I remember being a kid living in Edmonton when one night my parents were watching a movie and continuously roaring, i went in to check out what all of the fuss was about and there was this movie from 1977 about a struggling 3rd rate minor league hockey team called, "Slap Shot" on (In all of it's edited for television glory!) So when we purchased a Beta machine in 1982, it was one of my first rentals (You can only imagine my shock upon hearing the language not present on television!) If u are any sort of a hockey fan whatsoever, you have this movie on DVD, VHS, Beta or you have seen it..many times. Even Don Cherry himself said everything in this motion picture is real, the bus trips, the flea bag motels, the rundown arenas..everything. This movie in my opinion was one of Paul Newman's greatest performences and shot the Hanson Brothers to cult status! A sequel came out in 2002...not really good, stick with the original...one with the universe...nothing matters...
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