Slap Shot (1977)
Overview
To build up attendance at their games, the management of a struggling minor-league hockey team signs up the Hanson Brothers, three hard-charging players whose job is to demolish the opposition.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $28,000,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.785 |
Directed By
George Roy Hill
Crew
Stephen Abrums
Stephen J. Friedman
Nancy Dowd
Dede Allen
Tom Bronson
Jane Feinberg
George Roy Hill
Robert J. Wunsch
Mike Fenton
Victor J. Kemper
TOP CAST
Paul Newman
Reggie 'Reg' Dunlop
Strother Martin
Joe McGrath
Michael Ontkean
Ned Braden
Jennifer Warren
Francine Dunlop
Lindsay Crouse
Lily Braden
Jerry Houser
Dave 'Killer' Carlson
Andrew Duncan
Jim Carr
Jeff Carlson
Jeff Hanson
Steve Carlson
Steve Hanson
David Hanson
Jack Hanson
Yvon Barrette
Denis Lemieux
Allan F. Nicholls
Johnny Upton
Brad Sullivan
Morris 'Mo' Wanchuk
Stephen Mendillo
Jim Ahern
Yvan Ponton
Jean-Guy Drouin
Matthew Cowles
Charlie Kischel
Kathryn Walker
Anita McCambridge
Melinda Dillon
Suzanne Hanrahan
M. Emmet Walsh
Dickie Dunn
Swoosie Kurtz
Shirley Upton
Paul D'Amato
Tim McCracken
Ronald L. Docken
Lebrun
Guido Tenesi
Billy Charlebois
Jean Rosario Tetreault
Bergeron
Christopher Murney
Hanrahan
Myron Odegaard
Final Game Referee
Ned Dowd
Ogilthorpe
Gracie Head
Pam
Larry Block
Peterboro Referee
Paul Dooley
Hyannisport Announcer
Susan Kendall Newman
Pharmacist (uncredited)
Nancy N. Dowd
Andrea
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