SYNOPSIS

Goon [goon] Noun
1.    A hired hoodlum or thug
2.    A stupid, foolish or awkward person

Meet Doug Glatt (Seann William Scott). He may not be the sharpest blade on the rink, but he’s got a killer right hook.

When his permanently wasted best friend Pat (Jay Baruchel) runs into trouble, Doug’s ability to beat the crap out of everyone and everything impresses a sports coach who signs him up to annihilate the opposition and a feisty female fan (Alison Pill) who digs dangerous sports.

Sometimes it takes an unlikely hero to unite a team and soon Doug finds himself recruited by the flailing Halifax Highlanders, who desperately need a goon to protect screwed up ex-star player, La Flamme. In between packing punches and breaking bones, the team bond and find their place in the big league.

But when Doug comes fist to face with notoriously violent pro player Rhea (Liev Schreiber) who is hell bent on putting on a show for his retirement fight, the gloves are well and truly off….

From the creators of Superbad and Pineapple Express comes an ice cool comedy that proves that it’s not the winning, it’s the taking apart of the other team that counts.


TRAILER


RELEASE DATE

January 06, 2012

DIRECTOR

Michael Dowse

WRITER

Jay Baruchel, Evan Goldberg (screenplay), Adam Frattasio, Doug Smith (novel "Goon: The True Story of an Unlikely Journey into Minor League Hockey")

COMPANY

Entertainment One

GENRE

Comedy, Sport

CERT

15

IMAGES