The Chiefs, of the Federal Hockey League, are a bad hockey team. Led by their aging star, Reggie Dunlop (Paul Newman), they go out every game and try their best, but their best just isn't good enough to win.
The Chiefs are about to be sold, however, and disbanded, but still they want to give their fans one last great season. The Manager brings in three 'goons,' the Hanson brothers.
Altogether, the Chiefs set about making hockey exciting. They start initiating on-ice violence far from what you would see these days, and score goals by any means necessary. They really don't play hockey; they beat people up and pretend they are playing hockey. Yet they still manage to win games.
The Chiefs have only one goal in mind: To win the Federal Hockey League in their final season before the Chiefs are gone for good, even if they have to turn the Federal league into a Fight Club.
Slap Shot is an hilarious sports parody that ranks as one of the best sports movies ever made. The Hanson Brothers have become legendary pop-culture icons, and you can find Chief's Jerseys at most sporting goods stores, too.
The Hansons are classic film characters that are incredibly memorable, and have stood the test of time. Yet the film seems really dated by today's standards. The days of goonish hockey (like that of the Broad-Street Bullies, the Philadelphia Flyers) are long gone. That's not to say that this is a bad film. Oh no.
Slap Shot is a great film, and a must see for any sports enthusiast. It'll get the male testosterone going. And it's funny to boot.
Now, if we could only see the Hanson Brothers fighting The Mighty Ducks...
Plot: 
Visual Effects:
Slap Shot is your straight sports movie, and there are few special effects. But the blood and gore (make-up, I guess) was also well done.
The on-ice cinematography was also very well done, and was as good as you could get for a hockey movie at that time.
Sound:
The soundtrack was well done and all of the songs were great choices. It great that they were able to get the Maxine Nightingale song Right Back Where We Started From back into the film on the DVD release.
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Atmosphere:
This is, without question, one of the best sports movies ever made, hands down. one view of this film will fuel the male testosterone drive for days!
Realism:
This isn't hockey. It's goonism. But then again, The Mighty Ducks wasn't hockey, either. Still, this is a much, much better film.
Warren’s Rating:
8.14/10 Is the movie worth your time to watch?
16-10-05
