Youngblood

R

1986

1 hr. 49 min.

Drama

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44%

9 Reviews

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69%

5,000+ Ratings

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Dean Youngblood (Rob Lowe) is an exceptionally skilled young ice hockey player trying to make a name in the Canadian Junior Hockey circuit and impress scouts from the National Hockey League. However, he becomes bullied by goon Carl Racki (George Finn), a dirty player who has injured Dean's teammate and friend, Derek (Patrick Swayze). After Dean returns to his childhood home deflated, his father (Eric Nesterenko) tries to toughen up the hockey prodigy for a rematch with Racki.

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David P

Growing up and being a hockey player I loved and continue to love this movie. It is one of my top five favorite sports films of all time. It portrays the game of hockey as it was played more so during the 70s and early 80s. Seriously not only watching the playing, skill of the game, and the goalies (I loved the goalie masks and was disappointed I could not wear those types of masks when I was a young squirt in hockey). The romance and relationships between the players, coach's, and even the love interest are ok, but the real reward is the hockey and the greatness of friendship.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/08/23

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Little B

This movie is really good if you like hockey. It is very entertaining and fun too watch. There are some kisses parts but just a little. When they play games it is really entertaining there are fights and goals. The final game the team Youngblood is on is playing there rival and then they won on a shoutout. Best movie in the 19 century.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/06/23

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Carlos I

A decent enough goes sports flick, but it doesn't leave any real lasting impression. It goes through every sports flick trope, so there's not much excitement or suspense throughout, but it's competently made, so if you have a hunger for one of these movies it should satiate. Or if you're a fan of the actors, or grew up with it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/03/22

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Audience Member

An underrated hockey movie with Swayze and Lowe working seemingly well together.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Audience Member

For a sports movie it was alright even if it followed the usual script. The casting was OK. Rob Lowe was quite believable and Patrick Swayze didn't steal top spot. Keanu Reeves was in there but just about invisible. My principal objection was with the actual game(s) shown. To be fair, hockey is an extremely difficult sport to simulate but the depiction of the violence and the play-on-ice was insulting. The referees were of the Slapshot school and totally not believable. The depiction of the Memorial Cup was ridiculous. The moviemaker had no idea how huge an event the memorial cup is here in Canada.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

Hard to find a good hockey movie out there as good as youngblood.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Peter Markle

Director

Rob Lowe

Dean Youngblood

Cynthia Gibb

Jessie Chadwick

Patrick Swayze

Derek Sutton

Ed Lauter

Murray Chadwick

Eric Nesterenko

Blane Youngblood

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Desmond Ryan

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Youngblood runs out of gas halfway through the first period.

Rated: 1/4

Jun 12, 2013

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Youngblood is not a bad movie, and indeed has moments of real conviction. But it is doomed by its plot, which is yet another example of what I like to call the Climb from Despair to Victory (CLIDVIC, rhymes with Kid Pic).

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

...ice hockey lends itself perfectly to the big screen, and it helps that many of the main cast know their way around the Plexiglas arenas....

Rated: 3/5

Jul 21, 2021

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Is no masterpiece, but it's a definite slice of eighties cheese that delivers on action, engaging characters, and a kick ass final showdown that I had fun with.

Aug 15, 2014

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Walter Chaw

Film Freak Central

So gay that it's almost possible to see the film as a comment that the real audience for movies like this are pre-sexual little boys and homosexual big boys.

Rated: 0/4

Aug 7, 2007

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 2/5

Sep 9, 2005

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Synopsis

Dean Youngblood (Rob Lowe) is an exceptionally skilled young ice hockey player trying to make a name in the Canadian Junior Hockey circuit and impress scouts from the National Hockey League. However, he becomes bullied by goon Carl Racki (George Finn), a dirty player who has injured Dean's teammate and friend, Derek (Patrick Swayze). After Dean returns to his childhood home deflated, his father (Eric Nesterenko) tries to toughen up the hockey prodigy for a rematch with Racki.

Director: Peter Markle
Executive Producer: Peter Guber, Jon Peters
Screenwriter: Peter Markle
Production Co: United Artists, Guber-Peters Company
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): May 22, 2001
Box Office (Gross USA): $14.1M
Sound Mix: Surround