Goalie (film)

Goalie is a 2019 Canadian biographical sports film about the hockey goaltender Terry Sawchuk. The film was directed and co-written by Adriana Maggs. Sawchuk is played by Mark O'Brien. The film was given a limited release on March 1, 2019.[2][3]

Goalie
Poster
Directed byAdriana Maggs
Produced byDaniel Iron
Written byAdriana Maggs
Jane Maggs
StarringMark O'Brien
Kevin Pollak
Georgina Reilly
CinematographyJason Tan
Edited bySimone Smith
Distributed byMongrel Media[1]
Release date
  • March 1, 2019 (2019-03-01)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film does not use official NHL jerseys due to legal reasons.[4]

Cast

The roles of married couple Terry and Pat are played by real life married couple O'Brien and Reilly.

Cinematography

The cinematography by Jason Tan, "which has a fittingly vintage edge that does make one feel as though one is watching archival footage from the mid-twentieth century NHL" was commended.[5]

References

  1. "Goalie". Mongrel Media. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  2. "Film about legendary goaltender Terry Sawchuk hits screens in March". CBC Sports. January 15, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  3. Cassandra Szklarski (February 26, 2019). "The hero, the human: Sawchuk film Goalie offers a close look at the hockey great". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  4. "Watch trailer: Detroit Red Wings great Terry Sawchuk movie coming soon". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  5. "Goalie: Not the game winning goal you're looking for". Film Inquiry. January 31, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2021.


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