---
title: 'Slap Shot (1977)'
type: 'film'
director: 'George Roy Hill'
released: '1977-02-25'
runtime_minutes: 119
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/slap-shot-1977'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076723/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Slap Shot (1977)

1977 · R · 119 min · Drama, Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [George Roy Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-roy-hill)
- **Screenplay:** [Nancy Dowd](https://cinepixo.com/people/nancy-dowd)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Elmer Bernstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/elmer-bernstein)
- **Producer:** [Stephen J. Friedman](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-j-friedman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Victor J. Kemper](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-j-kemper)
- **Editor:** [Dede Allen](https://cinepixo.com/people/dede-allen)

## Cast

- [Yvan Ponton](https://cinepixo.com/people/yvan-ponton)
- [Jeff Carlson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-carlson)
- [Jerry Houser](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-houser)
- [Melinda Dillon](https://cinepixo.com/people/melinda-dillon)
- [Swoosie Kurtz](https://cinepixo.com/people/swoosie-kurtz)
- [Michael Ontkean](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-ontkean)
- [Strother Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/strother-martin)
- [Lindsay Crouse](https://cinepixo.com/people/lindsay-crouse)
- [Brad Sullivan](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-sullivan)
- [David Hanson](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-hanson)
- [Steve Carlson](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-carlson)
- [Paul Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-newman)
- [Guido Tenesi](https://cinepixo.com/people/guido-tenesi)
- [M. Emmet Walsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/m-emmet-walsh)
- [Jennifer Warren](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-warren)

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