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A Tense Exchange Between Two Players
Tim McCracken
Dunlop, you suck cock.
Reggie Dunlop
All I can get.
Conversation Between Reggie and Jack
Reggie Dunlop
You guys triplets or something?
Jack Hanson
Nah, I am in the middle... Steve's 20 and Jeff's 18.
Reggie Dunlop
Where ya from?
Jack Hanson
Iron League.
Reggie Dunlop
The Iron League, huh? Lotta fights?
Jack Hanson
Nah... Hey I want a a soda.
Reggie Dunlop
We paid for you here for a week then you gotta find a room of your own.
Jack Hanson
Okay, coach. Gimme a grape or an orange and none of that stinkin root beer.
The Challenge of Team Dynamics
Reggie Dunlop
Lard ass Barkley Donaldson. You all saw what happened. Stick down, gloves off, he challenged the Chiefs. Called us names, CALLED US NAMES! But Dave was there.
The Hansons
Dave's a killer!
[in unison]
Johnny Upton
Dave's a mess...
Reggie Dunlop
But Dave's out. Who's gonna take his place?
Ned Braden
Is the answer Jesus?
Reggie Dunlop
Okay, guys. Show us what you got!
[glares at Braden; looks directly to the Hansons]
Tensions Rise Over Team Choices
Reggie Dunlop
You cheap son of a bitch. Are you crazy? Those guys are retards!
McGrath
I got a good deal on those boys. Scout said they showed a lot of promise.
Reggie Dunlop
They brought their fuckin toys with em!
McGrath
I'd rather have them playing with their toys than playing with themselves.
Reggie Dunlop
They're too dumb to play with themselves! Boy, every piece of garbage that comes into the league, you gotta buy it.
McGrath
Reg... Reg, that reminds me, I was coaching in Omaha in 1948 and Eddie Shore sends me this guy who's a terrible masturbator. Couldn't control himself. He would get deliberate penalities so he could get all by himself in the penalty box, and damned if he wouldn't, you know...
[pantomimes masturbation]
Reggie Dunlop
Aw, Jesus, Joe...
[disgusted]
McGrath
Now what was that again...?
[continues masturbating gestures]
Conflict Between Authority and Distraction
Referee
I got my eye on the three of you. You pull one thing, you're out of this game. I run a clean game here. I have any trouble here, I'll suspend you–
Steve Hanson
I'M LISTENING TO THE FUCKING SONG!
A Drunken Confession on the Bus
Reggie Dunlop
How's it going, Nick?
Nick Brophy
I'm drunk.
Reggie Dunlop
Nah.
Nick Brophy
I'm not bullshittin ya. Got stinkin shit-faced on the bus, Louise left me, and that son of a bitch over there keeps playin me, when he knows I'm shit-faced.
Reggie Dunlop
Geez, I'm really sorry.
Nick Brophy
Anybody throws me against the boards, I'm gonna piss all over myself.
Scouts Arrive to Evaluate Tough Team
Joe McGrath
They've come tonight.. to scout the Chiefs, the toughest team in the Federal League. Not this... bunch of... pussies.
[stomps out of locker room]
Reggie Dunlop
Scouts?
Personal Bounty on Opposing Coach
Reggie Dunlop
I'd like to place a personal bounty on the head of Tim McCracken. He's the coach and chief punk on that Syracuse team.
Struggle with Personal Image and Contracts
Jim Ahern
I look like some cock-sucking faggot in this thing.
Joe McGrath
Have you seen Reg or Braden?
Jim Ahern
Joe, I don't care man. Enough is enough. Nowhere in my contract does it say I gotta make a fool out of myself. Am I right?
Joe McGrath
Have you seen Dunlop or Braden–
Johnny Upton
I'm gonna flash em, Joe!
Joe McGrath
Aw, now, son...
Johnny Upton
I'm gonna walk down that stinkin aisle, I'm gonna open up this faggot bathrobe and wiggle my dick at em!
Joe McGrath
You will not.
Johhny Upton
Yes I am, Joe, and you know why? Because I want you to have a heart attack and die so that we never have to do this shit again. You and your fucking fashion shows.
Joe McGrath
It's good publicity! You boys just haven't been bringing in the crowds like you used to.
Johnny Upton
I'm gonna wiggle it at em, you cheap bastard. I'm telling you, ya better be prepared, because when I yank it out, everybody in that audience with the exception of my wife is gonna be runnin for the exits!
Announcer
Ensemble #8, as we watch Chiefs defenseman, Johnny Upton, modelling #8...
Joe McGrath
Joe McGrath, just checking on Dunlop–
[on the phone]
Establishing Presence on the Ice
Reggie Dunlop
Let em know you're there! Get that stick in their side, let em know you're there! Put some lumber in their teeth, let em know you're there!
Ned Braden
Bleed all over em, let em know you're there.
[sarcastically]
Unexpected Actions and Words of Paul Newman
Taglines
you'll see Paul Newman doing things you'd never expect him to do... saying things you'd never expect him to say!
Casual Invitation from the Hanson Brothers
The Hanson Brothers
Hi, Ogie! Buy ya a soda after the game?
[to Ogie Ogilthorpe]
Old Time Hockey and Team Dynamics
The Hanson Brothers
Well Reg is our coach.Yeah, sure, Old Time Hockey!Like Eddie Shore.Eddie Shore, yeah.Coach... our line starts?
Preparation for the Game
Reggie Dunlop
What are you guys doing?
Steve Hanson
Puttin on the foil!
Jeff Hanson
Every game!
Jack Hanson
Yeah, you want some?
Hanson Brothers Discuss Speed Racer on TV
The Hanson Brothers
Hey ya think they show Speed Racer here?
Learning to Put Out More in Relationships
Reggie Dunlop
She underlines the fuck scenes for ya? Jesus, if she underlines the fuck scenes for ya, she must worship the ground you walk on.
Ned Braden
They teach you how to underline in college.
Reggie Dunlop
Not the fuck scenes, they don't. Braden, you gotta learn to put out more, you know what I mean?
Confrontation Over Inappropriate Comments on Parenting
Reggie Dunlop
You know, your son looks like a fag to me. You better get married again, cause he's gonna wind up with somebody's cock in his mouth before you can say "Jack Robinson".
Anita McCambridge
How dare you. How DARE you!
Commentary on Team Dynamics and Appearances
Johnny Upton
They're horrible looking.
Reggie Dunlop
Don't look at me; it was McGrath's doing, not mine.
Johnny Upton
What the old man trade for these assholes, a used puck bag? Watch Braden, he's gonna do something.
Ned Braden
Hi. Are you guys brothers?
Johnny Upton
Are you guys brothers... What a life!
[laughs]
Confrontation About Hanrahan's Relationship
Reggie Dunlop
Hey, Hanrahan! Hanrahan!...Hey, Hanrahan! Suzanne sucks pussy!...Hey, Hanrahan, she's a dyke! I know! I know!...She's a lesbian! A lesbian! A lesbian!
[baiting the opposing goalie from behind the net]
Confrontation Over Personal Insults
Mo Wanchuk
Hey, Reg! Reg! What did you say to him?
Reggie Dunlop
I told him his wife was a dyke.
Mo Wanchuk
NO!
Reggie Dunlop
Yeah!
Mo Wanchuk
Fuuuck!
Jim Mahern
Jesus Christ, no wonder he flipped his lid.
Johnny Upton
Anybody called my old lady a dyke, I'd go fucking bananas!
Reggie Dunlop
His wife is a dyke!
Humor and Mental Health in Slap Shot
Taglines
If this movie doesn't make you laugh, you better look up a psychiatric!!
Team Dynamics and Personal Quirks in Hockey
Ned Braden
You take the van, I'll keep the dog.
Jim Carr
I may be bald, but at least I'm not chicken-shit!
Denis Lemieux
Icing appen when dee puck come down... Bang! You know... before dee udder guy. Nobody dere. My h'arm go comme ça, den dee game stop den start h'up.
[discussing hockey rules and customs, in broken English]
Denis Lemieux
My h'allergy to those fucking fans, you know, has returned.
Slap Shot: Comedy, Chaos, and Hockey Unite
Taglines
Slap Shot out slaps... out swears... out laughs...
Expression of Frustration and Discontent
Reggie Dunlop
Jesus Christ, what a fuckin nightmare.