Goon: Last of the Enforcers

Goon: Last of the Enforcers

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Jay Baruchel
Produced by
Written by
  • Jay Baruchel
  • Jesse Chabot
Starring
Music by Trevor Morris
Cinematography Paul Sarossy
Production
companies
  • No Trace Camping[1]
  • Caramel Film[1]
Distributed by Entertainment One
Release date
  • March 17, 2017 (2017-03-17) (Canada)
  • September 1, 2017 (2017-09-01) (United States)
Running time
 101 minutes[2]
Country
Language English
Box office CAD$1.2 million[3]

Goon: Last of the Enforcers is a 2017 Canadian-American sports comedy film written by Jay Baruchel and Jesse Chabot as a sequel to the 2011 film Goon. The film was directed by Baruchel in his directorial debut and stars Seann William Scott, Baruchel, Liev Schreiber, Alison Pill, Elisha Cuthbert, Wyatt Russell, Marc-André Grondin and Kim Coates.

Principal photography began in Toronto on June 22, 2015. The film was released in Canada on March 17, 2017, with release for the United States, United Kingdom and several other countries set for September 1, 2017.[4]

Plot

During a pro hockey lockout, Doug 'the Thug' Glatt's (Seann William Scott) team, the Halifax Highlanders, has to contend with an influx of new players. At home, Doug and his wife Eva contend with a new addition, while Doug tries to sort out what he wants from life.

Cast

Production

On September 24, 2012, it was announced that Jay Baruchel would be returning to write the sequel to Goon along with Jesse Chabot, while Michael Dowse was set to return to direct the film, and Evan Goldberg to produce.[8] On May 15, 2015, it was announced that Baruchel would make his directorial debut on the film, titled Goon: Last of the Enforcers, and would also return in the role of Pat, while Seann William Scott would also return to play the role of the hockey enforcer, Doug "The Thug" Glatt.[9] Goldberg would be executive producer, while David Gross, Jesse Shapira, Jeff Arkuss and Andre Rouleau would be producers on the film.[9] On June 8, 2015 Elisha Cuthbert joined the cast of the film along with the returning cast of Liev Schreiber and Alison Pill from the first film.[10]

On June 10, 2015, the complete cast of the film was announced by Entertainment One, Wyatt Russell was set to play Anders Cain, a volatile young captain of the Halifax Highlanders, Marc-André Grondin to play a superstar Xavier LaFlamme, Kim Coates as Highlanders coach Ronnie Hortense, Pill would star as Glatt's love interest Eva and Schreiber as Ross "The Boss" Rhea, while Cuthbert would play Mary, the outlandish sister of Pill's character Eva, who is now married to Doug the Thug.[5] In a tweet on July 7, 2015 from the set of the film, TSN's Sportscaster James Duthie revealed that he and T.J. Miller were cast to play the sportscasters in the film.[6] On July 23, 2015, real NHL players Tyler Seguin and Michael Del Zotto were spotted on the set during filming along with Scott.[7] On August 7, 2015, a tweet by Georges Laraque stated that he was headed to the set with Colton Orr and George Parros.[11]

Filming

Principal photography on the film began on June 22, 2015, in Toronto, Ontario.[5][12] Baruchel also tweeted the photo of the cast from the set.[13] Late-June, filming was taking place in Hamilton, Ontario's Corktown[14] area, the Barrie Molson Centre in Barrie in July until August 13, 2015[15] and near Bayfront Park in Hamilton.[16]

Reception

The film holds a 63% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 8 reviews, and an average rating of 5.7/10.[17]

Barry Hertz from Globe and Mail gave the film 3 out of 4 and wrote "Baruchel's sequel is everything Dowse's original film was, amped up a degree or three: The fights involving dim-bulb hero Doug (Seann William Scott) and his various rivals are bloodier, the locker-room talk is dirtier and the on-ice action is slicker. The unlikely project – how many made-in-Canada films spark a franchise? – doesn't quite reach the heights of the original film, which found surprising pathos in Doug's tale of sweet good guy to brutal goon. But it delivers on nearly every other scale, including standout performances from returning players Scott, Alison Pill and Liev Schreiber, as well as some bits of comic gold courtesy of series rookies Wyatt Russell, T.J. Miller and Jason Jones."[18] Toronto Sun gave the film 3.5 out of 5, and stated "Violent, crude and really funny, Goon: Last of The Enforcers, works for the same reason the original Goon worked — you will love the characters."[19] National Post gave the film a 1 out of 4.[20]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Goon: Last of the Enforcers (2017)". AllMovie. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Goon - Last of the Enforcers". British Board of Film Classification. Archived July 22, 2017
  3. ↑ "Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films April 21 to 27, 2017". Playback. Brunico Communications. May 2, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  4. ↑ Bowles, Duncan. "Jay Baruchel confirms Goon 2: Last Of The Enforcers UK release date". Den of Geek. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Fleming Jr, Mike (June 10, 2015). "Hockey Brawler Pic ‘Goon’ Sequel Has Wyatt Russell Squaring Off With Liev Schreiber, Seann William Scott". deadline.com. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 "James Duthie stars alongside T.J. Miller in the Goon sequel!". tsn.ca. July 8, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 Peters, Chris (July 23, 2015). "LOOK: Tyler Seguin, Michael Del Zotto on set for 'Goon 2' cameos". cbssports.com. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  8. ↑ TRUMBORE, DAVE (September 24, 2012). "Jay Baruchel Tweets GOON 2 Update; Will Co-Write with Jesse Chabot and Michael Dowse Will Return to Direct; Evan Goldberg Will Produce". collider.com. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  9. 1 2 Kit, Borys (May 15, 2015). "Jay Baruchel to Direct 'Goon' Sequel (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  10. ↑ Kit, Borys (June 8, 2015). "Elisha Cuthbert Joins Seann William Scott for 'Goon' Sequel (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  11. ↑ Georges Laraque [@GeorgesLaraque] (Aug 7, 2015). "With Colton Orr and @GeorgeParros on our way to the set to film "Goon 2" yeah!" (Tweet). Retrieved May 11, 2017 – via Twitter.
  12. ↑ "On the Set for 6/22/15: Spielberg’s ‘The Bfg’ Wraps Along with ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Sequel, Woody Harrelson Starts ‘Wilson’". ssninsider.com. June 22, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  13. ↑ Jay Baruchel [@BaruchelNDG] (June 19, 2015). "The boys are back in town. #GOON #LASTOFTHEENFORCERS" (Tweet). Retrieved May 11, 2017 – via Twitter.
  14. ↑ "Browse by Corktown in Area at Historical Hamilton". historicalhamilton.com. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
  15. ↑ "Extras wanted for 'Goons 2' filming in Barrie". barrie.ctvnews.ca. July 8, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Filming in Hamilton this week". thespec.com. June 30, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Goon: Last of the Enforcers". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  18. ↑ Hertz, Barry (March 17, 2017). "Goon: Last of the Enforcers is a welcome addition to a Canadian hockey franchise". Globe and Mail. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  19. ↑ Braun, Liz (March 16, 2017). "'Goon: Last of the Enforcers' review: Violent, crude and funny". Toronto Sun. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  20. ↑ Marsh, Calum (March 19, 2017). "Gross misconduct: The unfunny Goon sequel is everything its predecessor managed not to be". National Post. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
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