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Cast verified as complete
Paul Newman | ... |
Reggie
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Strother Martin | ... |
McGrath
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Michael Ontkean | ... |
Ned Braden
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Jennifer Warren | ... |
Francine
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Lindsay Crouse | ... |
Lily
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Jerry Houser | ... |
Killer Carlson
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Andrew Duncan | ... |
Jim Carr
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Jeff Carlson | ... |
Jeff Hanson
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Steve Carlson | ... |
Steve Hanson
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David Hanson | ... |
Jack Hanson
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Yvon Barrette | ... |
Denis Lemieux
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Allan F. Nicholls | ... |
Upton
(as Allan Nicholls)
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Brad Sullivan | ... |
Wanchuk
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Stephen Mendillo | ... |
Jim Ahern
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Yvan Ponton | ... |
Drouin
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Matthew Cowles | ... |
Charlie
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Kathryn Walker | ... |
Anita McCambridge
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Melinda Dillon | ... |
Suzanne
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M. Emmet Walsh | ... |
Dickie Dunn
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Swoosie Kurtz | ... |
Shirley
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Paul D'Amato | ... |
Tim McCracken
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Ronald L. Docken | ... |
Lebrun
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Guido Tenesi | ... |
Billy Charlebois
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Jean Rosario Tetreault | ... |
Bergeron
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Christopher Murney | ... |
Hanrahan
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Myron Odegaard | ... |
Final Game Referee
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Ned Dowd | ... |
Ogilthorpe
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Gracie Head | ... |
Pam
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Nancy Dowd | ... |
Andrea
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Barbara L. Shorts | ... |
Bluebird
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Larry Block | ... |
Peterboro Referee
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Paul Dooley | ... |
Hyannisport Announcer
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Janet Arters | ... |
Sparkle Twin (uncredited)
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Louise Arters | ... |
Sparkle Twin (uncredited)
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Blake Ball | ... |
Gilmore Tuttle (uncredited)
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Reg Bechtold | ... |
Hockey Player (uncredited)
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Danny Belisle | ... |
Syracuse Bulldog Player (uncredited)
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Lisa Blount | ... |
Chief's Band Member / Booster Team Member (uncredited)
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Bruce Boudreau | ... |
Hockey Player #7 (uncredited)
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Mark Bousquet | ... |
Andre 'Poodle' Lussier (uncredited)
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Alan Doshna | ... |
Fan (uncredited)
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Stephen Dowling | ... |
Referee (uncredited)
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Art Dubin | ... |
Hockey Player (uncredited)
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Woody Espy | ... |
The Stick Boy (uncredited)
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Mark Falvo | ... |
Spectator (uncredited)
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Lucy Lee Flippin | ... |
Game Show Contestant (uncredited)
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John Gofton | ... |
Nick Brophy (uncredited)
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Galen Head | ... |
Hockey Player (uncredited)
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Alan Hirsch | ... |
Hockey Player (uncredited)
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Bruce Kent | ... |
Stick Boy (uncredited)
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Reggie Krezanski | ... |
Hockey Player (uncredited)
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Louis Levasseur | ... |
Goalie (uncredited)
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Connie Madigan | ... |
Ross 'Mad Dog' Madison (uncredited)
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Macon McCalman | ... |
Soap Opera Actor - Patient (uncredited)
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Ted McCaskill | ... |
Hockey Player (uncredited)
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Jon McClintock | ... |
TV Reporter (uncredited)
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Mickey McQuillan | ... |
Dickie Dunn's Son (uncredited)
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Robert Monell | ... |
Thug in Black (uncredited)
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William H. Morrison | ... |
Police Officer (uncredited)
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Susan Kendall Newman | ... |
Pharmacist (uncredited)
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Joe Nolan | ... |
Clarence 'Screaming Buffalo' Swamptown (uncredited)
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Joseph Oliveira | ... |
Spectator (uncredited)
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Dick Roberge | ... |
Referee Ecker (uncredited)
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Ray Schultz | ... |
Syracuse Bulldog Player (uncredited)
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David Shurin | ... |
Heckler with Orange Sign (uncredited)
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Billy Simpson | ... |
Boy on Street (uncredited) (voice)
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Tonya Smay | ... |
Hockey Rink Spectator (uncredited)
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Ross Smith | ... |
Barclay Donaldson (uncredited)
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Henry Taylor | ... |
Hockey Player - Presidents (uncredited)
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Cliff Thompson | ... |
Walt Comisky (uncredited)
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Directed by
George Roy Hill |
Written by
Nancy Dowd | ... | () |
Produced by
Robert Crawford Jr. | ... | associate producer (as Robert L. Crawford) |
Stephen J. Friedman | ... | producer (as Stephen Friedman) |
Patrick Kelley | ... | co-executive producer (uncredited) |
Robert J. Wunsch | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
Victor J. Kemper | ... | (as Vic Kemper) |
Editing by
Dede Allen |
Editorial Department
David Howe | ... | associate film editor |
Casting By
Jane Feinberg | ||
Mike Fenton |
Art Direction by
Henry Bumstead |
Set Decoration by
James W. Payne | ... | (as James Payne) |
Costume Design by
Tom Bronson |
Makeup Department
Stephen Abrums | ... | makeup artist (as Steve Abrums) |
Lorraine Roberson | ... | hair stylist |
Rick Sharp | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Arthur S. Newman Jr. | ... | unit production manager (as Arthur Newman) |
Wallace Worsley Jr. | ... | unit production manager (as Wallace Worsley) |
Charles Clement | ... | post production operations head (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Peter Burrell | ... | second assistant director |
Wayne A. Farlow | ... | second assistant director (as Wayne Farlow) |
Tom Joyner | ... | first assistant director |
Dan Kolsrud | ... | dga trainee |
James A. Westman | ... | first assistant director (as James Westman) |
Art Department
Thomas L. Roysden | ... | leadman (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Peter Berkos | ... | sound editor |
Robert L. Hoyt | ... | sound |
Don Sharpless | ... | sound |
Roger Heman Jr. | ... | re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
Earl Madery | ... | re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
Dennis C. Salcedo | ... | optical sound recordist (uncredited) |
Roger Sword | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Stunts
Ned Dowd | ... | stunt coordinator |
Rod Bloomfield | ... | stunt double (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Lou Barlia | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Jack Brown | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Bob Rose | ... | key grip (uncredited) |
Music Department
Elmer Bernstein | ... | music supervisor |
Gerald Tueber | ... | music editor (as Jerry Teuber) |
Elmer Bernstein | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
Peter Bernstein | ... | additional orchestrator (uncredited) |
Ethmer Roten | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Sally Stevens | ... | singer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Marvin Weldon | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
Marion Dougherty | ... | talent coordinator |
Ned Dowd | ... | technical advisor |
Wayne Fitzgerald | ... | title designer |
Raechel Donahue | ... | voice artist (uncredited) |
Sue Dwiggins | ... | production secretary (uncredited) |
Dominic Santarone | ... | caterer (uncredited) |
Ruth Santarone | ... | caterer (uncredited) |
Thanks
John Mitchell | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Universal Pictures (1977) (United States) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1977) (France) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1977) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1977) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1977) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1977) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Consorcio Ibérico Cinematográfico (CIC) (1977) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1977) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1977) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1977) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1977) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Sociedade Importadora de Filmes (SIF) (1980) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1982) (United States) (tv)
- Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (VHS)
- CIC Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- Esselte CIC Video (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1986) (Finland) (tv)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1996) (Finland) (tv)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (United States) (VHS)
- Universal Studios Home Video (1999) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Home Entertainment (2002) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2002) (Finland) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2013) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Koch Media (2015) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Elephant Films (2017) (France) (Blu-ray)
- Soul Media (2021) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Esselte Video (Finland) (VHS)
- Universal Pictures Finland (Finland) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Cannes Film Festival (festival)
- John Mitchell and his Johnstown Jets (group cast members) (special thanks)
- Universal Title (titles and opticals)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Located in the US Rust Belt, Charlestown is home of the hapless Chiefs, a losing Federal League hockey team whose games are poorly attended. To make money, the team's unknown owner makes its manager, Joe McGrath, do cheesy publicity much to the players' chagrin. Rumors abound among the players that if the local mill closes, the team will fold. Just before the official announcement is made, the team's aging player/coach, Reggie Dunlop, does get wind that the mill is indeed closing and that this season will be the team's last. Beyond efforts to reconcile with his wife Francine, who loves Reggie but doesn't love his career, Reggie begins to focus on how to renew interest in the team for a possible sale as he knows if the team folds, his hockey career is over. Without telling anyone of his plan, he begins a rumor that the owner is negotiating a sale with a city in Florida. He also decides that "goon" hockey - most especially using the untapped talents of the recently acquired childlike but quietly menacing Hanson brothers - is the way to renew local interest. It works as the team begins to attract new fans, sell out games, sell out away games attended largely by their groupies, and win, which does fuel the rumor of a sale. The one team member who doesn't like this new style is Ned Braden, a college graduate who plays the game solely because he loves it. His hockey career is against the wishes of his tomboyish wife, Lily, who hates everything about Charlestown and being a hockey wife. Reggie's goal of winning the league championship and having the team sold takes a turn when he finally meets the team's owner and discovers the owner's motivations. Ned, with his own views of what is right and wrong in hockey, may come up with an unexpected way to achieve all their goals. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | Certain Language May Be Too Strong For Children See more » |
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Budget | $6,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
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. See more » |
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. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Yoostar 2: In the Movies (2011). See more » |
Soundtracks | Right Back Where We Started From See more » |
Crazy Credits | Special thanks to John Mitchell and his Johnstown Jets. See more » |
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! See more » |