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Goon Trailer: Can This Hockey Movie Score At The Box Office?

Seann William Scott In Goon

The Huffington Post Canada   First Posted: 09/13/11 10:49 AM ET Updated: 11/13/11 05:12 AM ET

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With few exceptions, hockey movies haven't exactly been box office (or even critical hits). Anyone remember Score: A Hockey Musical? Even Slapshot, arguably the most beloved of hockey films doesn't stand up to sporting films like Chariots of Fire or Field of Dreams.

So what can we make of Goon, the hockey comedy that premiered earlier this week at the Toronto International Film Festival and whose trailer is trending in Canada.

It stars Seann William Scott (American Pie's Stiffler) as a minor-league hockey enforcer, Canadian actor Jay Baruchel (who also co-wrote the screenplay) and indie-darling Alison Pill. Michael Dowse, known for Canadian cult comedy FUBAR directs the film.

While Goon is a comedy, it might be overshadowed by real-life events with the deaths of hockey tough guys Wade Belak, Rick Rypien and Derek Boogaard still fresh in the minds of hockey fans and forcing debate about the role of fighting and violence in the game.

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With few exceptions, hockey movies haven't exactly been box office (or even critical hits). Anyone remember Score: A Hockey Musical? Even Slapshot, arguably the most beloved of hockey films doesn't st...
With few exceptions, hockey movies haven't exactly been box office (or even critical hits). Anyone remember Score: A Hockey Musical? Even Slapshot, arguably the most beloved of hockey films doesn't st...
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RDX
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05:23 PM on 09/13/2011
Slapshot is my favorite sports movie of all time and I think it stands up fine to field of dreams. It's Kevin Costner for crying out loud!
Chariots of fire...well that was pretty good.

I'd be interested to see if the film needs to go back to the editing floor in light of the fact that three enforcer type hockey players and many others in years past have passed away.
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GeoToronto
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04:17 PM on 09/13/2011
Why wait until 2012 for this movie, the NHL starts in a couple of weeks.
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