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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.


“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.

Seann William Scott
Doug Glatt

Marc-André Grondin
Xavier Laflamme

Alison Pill
Eva

Jay Baruchel
Pat

Liev Schreiber
Ross Rhea

Eugene Levy
Dr. Glatt

Kim Coates
Ronnie Hortense

Nicholas Campbell
Rollie Hortense

Richard Clarkin
Gord Ogilvey

Jonathan Cherry
Marco Belchoir
Goon is a comedy, drama film released in 2012 exploring themes of sports, ice hockey, misfit, bouncer, minor leagues, duringcreditsstinger. Directed by Michael Dowse, it stars Seann William Scott, Marc-André Grondin, Alison Pill. 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.
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