About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Commentary (films not included). Pages: 72. Chapters: Jerry Maguire, Heaven Can Wait, Like Mike, Slap Shot, Caddyshack, Major League, A League of Their Own, Major League II, The Longest Yard, The Replacements, Blades of Glory, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Racing Stripes, Happy Gilmore, Nacho Libre, BASEketball, DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story, White Men Can't Jump, Damn Yankees, Little Big League, The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh, Fever Pitch, Balls of Fury, Necessary Roughness, Cool Runnings, The Waterboy, Little Giants, Caddyshack II, Tin Cup, The Comebacks, The Great White Hype, The Benchwarmers, Stroker Ace, The Freshman, Mr. Baseball, Angels in the Outfield, The Cutting Edge, Mr. 3000, Major League: Back to the Minors, Eddie, Angels in the Infield, Play It to the Bone, The Main Event, Celtic Pride, Juwanna Mann, Pat and Mike, The Best of Times, Six Pack, Mystery, Alaska, Cowboy from Brooklyn, Hot Dog...The Movie, It Happens Every Spring, Golf. Excerpt: Slap Shot is a 1977 film comedy starring Paul Newman and Michael Ontkean directed by George Roy Hill. It depicts a minor league hockey team that resorts to violent play to gain popularity in a declining factory town. A team called the Charlestown Chiefs plays hockey in the fictional Federal League. A perennial loser and in financial trouble due to mill closings in the town, the team is due to be folded at season's end. Reggie Dunlop, the veteran player-coach, has no idea who the owner of the team is. While not particularly talented as either a player or a coach, Dunlop is a skilled con man, and regularly manipulates the team to his own advantage. During a hopeless season, the team picks up the Hanson Brothers, bespectacled violent goons with child-like mentalities, complete with toys in their luggage. Dunlop, appalled at being given players who seem stupidly immature and...
