Slap Shot
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Slap Shot is a 1977 American sports comedy film directed by George Roy Hill, written by Nancy Dowd, and starring Paul Newman and Michael Ontkean. It depicts a minor league ice hockey team that resorts
Theatrical release poster by Craig Nelson
Actor Paul Newman and director George Roy Hill during production
Hanson Brothers
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The Hanson Brothers are a fictional trio of siblings who played for the fictional minor league ice hockey team the Charlestown Chiefs in the 1977 movie Slap Shot and its two sequels. The characters –
Slap Shot
…players have no employment prospects outside hockey. As a money-saving measure, the team's penny-pinching manager, Joe McGrath, signs the young, immature Hanson Brothers. After seeing Charlestown fans responding positively to violence, Dunlop unleashes the Hansons, who brutalize opposing teams with violent play and…
The Hanson Brothers with a fan