Rating: R
Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 01/31/1986(USA)
Release Date: 05/22/2001
SubTitles: French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: 5.1/2
Run Time: 110 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Watch With Your Teen, Youth Substance Use, Suitable for Teens
Distributor/Studio: MGM
Rob Lowe stars as the title character, a young hockey prodigy with a gift for scoring, but no such penchant for pugilism -- when the gloves drop, so does he. Despite his fragility,
Coach Chadwick (
Ed Lauter) takes him on the roster for his stick-handling ability alone. However, he ends up being sent home after being singled out by a particularly nasty goon,
Racki (
George Finn), who pummels the "pretty boy" in brutal fashion. Disheartened,
Youngblood heads back to the rural Canadian farm he calls home, where his father (
Eric Nesterenko, a former player for the Chicago Blackhawks) and older brother (
Jim Youngs) teach him the invaluable lesson that hockey is "no place for a nervous person" (to quote a famous NHL announcer). Overseen by his elders, he immediately begins a combat-training regimen to prepare for his return and imminent showdown with the evil
Racki; meanwhile, he strikes up a relationship with the coach's daughter (
Cynthia Gibb).
~ Jeremy Beday, All Movie Guide
