Goon (2012)

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R 02/24/2012 (US) Comedy, Drama 1h 32m

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

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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.

Michael Dowse

Director
Jay Baruchel

Screenplay
Evan Goldberg

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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
Richard Clarkin

Gord Ogilvey
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A review by SierraKiloBravo

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Written by SierraKiloBravo on May 26, 2020

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 slack... read the rest.

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