Strother Martin in Slap Shot | 1977

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Strother Martin in Slap Shot | 1977

Starring: Paul Newman, Strother Martin and Michael Ontkean
Directed by: George Roy Hill
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Paul Newman a little bit south of saskatoon angry ref bleeding breasts character introduction checks climax comic relief elton john fight scene final match (sport) french accent havimg fun ice hockey iconic image illegal hockey moves losing it maxine nightingale mayhem old time hockey opening sequence revenge right back where we started from riot rough slapstick song sonny james sorry seems to be the hardest word speech sports match stick slapping team taking over broadcast turning point ultra-violence and gore unknown soundtrack wig yelling

Strother Martin (March 26, 1919 – August 1, 1980) was an American actor in numerous films and television programs. Martin is perhaps best known as the prison "captain" in the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke, where he uttered the line, "What we've got here is...failure to communicate." Strother Martin Jr. was born in Kokomo, Indiana. As a child, he excelled at swimming and diving, and got the nickname "T-Bone Martin" from his diving expertise. At 17, he won the National Junior Springboard Diving Championship. He served as a swimming instructor in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was a member of the diving team at the University of Michigan. He entered the adult National Springboard Diving competition in hopes of gaining a berth on the U.S. Olympic team, but finished third in the competition. After the war, Martin moved to Los Angeles and worked as a swimming instructor and as a swimming extra in water scenes in films, eventually earning bit roles in a number of pictures. He quickly...

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