Goon

Year:

2012

Duration:

92 min

Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama | Sport

IMDB rate:

6.8

Director:

Michael Dowse

Awards:

13 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2012-01-06

Filming Locations: Manitoba, Canada

Earnings

Gross: $4,168,144 (USA) (27 May 2012)

Cast

Actor

Character

John Paul Tremblay

Seann William Scott

Doug Glatt

Jay Baruchel

Pat

Alison Pill

Eva

Liev Schreiber

Ross Rhea

Eugene Levy

Dr. Glatt

Marc-André Grondin

Xavier LaFlamme

Kim Coates

Ronnie Hortense

Nicholas Campbell

Rollie Hortense

Richard Clarkin

Gord Ogilvey

Jonathan Cherry

Marco Belchier

Ricky Mabe

John Stevenson

George Tchortov

Evgeni

Karl Graboshas

Oleg

Larry Woo

Park Kim

Stephen Sim

Backup Goalie

Ellen David

Mrs. Glatt

David Paetkau

Ira

Mike Bell

Donovan

Jeff Strome

Oldfield

Jeff Wahl

Reg (as Jeff Scott Wahl)

Dave Wheeler

Sportscaster

Bryan Clark

Bartender

David Duncan

Darren

Patricia Zogar

Elderly Waitress (as Patricia Edgar)

James Durham

Customer

Jeff Bromley

Guy

Don Carmody

Guy in Leather Jacket

Kalyn Bomback

Kelly

Dominick Blais

O'Sullivan

Curt Keilback

Rod McCaudry

James Knight

Ref / ND Halifax Player #1

Tom Anniko

Shamrock's Coach

Amy Groening

Teenage Singer

Ali Hassan

Uncle Stevie

Sean Skene

Assassin #1 / Concord Player #2

Gabriel Daniels

Blanko

Ken St. Mars

Hamilton Defenseman

Derek Poplawski

Lowell Kings Opponent (as Derrick Poplawski)

Tim Kiriluk

Mirimachi Opponent #1

Lance 'The Snake' Cartwright

Mirimachi Opponent #2 (as Lance Cartwright)

Georges Laraque

Huntington

Veronica Malinowski

Paris Hilton Lookalike

Geoff Banjavich

Brandon

Mark Olafson

Flannerty

David Lawrence

Richard (as Dave Lawrence)

Jim Toth

Reporter

Marc Joyal

Quebec Fan

Brandy Jaques

Stripper

Howard Jerome

Albee Cohen

Aron Tager

Mr. Goldsmith

Sidney Leeder

Young Woman

Sarah Scheffer

Barbara Cohen

Jay Roberts

MTL Tomahawk Player #2

Darren Ross

Lineman #1

Andrew Degryse

Lineman #2

Mark Dann

Iroquius #4

Robert Borges

Uroquiis #5

Jodi Stecyk

Assassin #2

Christian Fraser

Assassin #3

Chris Low

Assassin #4

Chris Sinclair

Assassin #5

Tim Horoshok

Assassin #6

Glen Thompson

Assassin #7

Nigel Rubeniuk

Conrord Goalie #1

Travis Mealy

Concord Player #3

Brent Poplawski

Concord Player #4

Jere Gillis

Quebec #1

Billy Keane

Quebec Coach

Shailee Ferguson

BGP (uncredited)

Mitchell Kummen

Autograph seeker (uncredited)

Christian Lalonde

Simard (uncredited)

Terry Ray

Assassin Player (uncredited)

Bree Ryan

Rachel (uncredited)

Mike Smith

Production Assisstant #2 (uncredited)

Clayton T. Stewart

Crazy Fan (uncredited)

Robb Wells

Production Assisstant #1 (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The scene where Doug scores a goal with his butt, really happened. In 2000, minor league player Doug Mann scored a goal in overtime for the Columbus(GA) Cottonmouths of the Central Hockey League when the puck deflected off his butt, to send them to the Eastern Conference Finals.

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Jay Baruchel wanted to adapt the book into a film after noticing a lack of hockey comedies in recent years.

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The character of Doug Glatt plays for two teams in the movie: The Orangetown Assassins, who wear orange and black uniforms; and the Halifax Highlanders, whose logo is the letter H with a dot on the right side and wings on the left. Both are allusions to the NHL team Philadelphia Flyers, who have a similar logo and wore a similar style of uniforms in the past.

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Goofs

When the Highlanders' bus arrives in Quebec from Halifax, they should be traveling west or north, but the shadows of the signs show they are traveling east.

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After the Steelers score a goal in Glatt's first game in Halifax, you can see the scoreboard over center ice during the next face-off. The score is displayed as 0-0. Also, there is only one second off the play clock (it displays 19:59) although the game has been underway for some time.

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During the Orangetown Assassins home games early in the film, some of the fans in the stands are clearly cardboard cutouts.

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Quotes

Rod McCaudry: Are you there Doug? It's me Margaret.

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Ronnie Hortense: Yeah, you've done it before you pussy. And I know you fuck your players. Don't deny it!

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Rod McCaudry: [after a horrendous rendition of the national anthem] Well that was borderline treasonous, and a disgrace to our nation and its proud and storied history. My father didn't kick the Nazis'... and the puck drops!

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Faq

Q

Where did the idea for this film come from?

A

The film is inspired by the book, Goon: The True Story of an Unlikely Journey Into a Minor Hockey League, about Doug Smith, a late bloomer, who didn't start playing hockey until age 19 and came equipped with the unlikely skill of an amateur boxer.

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