Youngblood (1986 film)

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Youngblood
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Directed by	Peter Markle
Produced by	Peter Markle Peter Bart Patrick Wells
Written by	Peter Markle John Whitman
Starring	Rob Lowe Patrick Swayze Cynthia Gibb Ed Lauter Steve Thomas Keanu Reeves
Music by	Steve George John Lang Richard Page Diane Warren
Cinematography	Mark Irwin
Editing by	Jack Hofstra Stephen E. Rivkin
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date(s)	January 31, 1986
Running time	110 min.
Country	USA
Language	English
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Youngblood is a 1986 drama film, starring Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves and Ed Lauter.

[edit] Plot

17-year-old farmhand Dean Youngblood (Rob Lowe) has dreams of playing in the bright lights of the National Hockey League. However, first he must prove to himself, his family and his teammates that he can survive in the harsh, brutal world of Canadian Junior Hockey with a rag tag team of roughnecks, the Hamilton Mustangs. Possessing blazing speed and a quick stick, Youngblood quickly learns after a violent run-in with a brutish, neanderthal-like player, Carl Racki (George J. Finn) that flashiness and pure athletic ability simply will not be enough to be successful in this league. After his mentor and friend on the team, Sutton (Patrick Swayze) is brutally injured by the thuggish Racki, Youngblood returns home to the farm out of fear, sadness, and disgust. After a pep-talk by his older brother, Kelly (Jim Youngs) about the nature of never quitting and always standing up for yourself, Youngblood is inspired to learn how to fight and survive on the ice and adapt the killer instinct that has been stopping him from being successful. Youngblood returns to the team, a new man, ready to confront Racki in the final game of the playoffs between his team and the Thunder Bay Bombers. The game ends with a stunning game-winning penalty shot by Youngblood, yet is far from over as Youngblood demands to his coach, Murray Chadwich (Ed Lauter) to be left in the game as time expires to confront Racki. "Let's go" says Youngblood and Racki engage in a violent, hockey fight to the finish with his teammates and crowd including Youngblood's father Blane (Eric Nesterenko) and girlfriend, Coach Chadwick's daughter, Jessie (Cynthia Gibb) cheering him on. Youngblood emerges victorious, landing several blows to the face and body of his nemesis Racki and is carried off the ice on the shoulders of his teammmates in celebration.