Once upon a time, Seann William Scott was going to star in a Kevin Smith hockey movie called Hit Somebody . Plans changed, Hit Somebody became two movies and Scott signed up for Goon instead. He’s still starring in a slapshot (and Slap Shot )-fueled comedy, only this one was conceived by the writing duo of Jay Baruchel and Evan Goldberg, who were inspired by the book Goon: The True Story of an Unlikely Journey into Minor League Hockey .
Really though, this movie is all about giving us a platform to see Scott take on Liev Schreiber in a knockdown fistfight on ice. No, seriously. That’s what it’s about. Just watch the trailer and you’ll see.

Plans changed, Hit Somebody became two movies and Scott signed up for Goon instead. He's still starring in a slapshot (and Slap Shot)-fueled comedy, only this one was conceived by the writing duo of Jay Baruchel and Evan Goldberg, who were inspired by

It shouldn't bother hockey aficionados or anyone else too much since the film is delightfully crass, painfully funny, and grounded by a cuddly performance from Seann William Scott. The movie has a big place in its heart for George Roy Hill's Slap Shot
Goldberg's script, co-written by Jay Baruchel who also stars, is directed by Michael Dowse and also includes Seann William Scott, Liev Schreiber and Alison Pill (above left) in the cast. It was good enough to secure a distribution deal from Magnolia

Seann William Scott plays the lead role, with Liev Schreiber, Jay Baruchel, Eugene Levy and Alison Pill rounding out the cast. Baruchel co-wrote the script with Evan Goldberg, with Michael Dowse (Take Me Home Tonight) directing.

Goon stars American Pie franchise alumnus Seann William Scott as Doug Glatt, a dim-witted, but likable, bar bouncer who excels at one thing: beating the everliving crap out of people. Naturally, Doug's high-achieving parents (fellow American Pie star
Jackhammered Into Darkness: The Rise and Fall of Bill Goldberg
In 1997, the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling were at war for television ratings. This was the era where both companies were involved in the famous Monday Night Wars.
The WWF, at the time, was struggling to gain strong ratings week after week. On the other hand, WCW was earning major ratings and beating out the WWF every week.
Both companies did whatever it took to win over the viewers and gain the biggest ratings. While the WWF was doing it’s best to keep it’s talent where they belonged, WCW was stealing the WWF’s talent and making the television viewers take notice and tune in.
It seemed as if the WWF was never going to get the edge over WCW in the ratings. WCW was becoming a success week after week, month after month. It could all be based on the New World Order, their cruiserweight division, the talent they were acquiring from the WWF, and the feud between Sting and Hollywood Hogan.
That same year marked the debut of a man who kept helping WCW win the ratings war over the WWF. The man’s name: William Scott Goldberg—aka Bill Goldberg.
Goldberg helped WCW keep defeating the WWF week after week in the ratings war. He became the crowd favorite and champion by 1998, but the success wouldn’t arrive without consequences.
The man’s career started off great, but soon went downhill very quickly.
In 2003, Goldberg transitioned over to the WWF, now known as the WWE, in 2003. He never regained the success he accomplished in WCW, and his career will end within a year.
To end the career of a man entering the Madison Square Garden filled with a hostile crowd, Goldberg has been through a lot. He saw the best of days, and has seen the worst
Prepare to read the story of Bill Goldberg-a man who had a bright future in wrestling, but it spiral out of control and in the dark.