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The film is an adaptation of the book Goon: The True Story of an Unlikely Journey into Minor League Hockey by Adam Frattasio and Doug Smith. Footage from Smith's career as an enforcer is shown during the film's credits, and Smith said in an interview with Grantland.com that he is happy with the finished film. [6]
This is a list of major characters in Eric Powell's comic book The Goon. The Goon An orphan raised by his Aunt Kizzie, a strong-woman for a carnival. When wanted gangster Labrazio made the carnival his hiding place, Goon snuck into his trailer after hearing about the man's reputation for viciousness. Labrazio showed the young Goon a book containing the names of his enemies, people who had done ...
Eccles (/ ˈ ɛ k əl z /), also referred to as 'The Famous Eccles' or 'Mad Dan Eccles', is the name of a comedy character, created and performed by Spike Milligan, from the 1950s BBC radio comedy series The Goon Show. [1] In the episode "The Macreekie Rising of '74", Peter Sellers had to fill in for the role in Milligan's absence. Very ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 February 2025. Goon may refer to: Slang Humans: People noted for brutality, or otherwise as targets of contempt: A guard in a prisoner of war camp (British World War II usage) An enforcer (ice hockey) A hired thug, in a goon squad Participants in gooning (kidnapping) Alternative name for the character ...
Sellers was so taken with Hayward's appearance—the man being tall with a bushy red beard, and wearing a Boy Scout uniform with short trousers—that he used an imitation of Hayward's high-pitched voice for the character Bluebottle in The Goon Show. [3] The character became a popular regular in the series, and was often greeted by applause and ...
Marc-André Grondin (born March 11, 1984) is a Canadian actor, [1] known for his role as Xavier Laflamme in the 2011 ice hockey film Goon. He also played Zachary Beaulieu in Jean-Marc Vallée's film C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005), for which he won a Jutra Award for best actor. He was born in Montreal, Quebec.
The Goon is a comic book series written and drawn by Eric Powell.The series mixes both a comical and violent atmosphere with a supernatural slant, which pit the titular character against undead creatures/zombies, ghosts, ghouls, mutants, skunk-apes with an unnatural hunger for pies, giant squids, mob/gang leaders, extra-dimensional aliens, mad scientists and robots.
Count Jim Moriarty (also called Count Jim Moriarty of the House of Roland [1]) is a character from the 1950s BBC Radio comedy The Goon Show. He was voiced by Spike Milligan. In the episode "The Macreekie Rising of '74", Harry Secombe filled-in for the role in Milligan's absence.