Note the goalie with a french accent is keanu reeves. Pages in category ice hockey films the following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. Black hockey players excel on ice despite history of. How rob lowe almost killed hockey forever entertainment. View striking olympic videos of ice hockey see the best athletes, medalwinning performances and top olympic games moments. If that was him, he is a pretty good hockey player and skater in real life.
Patrick obrien demsey as nick grantham in the upcoming film ice, due to be released in march of 2018. The walter gretzky story is a touching film that recounts. Cbc kicked off movie night in canada this past saturday, with the 2006 film bon cop, bad cop, immediately followed by its sequel, bon cop, bad cop 2. He played one game in the national hockey league with red wings. Watch for patrick swayze as the teams leader and keanu reeves in his first film role as the frenchcanadian goalie. Youngblood 1986 it isnt how much time a hockey star spends on the ice, but how much time in the box. Aug 17, 2012 in the makebelieve world of television and film, anything can happen, and in the 1980s, it predictably did. A skilled young hockey prospect hoping to attract the attention of professional. Keanu reeves played goalie growing up and in high school.
Expand your home video library from a huge online selection of movies at. Where the rob lowe cult classic youngblood was filmed in toronto. The ice hockey scenes are the real treat and thats where the. Youngblood i dont give a fuck if hes all the way dead. Youngblood opens with an old home video of dean and his brother playing hockey as kids. Hockey cult movie youngblood still a hit 30 years later the. Black hockey players excel on ice despite history of racism. Finn was the goon who crosschecked lowe in the face and knocked him to the ice with a single punch all within the first 10 minutes. As time expires, he confronts and defeats racki in a fight and is carried off the ice on the shoulders of his teammates. A skilled young hockey prospect hoping to attract the attention of professional scouts is. Encourage your hockey loving friends and family to follow the page, even though we both know they dont love the game as much as you. When markle filmed the ice hockey scenes, he worked while on ice skates. From a love of the sport, the hockey film is a fullfeature film documenting the lives of real, everyday people who eat, sleep, and breathe hockey. A 20 year nhl veteran, nesterenko was also the films hockey consultant.
Gross misconduct, some body checking, plenty of scoring. Youngblood is a 1986 film about a skilled young hockey prospect hoping to attract the attention of professional scouts who is pressured to show that he can fight if challenged during his stay in a canadian minor hockey town. The film stars rob lowe as dean youngblood, who leaves his family farm in upstate new york to play junior hockey for the hamilton mustangs. Youngbloods timing was a little off six years after the miracle on ice but still, the movie should have focused the testosterone of millions of american boys on getting good at hockey, then. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display skip to.
Youngblood is no classic, but for whatever series of reasons, this 1986 hockey movie has kind of stood the test of time as something of a. Admired and treated like professionals, junior hockey players are teenagers absorbed by their future. Jan 19, 2017 youngblood is no classic, but for whatever series of reasons, this 1986 hockey movie has kind of stood the test of time as something of a cult film. The film plays out like most 80s films and is quite over the top but never. Mar 17, 2020 the canadiens and ducks played a socially distant hockey game this weekend. As we wrap another segment, and with only two more to complete, were excited to announce that preparations have begun for the official trailer of the hockey film. Containing both young bucksinthelockerroom shots and plenty of hockey violence, youngblood is a surprisingly entertaining cupcake of a movietheres not much nourishment, but it sure tastes good. Jan 22, 2015 the tale of the hockey players for whom 1980 was no miracle on ice gabe polskys documentary about the soviet hockey team of the 1980s has a lot to say about sports, international competition, and.
In the fight scene, at end of movie between racki and youngblood. Youngblood trailer a skilled young hockey prospect rob lowe hoping to attract the attention of professional scouts is pressured to show. He falls in love with coach murray chadwicks daughter jessie, causing a dangerous tension. The kids may say a yuck at the love story between a feisty figure skater and a former hockey player who try to win olympic gold as a figure skating pairs team rated pg. However, he becomes bullied by goon carl racki george finn, a dirty player who has injured deans teammate and friend. Dad and granddad both played ice hockey at the olympics. Youngblood hollywood movie jerseys top sports movies of. The ice hockey scenes are the real treat and thats where the film shines. Without hockey, the cbc is airing movie night in canada. The sequence looks genuinely aged, which is a nice touch. New york farmers son dean youngblood is a natural at ice hockey, the canadian national sport. While featuring people like you and me, the film also showcases a glimpse into the lives of a few professionals, on how they fell in love with the sport.
Maddness pictures im torn between trying to protect my daughter and having to let go of her so she can fulfill her dreams, demsey said. Great britains hockey captain, who played a key part in the rio gold, tells emma john the postponement of the olympics will give extra time to develop her young squad. In the film, sutton also suffers a skull fracture with his career uncertain after. Youngblood 2005 movie moviefone movies movie times. Mustangs hockey jersey youngblood movie rob lowe sewn new all. Hes a farm kid who dreams of playing professional hockey. Young ii july 23, 1977 november 30, 2005 was a professional ice hockey right winger. Did rob lowe actually skate and play hockey in the movie. Nov 10, 2007 did rob lowe actually skate and play hockey in the movie youngblood. When racki is on the ice he isnt wearing his jersey anymore, then when he gets back up, racki takes his jersey completely off. This film has always been more on the drab side, so colors are not really all.
New york farmers son dean youngblood is a natural at ice hockey, the. They pretty much kept the rink the same except for the new scoreboard. The tale of the hockey players for whom 1980 was no. We then get a taste of deans hockey skills as an adult, presented in true 80s style with an abundance of cool moves and music to back them. Hockey cult movie youngblood still a hit 30 years later. Rob lowe and patrick swayze in youngblood 1986 patrick swayze in youngblood 1986. The best hockey movies to watch during season pause. The film isnt a classic by any means, the support cast is hit and miss, while the director seems intent on making the film comical. His older brother, kelly, lost an eye playing junior hockey, and his father wants dean to stay at home and work on the farm. May 11, 20 ussrcanada rivalry remembered in new film about hockey legend valeri kharlamov.
Now young jimmy snuggerud wants to follow father dave into the nhl and play until hes 80. Where the rob lowe cult classic youngblood was filmed in. Loosely based on the ice hockey experiences of writer and director peter markle. The goalie masks worn in the film one by keanu reeves for the mustangs was. Youngblood 2005 dean youngblood rob lowe is an exceptionally skilled young ice hockey player trying to make a name in the canadian junior hockey circuit and impress scouts from the national hockey league. Yet theres trouble brewing for the newcomer, racki of the thunder bay bombers is out for blood and coach murray chadwicks daughter is out for love, which could spell disaster for his chances of ever making it to the pros. Apr 11, 2018 black hockey players excel on ice despite history of racism, lack of rinks in chicago a dearth of ice rinks and long history of racial tension have hampered efforts to diversify hockeys ranks.
Aug 07, 2016 the hockey scenes for youngblood were shot at three toronto rinks over the summer of 1984. This violates the youngblood hawke rule, which states. He was drafted by the detroit red wings in the sixth round, 157th overall, of the 1997 nhl entry draft. Trainers, shareholders, agents, scouts and parents. A 17 year old farm boy is offered an ice hockey tryout. Youngblood is not a bad movie, and indeed has moments of real conviction.
Black hockey players excel on ice despite history of racism, lack of rinks in chicago a dearth of ice rinks and long history of racial tension have hampered efforts to. His dad played by the hockey great eric nesterenko discourages him, but his brother offers to do his chores, and so youngblood tries out for a minor league canadian team. Youngblood movie filming locations the 80s movies rewind. On ice we were shooting nine or 10 pages of dialogue a day. The scene where racki jumps sutton on the ice was based on a real life incident where a minnesota north stars player cracked his head open on the ice and tragically died. Will he learn to use his fists and play ice hockey the canuck way. With rob lowe, cynthia gibb, patrick swayze, ed lauter. Youngblood pulls rackis jersey over his head onto his arms, then punches racki to the ice. The story of the 1973 hockey season when aging legend gordie howe returned to the ice at the age of 44. Now young jimmy snuggerud is at the youth olympic games as he bids to follow dad dave into the nhl. His father and grandfather both played ice hockey for the united states at the olympic games. Nhl insider the best hockey movies to watch during season pause slap shot and happy gilmore are classics, but there are plenty more to see nhl.
Film brings soviet hockey legend to life russia beyond. Youngblood is a 1986 american drama sports film directed, coproduced, and co written by. Cinematographer mark irwin, a canadian, wore skates and a helmet and devised a special rig for shooting hockey scenes on the ice. Its a time when soviet ice hockey is the best in the world. After selection for the canadian hamilton mustangs, the future looks bright, even his landlady is hot. You need to coordinate players, navigate expensive cameras around the ice. His onice activities are complicated by his relationship with the.
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