The Greatest Sports Movie Ever

Fuck Hoosiers. Oh how ehhhhhhveryone sweated Hoosiers. Not me/my family. We were a Slapshot house.



In retrospect, kind of an odd movie to watch with your parents, but it was one of those movies that i could watch "when i got old enough"- which really meant "when we go out and leave you home alone so you can passively aggressively defy us and watch it" . By the time I was "old enough" I had seen it a bunch already and was freely using some quotes around my house from it. So much for my parents authority.

Anyways, sad to report that there are rumors swirling concerning the imminent demise of Mr Newman, and this makes me sad. Sad b/c he was really hot. In everything. Especially in this flick tho. Parental defiance got me in the mood i guess.

So here's to you, hot paul newman, and to the REAL stars of this movie: the hansen brothers. Who arent hot, and who arent dying, but um... well are just great arent they.

Fight! The star spangled banner scene is one of the funniest in movie history-dom.


Meet the brothers. Who brought their toys with them.


On the ice. 2:14.


Trade me right fucking now! sigh. i wish i could find that scene.

Here is the zzzzzztheatrical trailer which does not do this movie justice. In fact, heres MY synopsis:

Coach of shit team cant win any games, no fans etc.- no one has any lives aside from hockey and will be working at factories if the team folds, dreams dead etc.- rumor of imminent sale of said team- new teammates hansen's fighting embarrasses team at first, but ends up getting them famous for their goonery. Team decides to "run with it". People in team have issues. Really filthy dialog. Lots of 70s sex humor. Paul Newman's TERRIBLE outfits. Team triumphs. The End.



Another one i wasnt allowed to watch, but did anyway, and it was totally worth it. Sparked a love of bad film.

Warhol's Blood For Dracula. (AKA the worst film ever made)