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Youngblood
1986
Dean Youngblood (Rob Lowe), a sensitive young farm boy, leaves behind a humdrum life on his father's farm to fulfill his dream, and that of his blind brother, of becoming a star of the skates and stick in the ice hockey team. As he gets the stuffing kicked out of him in the first games and practices, he learns he will need more .. Read more
| Starring | Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze, Cynthia Gibb, Keanu Reeves |
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| Director | Peter Markle |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
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Youngblood
Dean Youngblood (Rob Lowe), a sensitive young farm boy, leaves behind a humdrum life on his father's farm to fulfill his dream, and that of his blind brother, of becoming a star of the skates and stick in the ice hockey team. As he gets the stuffing kicked out of him in the first games and practices, he learns he will need more than ambition and confidence to prove himself in this cold-hearted arena. He soon falls in love with the daughter of his no-nonsense coach, which lies at odds with the fighting which is a necessity in the sport for him to be noticed by professional hockey scouts. He believes he has what it takes to make it in the no-excuses world of professional ice hockey. YOUNGBLOOD also features a mulleted Patrick Swayze and an early appearance from Keanu Reeves.
| Starring | Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze, Cynthia Gibb, Keanu Reeves |
|---|---|
| Director | Peter Markle |
| Studio | MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 46 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 12 Jan 2004 Production year: 1986 |
| Format | DVD |
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A routine sports drama which features Rob Lowe (remember him?) as an up-and-coming hockey player who joins a small-town team, and falls for the daughter of its stereotypically tough-nut coach. The film toddles along, but never really gets its skates on. If you've seen any Rocky or Karate Kid films, then the “plot” will have a familiar ring, so to stay awake, try to spot Keanu Reeves. It's his feature debut.
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The kind of film you'd sooner forget, an ice-hockey romance aimed squarely at a sub-teenage audience. Teen heart-throb... read more on Time Out
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Old Blood
Like a couple of other reviewers, it comes in as a blast from the past when the brat pack .....were the brat pack and Keanu Reeves couldn't act!!!!!
It's a stark realization then that i've grown up and so has all the stars - it's so formula it's hard to imagine that someone wrote this and didn't just pinch it from Rocky and every other sport film where outsider makes good...what the hell enjoy the fact that we were all young once.... -
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Old Blood
Like a couple of other reviewers, it comes in as a blast from the past when the brat pack .....were the brat pack and Keanu Reeves couldn't act!!!!!
It's a stark realization then that i've grown up and so has all the stars - it's so formula it's hard to imagine that someone wrote this and didn't just pinch it from Rocky and every other sport film where outsider makes good...what the hell enjoy the fact that we were all young once.... -
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Dean Youngblood (Rob Lowe), a sensitive young farm boy, leaves behind a humdrum life on his father's farm to fulfill his dream, and that of his blind brother, of becoming a star of the skates and ... -