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Goon
Directed by Michael Dowse
Written by Jay Baruchel Evan Goldberg and Adam Frattasio
Starring:
Sean William Scott
Jay Baruchel
Alison Pill
Eugene Levy
Liev Schreiber
Released: Feb 26, 2012
Budget: $12M ($14,828,749.88M in 2022)
Box Office: US & Canada $ 4.2M ($5.2M in 2022) Opening weekend US & Canada $1,232,860M(1,523,481.05M in 2022 ) Worldwide $ 7M ($8.6M in 2022)
Ratings: IMDb 6.8/10 Rotten Tomatoes 81%
Metacritic 64% Google Users 83%
(READ IN YE OLDE ENGLISH) As Milord Sire Tucker the Wanker second Earl of wessex commands. Here is thyne awards Sire.
Canadian Comedy Awards 2013
Winner
Canadian Comedy Award
Best Film
Canadian Screen Awards, CA 2013
Nominee
Canadian Screen Award
Achievement in Cinematography
Bobby Shore
Achievement in Direction
Michael Dowse
Achievement in Make-Up
Lori Caputi
Brenda Magalas
Adapted Screenplay
Jay Baruchel
Evan Goldberg
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Jay Baruchel
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Kim Coates
Central Ohio Film Critics Association 2013
Nominee
COFCA Award
Best Overlooked Film
Directors Guild of Canada 2012
Nominee
DGC Craft Award
Direction - Feature Film
Michael Dowse
Picture Editing - Feature Film
Reg Harkema
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2012
Nominee
Rogers Award
Best Canadian Film
Michael Dowse
Vancouver Film Critics Circle 2013
Nominee
VFCC Award
Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film
Jay Baruchel
Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film
Liev Schreiber
Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film
Alison Pill
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Plot:
Doug Glatt (Sean William Scott), a bouncer at a bar in Massachusetts, feels ostracized from society, especially since his father and brother are both successful physicians. Doug attends a minor league hockey game with his best friend Pat (Jay Baruchel).
Pat taunts the visiting team during a fight and one of their players climbs into the stands, calling him a homosexual slur. Doug (whose brother is gay) steps in and easily beats up the opposing player, as Pat films him, and the video goes is played on Pats hockey show, prompting the coach to call in and tell Doug to come try out as an enforcer.
-I like how it starts, with the fight;
-I cant see Sean William Scott and not see Stiffler
-Jays hair is rediculous, with the cuts...and one is crooked
-That was a brutal fight
-Are those the guys from the Trailer Park Boys in the studio?
-Good for Doug getting his 'thing'
-Jay has a terrible Boston accent
Meanwhile, veteran enforcer and Doug's idol Ross "The Boss" Rhea (Liev Schreiber) is demoted to the minors after serving a 20-game suspension for slashing an opponent in the head from behind. Three years prior, Rhea hit and concussed the highly-skilled prospect Xavier Laflamme (Marc-André Grondin), who has had trouble recovering from the incident due to the fear of being hit, resulting in his being stuck in the minors.
After earning the nickname "The Thug," Doug was hired by a farm team in Canada where Laflamme plays, the Halifax Highlanders, to protect Laflamme and be his roommate. The Highlanders experience success with Doug as their enforcer, and he quickly becomes popular among fans and teammates, much to the chagrin of his parents and Laflamme, who loses ice time and the alternate-captaincy to Doug.
Doug also becomes romantically involved with Eva (Alison Pill), a hockey fan with a penchant for players.
-So he went from not playing hockey, to an amateur team, to a pro team in, like, 2-3 games?
-Def weird to sign someones dick.
The Eva arch is interesting... Not sure what scared her off.
-She walked in talking to her bf, and only pulled back after they kissed?
With four games left on their schedule, the Highlanders need two wins to secure a playoff spot. On a road game in Quebec after an opposing player concusses Laflamme with a heavy hit, Doug savagely beats the player unconscious and is suspended for the next game against Rhea and the St. John's Shamrocks.
Doug encounters Rhea at a diner, where Rhea dismisses Doug's claim that he is a hockey player, calling him a goon. Though Rhea acknowledges Doug's physical prowess and gives Doug his respect, Rhea warns him that if they ever meet on the ice, he will "lay [him] the fuck out."
The Highlanders (with Doug suspended and Laflamme hospitalized) lose to the Shamrocks. Doug reaches out to Laflamme, and promises him he will always have his back on the ice. In their next game, the Highlanders lead 1–0 thanks to strong teamwork between Doug and Laflamme.
-Glad his family showed up, they're supportive
-Doug in the bedroom was intense
-Did Doug let the guy check LeFlamme? and fake going after him afterwards?
-Eva calling herself a slut and admitting to sleeping around was an odd turn
-Interesting meeting between Doug and Rhea
-Stomach light?
-I don't understand the turn around with LeFlamme
In the final seconds, Doug blocks a slapshot with his face and his ankle is injured in the ensuing scramble. The Highlanders win, but they need a win against Rhea and the Shamrocks in their last game for a playoff spot.
After two periods, the Shamrocks are beating the Highlanders 2–0. Rhea and Doug drop the gloves in the third period. Doug is knocked down first, but Rhea calls off the linesmen and allows him to get back up. Doug manages to break Rhea's nose, but breaks his previously injured ankle in the process.
Doug manages to stand back up and knocks out Rhea with a vicious left hook. Eva and his teammates help a seriously injured Doug off the ice and Laflamme, inspired by Doug's efforts and Rhea's defeat, scores a natural hat trick, giving the Highlanders a 3–2 lead.
As the game enters its final minute, the final scene has Eva comforting Doug in the locker room as he comments, "I think I nailed him."
-Damn the puck to the face... but a good stop.
-Do Doug and Rhea will meet in the playoffs, and LaFlamme doesn't walk on the logo
-The music during the last game was weird... very tense and ominous. Not what you'd expect.
-Whats with the weak ankles? Never mentioned before the fight.
-That fight was pretty epic and brutal, worth the wait.
-Like how Rhea smiled when he was getting up
-Good, happy ending.
The end
Top Five Trivia of the movie:
TOP 5 FACTS
Seann William Scott gained weight for the role of Doug Glatt, as well as taking intensive skating lessons and fighting on ice.
A great majority of the cast is comprised by Canadian actors, including the well-established actors in Hollywood like Jay Baruchel, Kim Coates, Alison Pill and Eugene Levy. The only non-Canadians in major roles are Minnesota-native Seann William Scott and New Yorker Liev Schreiber. Ironically, Baruchel plays an American character (a thickly-accented Massachusetts native) in the film, while Schreiber plays a Canadian character.
The scene where Rhea sheds crocodile tears during a press conference was a reference to NHL player Todd Bertuzzi. Bertuzzi, playing for the Vancouver Canucks at the time, punched Colorado Avalanche's Steve Moore in the back of the head during a game causing an injury that would end Moore's career. In a press conference afterwards, an emotional Bertuzzi tearfully apologized for the incident, which cost him a $500,000 salary deduction and a 17 month suspension.
Seann William Scott gained weight for the role of Doug Glatt, as well as taking intensive skating lessons and fighting on ice.
In an interview with hockey blog Puck Daddy, Liev Schreiber notes that he was inspired by former hockey enforcer Bob Probert. As an homage to the player, he taped his wrists for the film, just as Probert had done when he played.
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