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  2. Slap Shot - Wikipedia

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    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 factory town in decline.

  3. Syracuse, New York in fiction - Wikipedia

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    Slap Shot (feature film, 1977) - Starring Paul Newman and Michael Ontkean. [1] One of the hockey teams is the (fictional) Syracuse Bulldogs, and parts of the movie were filmed at the Onondaga County War Memorial in downtown Syracuse. [6] [9]

  4. Lindsay Crouse - Wikipedia

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    After a relationship with Robert Duvall, [18] Crouse married playwright David Mamet in 1977. The two had met during the production on Slap Shot. [19] John Lahr writes in his book Show and Tell: New Yorker Profiles that when Mamet married Crouse in 1977, he "married into show business aristocracy". Lahr also writes that Mamet received his first ...

  5. List of film and television accidents - Wikipedia

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    Hi-Riders (1977). Stuntman Vic Rivers was killed when he drove his 1950s Ford F100 off a bridge via a ramp into a river on the Paramount ranch. He exited the vehicle but passed out upon exiting the Ford. He drowned before assistance reached him. [155] Joyride (1977). Cameraman Charles A. Parkinson Jr. was killed when, while leaning out of a car ...

  6. Hanson Brothers - Wikipedia

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    The Hanson Brothers are a fictional trio of siblings who played for the fictional minor league ice hockey team the Charlestown Chiefs in the 1977 movie Slap Shot and its two sequels. [1] The characters – Dave , Steve , and Jeff Hanson – were based on real-life siblings Jack , Steve , and Jeff Carlson, who played for the 1974-75 Johnstown ...

  7. Paul D'Amato, Tim 'Dr. Hook' McCracken in 'Slap Shot' and ...

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    Paul D’Amato, best known for playing Tim “Dr. Hook” McCracken in hockey comedy “Slap Shot” and who helped inspire the look of the comic book Wolverine, has died at 76.

  8. Dick Roberge - Wikipedia

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    Dick Roberge (born April 7, 1934) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward and coach. He holds the record for most minor-league goals scored with 752. He is thought to be the inspiration behind Paul Newman's character, Reggie Dunlop, in the movie Slap Shot and appears in the film in an uncredited role as a referee.

  9. Nancy Dowd - Wikipedia

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    In a 1977 New York Times interview, Dowd called the new version of the screenplay "terrible." [2] Her brother Ned Dowd inspired [3] the story behind Slap Shot based on his experiences playing minor league hockey. Ned and his wife, Nancy N. Dowd, both appeared in the film. [4]