Goon

"Meet Doug, the nicest guy you'll ever fight."

2012 1h 32m EN

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Doug Glatt, a slacker who discovers he has a talent for brawling, is approached by a minor league hockey coach and invited to join the team as the "muscle." Despite the fact that Glatt can't skate, his best friend, Pat, convinces him to give it a shot, and Glatt becomes a hero to the team and their fans, until the league's reigning goon becomes threatened by Glatt's success and decides to even the score.

“Meet Doug, the nicest guy you'll ever fight.”

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Cast

Seann William Scott
Doug Glatt
Marc-André Grondin
Xavier Laflamme
Alison Pill
Eva
Jay Baruchel
Pat
Liev Schreiber
Ross Rhea
Eugene Levy
Dr. Glatt
Kim Coates
Ronnie Hortense
Nicholas Campbell
Rollie Hortense

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Dowse
Writers: Evan Goldberg, Jay Baruchel
Languages: French, English, Portuguese
Countries: Canada, United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 58% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, English, Portuguese.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Goon Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michael Dowse, shot by Bobby Shore. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ramachandra Borcar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Reginald Harkema shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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The take

Michael Dowse directs. Bobby Shore behind the camera. Ramachandra Borcar scores. Reginald Harkema cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Canada, United States of America. Dialogue in French, English, Portuguese.

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1Earned back only 58% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 14 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, English, Portuguese.
4International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.
5Part of the "Goon Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Michael Dowse, shot by Bobby Shore. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Ramachandra Borcar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Reginald Harkema shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Seann William Scott and Marc-André Grondin and Alison Pill carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Meet Doug, the nicest guy you'll ever fight.".
11IMDB entry: tt1456635 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Bobby Shore
Original score: Ramachandra Borcar
Editing: Reginald Harkema
Production design: Gordon Wilding
Costume design: Heather Neale
Makeup / hair: Brenda Magalas
VFX supervisor: Mathieu Lavoie
Sound: Pierre-Jules Audet
Runtime: 92 min · 1h 32m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $12,000,000
Box office: $6,985,158
Return: 58% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Goon (2012)

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Goon Collection

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SierraKiloBravo2020-05-26
★ 4/10
Click here for a video version of this review: https://youtu.be/c6TxAXR2-fE Doug Smith was an ice hockey enforcer who played over 60 games for seven teams over the course of his career. In June 2002 he wrote a book entitled Goon: The True Story of an Unlikely Journey into Minor League Hockey. That book was the basis for the 2012 movie Goon starring Seann William Scott. I've not read the book, but have known about the movie for quite a while, but never got around to watching it. Here's the official description to give you an idea about what the movie focuses on: Doug Glatt, a slacker who discovers he has a talent for brawling is approached by a minor league hockey coach and invited to join the team as the "muscle." Despite the fact that Glatt can't skate, his best friend, Pat, convinces him to give it a shot, and Glatt becomes a hero to the team and their fans, until the league's reigning goon becomes threatened by Glatt's success and decides to even the score. While this is marketed as a comedy, its really not that funny. That's not say that its a drama though, because its not that serious. It never really fully commits to being either, so the end result for me just felt like a series of mildly interesting things happening. What doesn't help this is the editing which moves everything along way too fast. It's almost like this was once a longer movie that was cut down to fit a 90min run time. Some scenes feel cut short and incomplete, and I felt like at times they're going "okay you get what's going on here, so we don't need to finish the scene, so let's move on to the next one!" Add to that Jay Baruchel being extremely annoying any time he was on screen, and a side character having more of a story arc, and I felt myself regularly tuning out of this and checking how much time was left. This movie seems to have a bit of a cult following, but I really couldn't get pulled into it. There is a sequel out there, but I won't be busting any doors down to watch it. Side note: If you're a hockey fan, make sure you watch the credits for some footage of the real Doug in action cracking heads on the ice.

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