Goon

2012 • 1h 32m •

Comedy Drama

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★ 6.4/10

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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."

Top Billed 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

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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 slac...