I bought the Blu-ray at Barnes & Noble today on a whim, largely so I could have the opportunity to watch this moment in high-definition to my heart's desire (I also really like the movie, which is unusual because I am really not a sports movie fan—but it's funny).
It has some of the most creative use of profanity I've ever seen in a movie. And Michael Ontkean was HOT.
Also Paul Newman's fur-trimmed coat.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | December 3, 2022 5:56 AM |
R2 agreed, Michael Ontkean is my encyclopedic definition of "beautiful man". Dream husband material.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | December 3, 2022 6:00 AM |
I was mildly surprised to see that this film was written by a female screenwriter. It's a testosterone-fueled movie and fairly crass, especially by 1981 standards. Interestingly enough, she also wrote/co-wrote a number of pretty well-known movies, such as "Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains" and "Swing Shift", but was credited under a male pseudonym. "Slap Shot" was one of the only films she wrote for which she was credited with her actual name.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | December 3, 2022 6:06 AM |
I don't know why I put '81 in the thread title--it was released in 1977. Oops.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | December 3, 2022 6:24 AM |
Wasn’t this supposedly Paul Newman’s favorite movie he did?
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | December 3, 2022 7:01 AM |
I think he said it was his favourite move to have worked on
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | December 3, 2022 7:08 AM |
Eenglish peeg!
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | December 3, 2022 7:09 AM |
I get a kick out of the scene where Paul Newman’s character calls out the elderly Strother Martin’s for making moves on him when he was a young athlete—“I don’t care who’s a fag no more. It’s natural, it’s all around us!”
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | December 3, 2022 7:21 AM |
Best Sports movie ever
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | December 3, 2022 7:27 AM |