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  • 1986
  • R
  • MGM/UA Entertainment Company
  • 1 h 50 m
  • 1986
  • R
  • MGM/UA Entertainment Company
  • 1 h 50 m

Summary A skilled young hockey prospect hoping to attract the attention of professional scouts is pressured to show that he can fight if challenged during his stay in a Canadian minor hockey town. His on-ice activities are complicated by his relationship with the coach's daughter.

Directed By: Peter Markle

Written By: John Whitman, Peter Markle

  • 1986
  • R
  • MGM/UA Entertainment Company
  • 1 h 50 m
  • 1986
  • R
  • MGM/UA Entertainment Company
  • 1 h 50 m

Youngblood

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Summary A skilled young hockey prospect hoping to attract the attention of professional scouts is pressured to show that he can fight if challenged during his stay in a Canadian minor hockey town. His on-ice activities are complicated by his relationship with the coach's daughter.

Directed By: Peter Markle

Written By: John Whitman, Peter Markle

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
51
25% Positive
2 Reviews
63% Mixed
5 Reviews
13% Negative
1 Review

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
51
25% Positive
2 Reviews
63% Mixed
5 Reviews
13% Negative
1 Review

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75
The ending can be read as conclusively upbeat or as corrosively ironic. Still, Youngblood is never less than fascinating, and it's a bit like the game it explores: the times you don't want to look at it are the times you can't look away. [31 Jan 1986, p.D1]
By Jay Scott FULL REVIEW
70
Scenes on the ice look great and Lowe truly looks like the fast and accurate son-of-a-gun hockey player he’s supposed to be.
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60
There's nothing wrong with Hollywood's obsession with making '80s updates of the Horatio Alger story. But Youngblood doesn't come close to capturing the spunk or spirit of youthful dreams.
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50
Everything is predictable, except perhaps for the searching close-ups of the star's behind. In other respects, Lowe's performance is quite decent, and he cannot be blamed for the puerile humour of a director who considers putting false teeth into someone's beer to be a good joke.
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50
Youngblood seems chiefly designed as a vehicle for Mr. Lowe, and Mr. Lowe seems well able to handle more demanding material. But once the film descends into the usual platitudes about doing one's best and making the grade, it begins to seem aimless.
By Janet Maslin FULL REVIEW
50
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).
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW
38
A packed convention of contemporary cliches. [31 Jan 1986, p.J]
By Sid Smith FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Blueline Productions, The Guber-Peters Company, United Artists
Release Date Jan 31, 1986
Duration 1 h 50 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline The ice... The fire... The fight... To be the best.
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Awards

Canadian Society of Cinematographers Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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