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Goon is a 2011 Canadian sports comedy film directed by Michael Dowse [3] and written by Jay Baruchel and Evan Goldberg, based on the autobiography Goon: The True Story of an Unlikely Journey into Minor League Hockey by Adam Frattasio and Douglas Smith.
Goon: Last of the Enforcers is a 2017 Canadian sports comedy film directed by Jay Baruchel in his directorial debut and written by Baruchel and Jesse Chabot.A sequel to Goon (2011), the film stars Seann William Scott, Baruchel, Liev Schreiber, Alison Pill, Elisha Cuthbert, Wyatt Russell, Marc-André Grondin and Kim Coates.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 January 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 ...
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. [1]
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.
Doug "the Hammer" Smith (born December 27, 1964) is an American retired minor-league ice hockey player who co-authored a biography about his time spent playing professional hockey, Goon: The True Story of an Unlikely Journey into Minor League Hockey, with Adam Frattasio.
Seann William Scott (born October 3, 1976) [2] is an American actor. [3] Films in which Scott has starred have earned $4.91 billion at the global box office as of 2017. [4]In film, Scott is best known for his breakout role as Steve Stifler in the American Pie film series (1999–2012).
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.