A new guy knocks off the rust as he suits up in a late night beer league hockey game.A new guy knocks off the rust as he suits up in a late night beer league hockey game.A new guy knocks off the rust as he suits up in a late night beer league hockey game.
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- TriviaMatt Mons (Mark the Ref) was formerly the GM and Hockey Director of the Carolina Ice Palace, where the movie was shot. He has personally suspended several players on Polly's Pies in real life beer league action, including writer/director Jeff Tyner.
- Crazy creditsThere are two scenes in the closing credits. The first follows the main credits, the second is at the very end.
- SoundtracksShapeshifter
Written by Sweet John Bloom
Performed by Sweet John Bloom
Featured review
Funny-yet-accurate portrayal of beer league sports
This movie is a near-perfect snapshot of a random, middle-of-the-week rec league hockey game. The building they play in is empty, but not cartoonishly decrepit, and the characters introduced aren't stereotypes or fit a trope. Rather, you get the feeling any one of the guys on Polly's Pies could show up at your next meet. They're funny, but not in a gag humor, setup-punchline kinda way, and when it comes to the actual hockey, the action matches real life. It's sloppy, chatty, tense, but not overdramatic or epic. Much like how Creed veered away from the unrealistic haymakers and uppercuts of Rocky, this gives the realistic speed, strategy and momentum of amateur-at-best hockey. It's just another game, and you get that sense watching the movie, but while that may sound boring to some, it really gives the movie a lot of charm. It's an easy watch, a low-stakes slice-of-life comedy that you'd come across at 2 pm on Comedy Central back in the day, and I mean that as a compliment. I recommend it!
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- elvisrevenge
- Feb 20, 2024
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- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
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