Goon (film)
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Goon is a 2011 Canadian sports comedy film directed by Michael Dowse,[3] written by Jay Baruchel and Evan Goldberg, and starring Seann William Scott, Liev Schreiber, Jay Baruchel, Alison Pill, Marc-André Grondin, Kim Coates and Eugene Levy. The film concerns the exceedingly nice but somewhat dimwitted Doug Glatt (Scott), who unexpectedly finds personal and professional fulfillment after becoming the enforcer for a minor league ice hockey team.
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Directed by | Michael Dowse |
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Produced by | Hartley Gorenstein
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Cinematography | Bobby Shore |
Edited by | Reginald Harkema |
Music by | Ramachandra Borcar |
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Distributed by | Alliance Films |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Budget | $12 million[1] |
Box office | $7 million[2] |
Despite receiving largely positive reviews, the film was a box office bomb, only earning $7 million against its $12 million budget. After premiering on Netflix it became an unexpected success, leading to an increase in DVD sales and VOD downloads, ultimately resulting in a sequel being greenlit.[4]
The sequel, Goon: Last of the Enforcers, was released on March 17, 2017, with Baruchel serving as director.[5]