Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice (2002) (V)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

Steve Boyum

Writers (WGA):

Broderick Miller (written by)
Nancy Dowd (characters)

Release Date:

26 March 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sport

Tagline:

Aggressive Hockey is Back!

Plot:

With the original Hanson Brothers still on the same minor league ice hockey team, the Chiefs are sold...

Plot Keywords:

Hockey | Sequel | Puck Bunnies | Flashing | Violence

Awards:

1 win & 8 nominations

Cast

Stephen Baldwin	...	Sean Linden
Jessica Steen	...	Jessie Dage
Gary Busey	...	Richmond Claremont
David Hemmings	...	Martin Fox
David Paetkau	...	Gordie Miller
Callum Keith Rennie	...	Palmberg
Jonathan Scarfe	...	Skipper Day
Jody Racicot	...	Gasmer
Steve Carlson	...	Steve Hanson
David Hanson	...	Jack Hanson
Jeff Carlson	...	Jeff Hanson
Andrew McIlroy	...	Dexter Howell
David Lewis	...	Rick Cooper
Peter Graham-Gaudreau	...	Schenkman (as Pete Graham-Gaudreau)
Tony Vlastelic	...	Dvotcha

Also Known As:

Slap Shot 2 (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language and some sexuality.

Runtime:

Argentina:96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-11 | Singapore:PG | Iceland:LH | USA:R (No. 38484) | Argentina:13 | Germany:12 | Norway:11

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Universal Home Entertainment

Trivia:

The word "fuck" is used 85 times in the film, thirteen times less than the original "Slap Shot" (1977).

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Sean Linden incorrectly identifies the Harlem Globetrotters opponents as the "Washington Nationals" when they are the Washington Generals.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Slapshot 2: Behind the Glass (2002) (V)

Soundtrack:

Shatzwaltzer; The Gypsy King

Not even the Hanson Brothers could save this one............

The script for Slap Shot 2-Breaking the Ice should have been thoroughly reviewed over and over with a fine-tooth comb before they started filming. It was up against the awesome classic original and the writers and producers knew very well that fans of the original Slap Shot were just thirsting for a really funny and good follow up if one was going to be made at all. A control group of viewers who saw the original back in 1977 at the theater should have been consulted (Me, for one.) I'm only giving this movie a generous 3 stars out of 10, one for each of the Hanson Brothers. They deserved better than this. The message of hockey becoming too antiseptic and "entertainment" instead of sport was lost in the mess. I did NOT like the "hockey chick" thing with Jessica Steen playing the new female coach, and she had the personality of a doorstop. Stephen Baldwin must have come very cheap, but doesn't do the worst job. The skating sequences were all blurry and slow-mo cheesy, and NOT using Johnstown, PA, instead of Vancouver, B.C. for the shooting location was more than sad. By the way, didn't the team move to Minnesota at the end of the original Slap Shot??? They could have written something hilariously funny into the second one about the Hanson Brothers going home to Minnesota. (Note to readers: Steve Carlson and Jeff Carlson were born and raised in Virginia, Minnesota. Dave Hanson was born in Wisconsin.) If the writers and producers of the original "Slap Shot" want to brainstorm for another truly funny and more accurate sequel, they should consult with fans for ideas. ($100 dollar bills raining from the sky will happen first before another sequel ever does thanks to this one.) The bottom line is that moviegoers want more of the Hanson Brothers and old-time hockey than this. It would also increase the bottom line $$$, especially if it would have a theatrical release, and not be released straight-to-video (kiss of death.)