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Release Date:	March 30, 2012 (Limited)
On DVD:	May 29, 2012
Genre:	Sports, Comedy
Director:	Michael Dowse
Writer:	Jay Baruchel, Evan Goldberg
Cast:	Seann William Scott, Jay Baruchel, Liev Schreiber, Alison Pill, Marc-Andre Grondin
Studio:	Magnet Releasing
Running Time:	91 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated R for brutal violence, non-stop language, some strong sexual content and drug use

"Goon" is the story of Doug Glatt (Scott), a dumb but loveable bar bouncer plucked from obscurity to be the enforcer for a minor league hockey team. In the tradition of great sports comedies like "Slapshot," "Goon" delivers bone crunching action and laughs in equal measure....

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If a movie review is supposed to pinpoint why a movie is good, this review fails miserably. Overlooked and underappreciated, Goon, starring Seann William Scott, is one of the hidden gems of the year. About a bouncer-turned-hockey player, Goon is an entertaining and lighthearted film that works for no particular reason.

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