The 35th drop in the Scoring At The Movies bucket slugs its way into a hockey comedy that stars Paul Newman: Slap Shot!
Curiously, one of the greatest of movie stars is overshadowed by 3 of his fight-lovin’ co-stars. And maybe that’s fair. They’re dumb, but he’s playing their coach and he's barely smarter than they are. Everybody seems to love the Hanson Brothers and their antics probably WERE funny back in the ’70s. However, their behaviour and many of the insults shouted by a lot of the guys haven’t aged all that well. So what we’ve got is another sporadically funny cult-favourite from the ’70s in The Longest Yard mode. Rats, was hoping for better.
Anyway, drop the gloves (because there are more fisticuffs in this than in a boxing movie) and find out what we thought about this opus about the Charlestown Chiefs.
Pedantry Alert: Michael Ontkean was not the sheriff in Blue Velvet, of course, but in the TV show Twin Peaks. Also, there IS a Peterboro in New York and a Peterborough in New Hampshire, but the distance from Pennsylvania is about the same as it is from the city in Ontario, so that just strengthens our point that you don’t need to drive anywhere near 15 hours for road games in the Federal League.
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Ep. 51 - Remember the Titans
Air Bud & 50th Episode Awards!
Ep. 49 - Cobb
Ep. 48 - Caddyshack
Ep. 47 - Beyond the Mat
Ep. 46 - He Got Game
Ep. 45 - The Fast and the Furious
Ep. 44 - Point Break
Ep. 43 - Rudy
Ep. 42 - The Sandlot
Ep. 41 - Jerry Maguire
Ep. 40 - Miracle
Ep. 39 - The Hurricane
Ep. 38 - Blue Chips
Ep. 37 - Lionheart
Ep. 36 - Eight Men Out
Ep. 34 - The Wrestler
Ep. 33 - Friday Night Lights
Ep. 32 - Pumping Iron
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