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Slap Shot (25th Anniversary Special Edition)

Slap Shot (25th Anniversary Special Edition)
Director: George Roy Hill
Actors: Paul Newman, Strother Martin, Michael Ontkean, Jennifer Warren, Lindsay Crouse
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD

List Price: $12.98
Buy New: $9.99
You Save: $2.99 (23%)



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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 122 reviews
Sales Rank: 286

Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 123 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6

MPN: D21793D
ISBN: 0783267282
UPC: 025192179327
EAN: 9780783267289
ASIN: B00005V0XF

Theatrical Release Date: February 25, 1977
Release Date: March 26, 2002
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 6 to 9 days

Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.com essential video
Paul Newman and his Butch Cassidy director, George Roy Hill, made a very original comedy in this 1977 story of an over-the-hill player/coach (Newman) for a lousy hockey team who gets results when he teaches his players to get dirty. One of the most hilariously profane movies ever to come out of Hollywood, this is the kind of film that makes its own rules as it goes along. Newman is very good, and while Hill goes for the gusto in terms of capturing the violence of this world, his instinct for comedy has never been sharper. Great support from Strother Martin, Paul Dooley, and the rest. --Tom Keogh


Customer Reviews:   Read 117 more reviews...

1 out of 5 stars Terrible Movie   August 5, 2008
CaniacLady17
1 out of 9 found this review helpful

I had heard how THIS movie was the ultimate ice hockey movie, but I thought it was sooooo bad and soooo did not portray the game of ice hockey. If it hadn't been for the (oftentimes unnecessary) very foul language ,there wouldn't have been much dialogue. I thought it portrayed hockey players in a very negative way. I did not find it funny or enjoyable (and I have a pretty open-minded sense of humor). To say the least, I am VERY sorry that I spent money buying this DVD.


5 out of 5 stars To hockey what "Bull Durham" is to baseball   July 16, 2008
Rob the Beer Guy (Vancouver, BC)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Just one of those 'classic' sports movies. Aside from the 70s nostalgia, it's the fact that if you've ever worked or played in the minor leagues this movie will ring absolutely true. I finally burned out my old VHS version that I played every October when the NHL starts up. The names, the references, the laughs; even if you don't like hockey, "Slap Shot" can be appreciated for what it is - a look back at the bottom rung of a bygone era in sports.


5 out of 5 stars Damn Funny   July 2, 2008
A. Graziano (Iraq)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This is a very funny movie. When I watched it the first time, I was just thinking "this is not how sports should be played, where is the sportsmanship." But then I watched it again a few days later, and I realized that it is more about how messed up things were in a town like this and in the '70's, and it suddenly made sense that they desperately wanted to keep their jobs, so they did whatever it took. There are a lot of classic lines in this movie, and it kept me laughing the whole time. How can anyone forget the Hanson brothers after watching this movie? Paul Newman does great as well, very tough, very funny. Good movie.


2 out of 5 stars ugh!   June 15, 2008
Stan (New Bern,NC)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful

Paul Newman was hopelessly miscast in this pic.It was unnerving to hear the filth that came from his mouth.He is too great for that.Hard to believe this is the same man who excelled as Fast Eddie Felson or Cool Hand Luke.


5 out of 5 stars Slapshot   June 2, 2008
Karl W. Howard (Anchorage, AK)
Does this really require a review. A NEwman classic and throw in the Hanson Brothers and you have a great film!

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