Goon (film)

Goon
Goon
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Michael Dowse
Written by	Jay Baruchel; Evan Goldberg;
Produced by	Hartley Gorenstein Don Carmody; David Gross; Jesse Shapira; André Rouleau; Jay Baruchel; Ian Dimerman;
Starring	Seann William Scott; Jay Baruchel; Alison Pill; Marc-André Grondin; Kim Coates; Eugene Levy; Liev Schreiber;
Cinematography	Bobby Shore
Edited by	Reginald Harkema
Music by	Ramachandra Borcar
Production; companies	No Trace Camping; Caramel Film; Don Carmody Productions; Inferno Pictures Inc.;
Distributed by	Alliance Films
Release dates	September 10, 2011 (TIFF); February 24, 2012 (Canada);
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English
Budget	$12 million
Box office	$7 million

Goon is a 2011 Canadian sports comedy film directed by Michael Dowse, written by Jay Baruchel and Evan Goldberg, and starring Seann William Scott, Liev Schreiber, Jay Baruchel, Alison Pill, Marc-André Grondin, Kim Coates and Eugene Levy. The film concerns the exceedingly nice but somewhat dimwitted Doug Glatt (Scott), who unexpectedly finds personal and professional fulfillment after becoming the enforcer for a minor league ice hockey team.

Despite receiving largely positive reviews, the film was a box office bomb, only earning $7 million against its $12 million budget. After premiering on Netflix it became an unexpected success, leading to an increase in DVD sales and VOD downloads, ultimately resulting in a sequel being greenlit.

The sequel, Goon: Last of the Enforcers, was released on March 17, 2017, with Baruchel serving as director.

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