Top 24 Best Sports Movies Of All Time
Slap Shot (1977)
This 1977 film is a cult classic. Starring Paul Newman, it follows the fictional Charlestown Chiefs, a minor league team from a small town whose mill is facing massive layoffs. To bring excitement and fans, the team resorts to violent play. It is sports comedy at its best.
Movie Plot: A failing ice hockey team finds success with outrageously violent hockey goonery.
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
- Rated: R
- Released: 25 Feb 1977 in USA
- Runtime: 123 min
- Starring: Paul Newman, Strother Martin, Michael Ontkean, Jennifer Warren
- BoxOffice: $28,000,000
- Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations.
Slap Shot was Written by Nancy Dowd and directed by George Roy Hill and produced by Universal Pictures, Pan Arts Productions, Kings Road Entertainment.
7.3/10 IMDB Rating
85% Rotten Tomatoes
61/100 Metacritic
85% Rotten Tomatoes
61/100 Metacritic
