Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV NewsIndia TV Spotlight
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Picture WinnersBest Picture WinnersEmmysSTARmeter AwardsSan Diego Comic-ConNew York Comic-ConSundance Film FestivalToronto Int'l Film FestivalAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Slap Shot

  • 19771977
  • RR
  • 2h 3m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
38K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,358
1,161
Slap Shot (1977)
Home Video Trailer from Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Play trailer1:47
2 Videos
99+ Photos
ComedyDramaSport
A failing ice hockey team finds success with outrageously violent hockey goonery.A failing ice hockey team finds success with outrageously violent hockey goonery.A failing ice hockey team finds success with outrageously violent hockey goonery.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
38K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,358
1,161
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • George Roy Hill
    • Writer
      • Nancy Dowd
    • Stars
      • Paul Newman
      • Michael Ontkean
      • Strother Martin
    Top credits
    • Director
      • George Roy Hill
    • Writer
      • Nancy Dowd
    • Stars
      • Paul Newman
      • Michael Ontkean
      • Strother Martin
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 182User reviews
    • 64Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

    Videos2

    Slap Shot
    Trailer 1:47
    Slap Shot
    "The Ranch" Star Elisha Cuthbert Can't Get Enough of Brad Pitt
    Full Episode 3:30
    "The Ranch" Star Elisha Cuthbert Can't Get Enough of Brad Pitt

    Photos146

    "Slap Shot," Paul Newman & Lindsay Crouse.
    "Slap Shot," Michael Ontkean & Paul Newman
    "Slap Shot," Paul Newman, Yvon Barette, Stephen Mandillo, Jerry  Houser.
    "Slap Shot," Michael Ontkean & Paul Newman
    "Slap Shot," Paul Newman
    "Slap Shot," Paul Newman
    "Slap Shot," Paul Newman
    "Slap Shot," Paul Newman
    Slap Shot (1977)
    Slap Shot (1977)
    Slap Shot (1977)
    Slap Shot (1977)

    Top cast

    Edit
    Paul Newman
    Paul Newman
    • Reggie
    Michael Ontkean
    Michael Ontkean
    • Ned Braden
    Strother Martin
    Strother Martin
    • McGrath
    Jennifer Warren
    Jennifer Warren
    • Francine
    Lindsay Crouse
    Lindsay Crouse
    • Lily
    Jerry Houser
    Jerry Houser
    • Killer Carlson
    Andrew Duncan
    Andrew Duncan
    • Jim Carr
    Jeff Carlson
    Jeff Carlson
    • Jeff Hanson
    Steve Carlson
    Steve Carlson
    • Steve Hanson
    David Hanson
    David Hanson
    • Jack Hanson
    Yvon Barrette
    Yvon Barrette
    • Denis Lemieux
    Allan F. Nicholls
    Allan F. Nicholls
    • Upton
    • (as Allan Nicholls)
    Brad Sullivan
    Brad Sullivan
    • Wanchuk
    Stephen Mendillo
    Stephen Mendillo
    • Jim Ahern
    Yvan Ponton
    Yvan Ponton
    • Drouin
    Matthew Cowles
    Matthew Cowles
    • Charlie
    Kathryn Walker
    Kathryn Walker
    • Anita McCambridge
    Melinda Dillon
    Melinda Dillon
    • Suzanne
    • Director
      • George Roy Hill
    • Writer
      • Nancy Dowd
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    More like this

    Eight Men Out
    7.2
    Eight Men Out
    The Longest Yard
    7.1
    The Longest Yard
    The Natural
    7.4
    The Natural
    National Lampoon's Animal House
    7.4
    National Lampoon's Animal House
    Miracle
    7.4
    Miracle
    Bull Durham
    7.0
    Bull Durham
    Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice
    4.4
    Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice
    Smokey and the Bandit
    6.9
    Smokey and the Bandit
    The Towering Inferno
    7.0
    The Towering Inferno
    Hoosiers
    7.4
    Hoosiers
    Major League
    7.2
    Major League
    Cool Hand Luke
    8.1
    Cool Hand Luke

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      Paul Newman had stated on many occasions that he had more fun making this film than on any other film he has starred in, and that it remained his favorite of his own films until his death.
    • Goofs
      Just after the wives discuss the "Great Ideas of the World" set, Jean-Guy Drouin chases a player behind the net and when they come out the other side, a director in skates and a couple members of his crew can be seen on the ice in the corner of the rink.
    • Quotes

      [referee skates over to Steve Carlson during the playing of the National Anthem]

      Peterboro Referee: I got my eye on the three of you, guys. You pull one thing, you're out of this game! I run a clean game here. I have any trouble here, I'll suspend you!

      Steve Hanson: I'm listening to the fucking song!

    • Crazy credits
      Special thanks to John Mitchell and his Johnstown Jets.
    • Alternate versions
      The VHS and laserdisc version replaced Maxine Nightingale's recording of "Right Back Where We Started From" on the soundtrack. The DVD and TV versions retain the song.
    • Connections
      Edited into Yoostar 2: In the Movies (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Right Back Where We Started From
      (uncredited)

      Written by Pierre Tubbs and J. Vincent Edwards

      Performed by Maxine Nightingale

      United Artists Records

    User reviews182

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Like a @#$% time machine back to the 70s
    I grew up in south 'jersey when the Flyers were still the Broad Street Bullies and all lived on our side of the Walt Whitman Bridge. They had handlebar mustaches. Many spoke with thick French-Canadian accents and wore wide ties, jackets with lapels you could park a truck on, and more than the occasional leisure suit. Many were just kids when they were pulled from the farmlands of the North and found themselves in the middle of suburbia by day, and at night, playing "Old-time hockey" while the chanting and organ music echoed to the rafters. Now whether you played pro hockey like they did, or were on the semi-pro Johnstown Jets that inspired the crew here, there seems to be a prototype player who played a certain style of game for the rest of us to watch. Sadly, that era is long gone. Marketers and big business have left the game in smoldering ruins. But we still have Slapshot. It perfectly captures what the game used to be and the guys who used to play it. Paul Newman is incredible as Reggie Dunlop, the aging player-coach who seems to be the last guy to figure out his team is on the verge of folding. The fictional town has hit the skids so that means no more hockey team. But instead of going out with a whimper, Dunlop has a scheme to get his crappy team back in the standings and the fans in the stands. And as the plot develops there's locker-room talk that would make even today's teenagers shut up and take notes. Nancy Dowd's story, which she wrote after seeing her brother Ned play in the minors during his career (and parody in the movie as Ogie Oglethorpe) translates into a total classic. The raw banter between Newman and his GM, between the players -- literally all through the movie -- makes for the most quotable flick I know...but I have to be so careful where I can recite my favorites. One such place was out on the fishing boat of a hall-of-famer from the old Flyers. (It's rumored one of the characters in the movie was modeled directly from HIM.) Slapshot brought even this guy to his knees with hysterics. Just rehashing a few quotes from the movie triggered his REAL stories of his own team that won the Cup two years in a row, and then never again since. That's how well the movie tells the story of hockey. There's a lot of social commentary here, too, if you are into such a thing. Lots on relationships, male bonding, machismo and the like. Some of the subplots take the story off the ice for too long, and the movie tends to drag in spots, admittedly. But when play is on, the brutal scenes reach such a sublime level of violence all you can do is gape and laugh in astonishment. The players here have all become like Reggie himself: They don't seem to notice that they've gone too far and they are creating a goonathon just to fill arenas. Meanwhile, those with real talent get benched right along with the national anthem. It's pretty clear -- both on the screen and during the times when the movie was being made -- that Old Time Hockey was on its way out. But it didn't go with a whimper, either, and at least Slapshot was there to give it a send-off to remember.
    helpful•61
    10
    • defdewd
    • Mar 11, 2006

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • February 25, 1977 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Schlappschuß
    • Filming locations
      • Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Production companies
      • Kings Road Entertainment
      • Pan Arts
      • Universal Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    Edit
    • Budget
      • $6,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $28,000,000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $28,000,000
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      2 hours 3 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    Slap Shot (1977)
    Top Gap
    By what name was Slap Shot (1977) officially released in India in English?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    View list
    List
    The Best Movies and Shows to Watch in August
    See the full list
    View list
    List
    Fall TV Guide: The Best Shows Coming This Year
    See the full list
    View image
    Photos
    Double Take: Celebrity Twins
    See the full list

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Back to top
    Get the IMDb App
    Sign in for more access
    Sign in for more access
    • Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb Developer
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Interest-Based Ads
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2022 by IMDb.com, Inc.