Apr 06, 2012 the movie is based on a memoir by doug smith, who played minorleague hockey and cowrote a book about his experiences 10 years ago. The rrated canadian indie is based on the life of a minorleague hockey player named doug smith a guy whose. Last of the enforcers is very loosely based on this book goon. The true story of an unlikely journey into minor league hockey chronicles the uniquely wild adventure of doug smith, who was determined to realize his dream of playing professional hockey, despite the fact he didnt start skating until the age of 19. Goon 2011 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Although it is not all that impressive when you look into it, as there havent been a whole lot of hockey movies made in the past 35 years. The rrated canadian indie is based on the life of a minorleague hockey player named doug smith. The true story of an unlikely journey into minor league hockey by. The movie is based on a memoir by doug smith, who played minorleague hockey and cowrote a book about his experiences 10 years ago. A frustrating movie that has many moments of promise. A sequel to goon 2011, the film stars seann william scott, baruchel, liev schreiber, alison pill, elisha cuthbert, wyatt russell, marcandre grondin and kim coates. The true story of an unlikely journey into minor league hockey by adam frattasio and doug smith. I also read an article where grondin says i just imagined someone like ovechkin, you know, really, like, him in a party with a bunch of bling and ed hardy.
Doug smith born december 27, 1964 is an american retired minorleague ice hockey player who coauthored a biography about his time spent playing professional hockey, goon. Mar 17, 2017 most hockey fans undoubtedly remember the 2012 movie goon, which starred sean william scott as a bar bouncer who makes it onto a minor league hockey team because of his fighting prowess. Deadpool director says goon animated film could still happen. Deadpool director promises the goon movie may still be. A threeminute animated clip of the goon, a movie based on eric powells comic book series, has been making the rounds in hollywood in search of studio financing since its debut. The locker room antics of the team are also just as gutbusting as ever. I was impressed with the writers ability to squeeze another story out of doug glatt and the highlanders. Merchandise for the movie goon i first came across doug the thug smith aka. Smiths quasifairy tale rise from anonymous everyman to pro sports semi. Jay baruchel reprises his character from the first film and is just as hilarious as he was the first time around.
The moment you realize youre about to drop the gloves. Mar 02, 2020 the goon movie based on the eric powell comic series has been in development for quite sometime, but is it any closer to being released. Last of the enforcers is a 2017 sequel to the 2011 comedy in which a minor league hockey star must choose between settling down or continuing to play hockey. It is also one of the last movies i think anybody expected to get a sequel. This brings us to today, shortly after an rrated movie based on a comic book made approximately a jillion dollars. It was gloriously profane and yet also pretty darn sweet, anchored by a great performance from seann william scott and a clever script by jay baruchel. Say hello to the goon kickstarter comic book exclusive. Like most people reading this book i was introduced to mr. The story centers on doug glatt, a bouncer seann william scott who has been touched by the fist of god. The story was very well done, and i enjoyed the fact that it managed to incorporate liev schreibers character once again, in an enjoyable way that you may not be expecting. The book inspired a movie based off of his life story and seann william scott played the role based on smith. If you enjoyed the first goon, then youll love this one.
Come on, dont play poker with zombies, theyre just cheaters. Goon, an icehockey comedy starring seann william scott, goes a different route. The ultraviolent goon is also ultrastrange vulture. The script is pretty poor and seann simply cant manage the required character nuances well enough to compensate, leaving the viewer with. Last of the enforcers is a 2017 sports comedy film directed by jay baruchel in his directorial debut and written by baruchel and jesse chabot. The true story of an unlikely journey into minor league hockey by dough smith and adam frattasio, which may be why the script by superbad cowriter evan goldberg and judd apatow regular jay baruchel includes a scene in which dougs parents walk out of a. This film is humorous, touching and moving, and is on par with the first in terms of quality. Doug smith former pro hockey player who wrote a book about his time spent playing professional hockey, goon.
The true story of an unlikely journey into minor league hockey, goon the movie was written by jay baruchel who plays dougs best friend and evan goldberg, seth rogen. Jan 16, 2017 doug smith former pro hockey player who wrote a book about his time spent playing professional hockey, goon. The true story of an unlikely journey into minor league hockey. Dont let anyone fool you, its an easy read but you will be laughing for half the weekend with deep. Mar 16, 2012 goon, an icehockey comedy starring seann william scott, goes a different route. Sequels have a tough task of recapturing the magic that made the first film so great and this film hits. The book is a biography that describes smiths time playing professional hockey. The thug was just as likeable in the book as in the movie. Footage from smiths career as a hockey enforcer is shown during the films credits. The story was loosely adapted by from a book cowritten by massachusettsbred exminor leaguer doug smith.
The real doug smith, also an enforcer, is seen in the credit cookies. Last of the enforcers will be in select theaters and on demand september 1st. Goon on dvd may 29, 2012 starring jay baruchel, seann william scott, alison pill, marcandre grondin. I tend to appreciate an entertaining movie that is based on a real story, like the. You have my respect, whatever that means to you, you got it.
Deadpool director tim miller still has plans to bring the indie comic book series the goon to the big screen in animated movie form. The movie goon is based off of the life of a hockey player in the echl who wrote a book. The true story of an unlikely journey into minor league hockey by dough smith and adam frattasio, which may be why the script by superbad cowriter evan goldberg and judd apatow regular jay baruchel includes a scene in which dougs parents walk out of a restaurant, ashamed of their sons job. The true story of an unlikely journey into minor league hockey by adam frattasio and doug smith, goon was a delight from beginning to. My obvious assumptions would be max talbot when laflamme does the shhhh. Goon is supposedly based on a true story it was inspired by the nonfiction book goon. Goon screenwriter jay baruchel talks hockey violence and. And he doesnt have the passion that his best friend pat has for his selfappointed work, hosting a hockey based cable callin show, hot ice. Along with the onice violence, there is a comic edge to goon. Memoir of a minor league hockey enforcer was, for years, my holy grail of books out of print and impossible to find. Most hockey fans undoubtedly remember the 2012 movie goon, which starred sean william scott as a bar bouncer who makes it onto a minor league hockey team because of his fighting prowess. The true story of an unlikely journey into minor league hockey, goon the movie was written by jay baruchel who plays. Two decades on, the goon is still kicking zombie ass and.
This is the true story of doug smith, the real life inspiration behind the recent blockbuster hockey film goon. The true story of an unlikely journey into minor league hockey, goon the movie was written by jay baruchel who. One of the most poignant scenes in the movie is that of ross, sitting. He was smarter than this movie s doug, but arguably as tough, and thats another reason i liked goon. Box office for based on factual bookarticle movies rank. Goon movie raises questions about hockey enforcers cbc news. Smiths career via the movie goon, a semifictionalized account of his career in minor league hockey. The sports flick, humanizing goons and sanctifying hooliganism in hockey as part of the games ritual, is based on the autobiographical book by 1980s minor league hockey enforcer doug smith and is entitled goon. Cartoonist eric powell is relaunching his fanfavorite comic the goon with a new selfpublished series, special events and crossovers. The true story of an unlikely journey into minor league hockey by doug smith with adam frattasio keywords. The goon is an upcoming american 3d computeranimated horrorcomedy action film based on the comic book series created by eric powell. The goon movie based on the eric powell comic series has been in development for quite sometime, but is it any closer to being released. Goon hit the internet and i realised that the film was based on doug smith.
Michael dowses goon was an unexpected joy, a clever comedy about a kindhearted but ironfisted young man finding his place in the world on the ice. It was a smallpress book and didnt do much at the time, but. The true story of an unlikely journey into minor league hockey, with adam frattasio. He doesnt have the book smarts to become a doctor like his adoptive father or his gay adoptive brother ira. I know because i dont care for any of them and i still thought it was great. When i saw a new printing was announced i wasted little time in preordering via amazon. The true story of an unlikely journey into minor league hockey by adam frattasio and doug smith, goon was a delight from beginning to end.
He doesnt have to outplay the other team he has to beat the hell out of them. Along with the on ice violence, there is a comic edge to goon. All time domestic box office for based on factual book. The true story of an unlikely journey into a minor hockey league, which tells the story of smith. This is a onetime only dark horse print edition of eric powells favorite the goon issue with an exclusive kickstarter cover. Last of the enforcers, cinemablend recently asked seann william scott whether or not we will get a third entry in this beloved sports franchise. How goon 2 tried to avoid being a terrible comedy sequel, according to seann william scott. And he doesnt have the passion that his best friend pat has for his selfappointed work, hosting a hockey based. But know this shit hard, if ever there comes a time, its gets down to the morrow and its you and me, kid, i will lay you. The true story of an unlikely journey into minor league hockey by doug smith and adam frattasio amazon u.
The true story of an unlikely journey into minor league hockey by doug smith with adam frattasio. The true story of an unlikely journey into minor league hockey by doug smith and adam frattasio. Last we heard of this was at my favorite panel, bar none, from comic con this past summer. It is unknown when it will be released, but it can be possbile that the film may be released in 20. There are a lot of people who described goon as the best hockey movie since slap shot. Footage from smiths career as an enforcer is shown during the films credits, and smith said in an interview with that he is happy with the finished film. Smiths book was later adapted into the comedy film goon 2011, starring seann william scott in the role based on smith. Amazon canada, and adapted very loosely, im guessing for the screen by evan goldberg the green hornet and baruchel, this is the tale of a man who is touched by the fist of god and called to. Goon is a 2011 canadian sports comedy film directed by michael dowse, written by jay.
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