cult Movies

This irreverent and hilarious look into the world of professional sports has Paul Newman as the coach of the Chiefs, a struggling minor-league hockey team. To build up attendance at their games, management signs up the Hanson Brothers, three hard-charging players whose job is to demolish the opposition. "Slap Shot's" outrageous comedy, hard-hitting action, memorable lines and unforgettable characters have made this classic one of the all-time best sports movies ever.

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Amazon.com Editorial Review:
Paul Newman and his Butch Cassidy director, George Roy Hill, made a very original comedy in this 1977 story of an over-the-hill player/coach (Newman) for a lousy hockey team who gets results when he teaches his players to get dirty. One of the most hilariously profane movies ever to come out of Hollywood, this is the kind of film that makes its own rules as it goes along. Newman is very good, and while Hill goes for the gusto in terms of capturing the violence of this world, his instinct for comedy has never been sharper. Great support from Strother Martin, Paul Dooley, and the rest. --Tom Keogh