Goon - Not a movie for pussies
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Goon - Not a movie for pussies |
| Original title | Goon |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2011 |
| length | 88 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Michael Dowse |
| script |
Jay Baruchel Evan Goldberg |
| production |
Don Carmody David Gross Jay Baruchel |
| music | Ramachandra Borcar |
| camera | Bobby Shore |
| cut | Reginald Harkema |
| occupation | |
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Goon (German subtitle: Kein Film für Pussies ) is an American feature film directed by Michael Dowse from 2011 with Seann William Scott in the leading role.
action
Doug is a bouncer in a small pub in Orangetown . In his spare time, he and his friend Pat regularly watch ice hockey games in the stadium. During a game, a player from the opposing team feels offended by Pat and wants to attack him. However, Doug intervenes, takes a few hard blows from the player unimpressed and finally knocks him out. This notices Ronnie Hortense, the coach of the local ice hockey club, who then invites him to a trial session. There it comes to a serious fight in which Doug beats up several players. Doug joins the team.
Doug's job in the game is covering the attacking players and beating up opponents on the ice. When he receives the offer to play for a higher-class club, he goes to Halifax. His new team initially loses a lot of games. However, the tide turned after a couple of chance hits from Doug. Before one of the games, Doug meets the opposing player Ross, whom he has admired for several years, as Ross, like Doug, likes to beat up opponents on the ice. Ross tells him he wants to end his career at the end of the season and threatens to beat him up the next time they meet on the ice. However, since Doug is banned from this game, there is no direct encounter yet.
He meets Eva in a bar. She feels guilty about getting involved with Doug because she has a boyfriend. However, she is fascinated by him and keeps in touch with him. Only after a while does she find the courage to part with her boyfriend.
In a crucial game, Doug can block the puck with his face and thus help his team to victory. In the final decisive game, Doug's team meets Ross's team again. On the ice there is a direct confrontation between Ross and Doug. Although Doug is already badly injured, he is able to knock Ross out. Doug's team can ultimately win the game.
criticism
With Metacritic, the film achieved a Metascore of 64%. 82% of the film reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes are positive (as of October 2012).
background
The film is based on the book Goon: The True Story of an Unlikely Journey into Minor League Hockey by Adam Frattasio and Doug Smith .
publication
The film was initially shown in September 2011 as part of the Toronto International Film Festival and opened on February 24, 2012 in selected cinemas in the USA. In Germany the film was not shown in cinemas, but was released directly on DVD. The film grossed around $ 6.5 million at box office worldwide.
continuation
In 2017, a sequel was released with Goon: Last of the Enforcers . Seann William Scott can be seen again in the lead role. The direction was taken over by Jay Baruchel, who worked on the first part of the script and also appeared as an actor.
Web links
- Goon - No film for pussies in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official page for the film
Individual evidence
- ↑ Goon at Metacritic (English)
- ↑ Goon at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- ↑ Box Office Mojo grossing income from Goon