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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780783267289
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0783267282
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 26, 2002
Running Time: 123 minutes
Sales Rank: 3036
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: February 25, 1977
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com essential video:
Paul Newman and his Butch Cassidy director, George Roy Hill, made a very original comedy in this 1977 story of an over-the-hill player/coach (Newman) for a lousy hockey team who gets results when he teaches his players to get dirty. One of the most hilariously profane movies ever to come out of Hollywood, this is the kind of film that makes its own rules as it goes along. Newman is very good, and while Hill goes for the gusto in terms of capturing the violence of this world, his instinct for comedy has never been sharper. Great support from Strother Martin, Paul Dooley, and the rest. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Terrible Movie
I had heard how THIS movie was the ultimate ice hockey movie, but I thought it was sooooo bad and soooo did not portray the game of ice hockey. If it hadn't been for the (oftentimes unnecessary) very foul language ,there wouldn't have been much dialogue. I thought it portrayed hockey players in a very negative way. I did not find it funny or enjoyable (and I have a pretty open-minded sense of humor). To say the least, I am VERY sorry that I spent money buying this DVD.
Rating:  - To hockey what "Bull Durham" is to baseball
Just one of those 'classic' sports movies. Aside from the 70s nostalgia, it's the fact that if you've ever worked or played in the minor leagues this movie will ring absolutely true. I finally burned out my old VHS version that I played every October when the NHL starts up. The names, the references, the laughs; even if you don't like hockey, "Slap Shot" can be appreciated for what it is - a look back at the bottom rung of a bygone era in sports.
Rating: - Damn Funny
This is a very funny movie. When I watched it the first time, I was just thinking "this is not how sports should be played, where is the sportsmanship." But then I watched it again a few days later, and I realized that it is more about how messed up things were in a town like this and in the '70's, and it suddenly made sense that they desperately wanted to keep their jobs, so they did whatever it took. There are a lot of classic lines in this movie, and it kept me laughing the whole time. How can ... Read More
Rating:  - ugh!
Paul Newman was hopelessly miscast in this pic.It was unnerving to hear the filth that came from his mouth.He is too great for that.Hard to believe this is the same man who excelled as Fast Eddie Felson or Cool Hand Luke.
Rating: - Slapshot
Does this really require a review. A NEwman classic and throw in the Hanson Brothers and you have a great film!
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