Bodycheck (1986)

Bodycheck: Directed by Peter Markle. With Rob Lowe, Cynthia Gibb, Patrick Swayze, Ed Lauter. A 17 year old farm boy is offered an ice hockey tryout. His brother drives him to Canada. He has fast legs, slow fists, but is chosen. Will he learn to use his fists and play ice hockey the Canuck way? Will he get the coach’s cute daughter?

“Hockey is passion. I know it even though Iu0026#39;m in the u0026quot;other sideu0026quot; of the world. I watched lots of games. I like hockey. Thatu0026#39;s why I wanted to see the movie. Is it a good and realistic hockey film? I really donu0026#39;t know that so far. But passion and personality is needed in order to play the game. I really would like to know if this movie is accorded to the reality of hockey. Times had passed. This movie was made 18 years ago and it was released here in Argentina. Even though we shouldnu0026#39;t know what hockey is about. When I find a hockey game in cable TV I want to see it. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRob Lowe portrays a hockey ace in advance. His father is a farmer who works with his older brother (a former player). Youngblood wants to play in New York but first he must increase his level of hockey and personality because hockey is a rude sport. He falls in love with the coachu0026#39;s daughter and tries to get the friendship of the star of the team name is Derek Sutton (Patrick Swayze). We are not naive, heu0026#39;ll be a star (I wonder if heu0026#39;ll play in Madison Square Garden) scoring a hat-trick in the final game. I liked both performances (Lowe and Swayze) but I recognized a great work of Cinthia Gibb (as Youngbloodu0026#39;s girl). Like Maradona in soccer from a simple home to a star. I liked this movie. I really want to know why it doesnu0026#39;t portray hockeyu0026#39;s reality. I rate this movie 6 out of 10. Andres.”