ComedyDrama

Goon

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

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.

Release Date : 2012-01-06

Language :FrenchEnglishPortuguese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Inferno PicturesDon Carmody ProductionsCaramel FilmsNo Trace CampingDragonCove StudiosMyriad PicturesTaurus Film

Production Country : CanadaUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Doug Glatt

Original Name : Seann William Scott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Xavier Laflamme

Original Name : Marc-André Grondin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eva

Original Name : Alison Pill

Gender : Female

Character Name : Pat

Original Name : Jay Baruchel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ross Rhea

Original Name : Liev Schreiber

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Glatt

Original Name : Eugene Levy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ronnie Hortense

Original Name : Kim Coates

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rollie Hortense

Original Name : Nicholas Campbell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gord Ogilvey

Original Name : Richard Clarkin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marco Belchoir

Original Name : Jonathan Cherry

Gender : Male

Character Name : John Stevenson

Original Name : Ricky Mabe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Evgeni

Original Name : George Tchortov

Gender : Male

Character Name : Oleg

Original Name : Karl Graboshas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ira

Original Name : David Paetkau

Gender : Male

Character Name : Park Kim

Original Name : Larry Woo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Backup Goalie

Original Name : Stephen Sim

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Glatt

Original Name : Ellen David

Gender : Female

Character Name : Donovan

Original Name : Mike Bell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Oldfield

Original Name : Jeff Strome

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reg

Original Name : Jeff Wahl

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bartender

Original Name : Bryan Clark

Gender : Male

Character Name : Darren

Original Name : David Duncan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Customer

Original Name : James Durham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guy

Original Name : Jeff Bromley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guy in Leather Jacket

Original Name : Don Carmody

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kelly

Original Name : Kalyn Bomback

Gender : Female

Character Name : O'Sullivan

Original Name : Dominick Blais

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rod McCaudry

Original Name : Curt Keilback

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ref / ND Halifax Player #1

Original Name : James Knight

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shamrock's Coach

Original Name : Tom Anniko

Gender : Male

Character Name : Teenage Singer

Original Name : Amy Groening

Gender : Female

Character Name : Uncle Stevie

Original Name : Ali Hassan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Assassin #1 / Concord Player #2

Original Name : Sean Skene

Gender : Male

Character Name : Blanko

Original Name : Gabriel Daniels

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hamilton Defenseman

Original Name : Ken St. Mars

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lowell Kings Opponent

Original Name : Derek Poplawski

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mirimachi Opponent #1

Original Name : Tim Kiriluk

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mirimachi Opponent #2

Original Name : Lance Cartwright

Gender : Male

Character Name : Huntington

Original Name : Georges Laraque

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brandon

Original Name : Geoff Banjavich

Gender : Male

Character Name : Richard

Original Name : David Lawrence

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stripper

Original Name : Brandy Jaques

Gender : Female

Character Name : Albee Cohen

Original Name : Howard Jerome

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Goldsmith

Original Name : Aron Tager

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Woman

Original Name : Sidney Leeder

Gender : Female

Character Name : Barbara Cohen

Original Name : Sarah Scheffer

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lineman #1

Original Name : Darren Ross

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lineman #2

Original Name : Andrew Degryse

Gender : Male

Character Name : Iroquius #4

Original Name : Mark Dann

Gender : Male

Character Name : Concord Player #4

Original Name : Brent Poplawski

Gender : Male

Character Name : Iroquius #5

Original Name : Robert Borges

Gender : Male

Character Name : Assassin #2

Original Name : Jodi Stecyk

Gender : Male

Character Name : Paris Hilton Lookalike

Original Name : Veronica Malinowski

Gender : Female

Character Name : Assassin #3

Original Name : Christian Fraser

Gender : Male

Character Name : Assassin #7

Original Name : Glen Thompson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rachel (uncredited)

Original Name : Braeley Hobbs

Gender : Female

Character Name : Autograph Seeker (uncredited)

Original Name : Mitchell Kummen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Simard (uncredited)

Original Name : Christian Lalonde

Gender : Male

Character Name : Drunkard (uncredited)

Original Name : Adam McCort

Gender : Male

Character Name : Restaurant Patron / Team Supporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Lorrie Papadopoulos

Gender : Female

Character Name : Assassin Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Terry Ray

Gender : Male

Character Name : Crazy Fan (uncredited)

Original Name : Clayton T. Stewart

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agin (uncredited)

Original Name : Jacob Klick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Production Assistant #3 (uncredited)

Original Name : John Paul Tremblay

Gender : Male

Character Name : Production Assistant #1 (uncredited)

Original Name : Robb Wells

Gender : Male

Reviews

SierraKiloBravo

@SierraKiloBravo

2021-06-23

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 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._ While this is marketed as a comedy, its really not that funny. That's not say that its a drama though, because its not that serious. It never really fully commits to being either, so the end result for me just felt like a series of mildly interesting things happening. What doesn't help this is the editing which moves everything along way too fast. It's almost like this was once a longer movie that was cut down to fit a 90min run time. Some scenes feel cut short and incomplete, and I felt like at times they're going "okay you get what's going on here, so we don't need to finish the scene, so let's move on to the next one!" Add to that Jay Baruchel being extremely annoying any time he was on screen, and a side character having more of a story arc, and I felt myself regularly tuning out of this and checking how much time was left. This movie seems to have a bit of a cult following, but I really couldn't get pulled into it. There is a sequel out there, but I won't be busting any doors down to watch it. Side note: If you're a hockey fan, make sure you watch the credits for some footage of the real Doug in action cracking heads on the ice.