Slap Shot

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 to violent play to gain popularity in a declining factory town.

This article is about the American film. For the ice hockey shot, see Slapshot. For other articles with similar titles, see Slapshot (disambiguation).

Slap Shot
Theatrical release poster by Craig Nelson
Directed byGeorge Roy Hill
Written byNancy Dowd
Produced byRobert J. Wunsch
Stephen J. Friedman
Starring
CinematographyVictor J. Kemper
Edited byDede Allen
Music byElmer Bernstein
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • February 25, 1977 (1977-02-25)
Running time
123 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$6 million
Box office$28 million

Dowd based much of her script, as well as several of the characters, on her brother Ned Dowd's playing experiences on 1970s minor league professional hockey teams.

While Slap Shot received mixed reviews upon release and was only a moderate box-office success, it has since become widely regarded as a cult film.

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