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Quebec dub, real hockey incidents, filming locations and Nancy Dowd’s career.
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- Nancy Dowd spent time with her brother's Johnstown Jets team and recorded locker-room conversations for the dialogue. — Bill Simmons
- The real team's Hanson brothers led the team in penalty minutes; Dave Killer Carlson draws on Dave Killer Hanson. — Bill Simmons
- The cited budget is $6 million and the gross $28 million. — Bill Simmons
- The colloquial Quebec French dub helped make the film a major favorite among French-speaking Canadians. — Bill Simmons
- Rinks included Cambria County War Memorial, Starr Rink at Colgate, Utica Memorial Auditorium and Onondaga County War Memorial as Hyannisport. — Bill Simmons
- Reggie was based on Long Island Ducks player-coach John Brophy, whose name was reused for the drunken opposing center. — Bill Simmons
- The Jets' later history included a flood interruption, a short return and closure; the Carlson brothers were born close together and led the team in penalty minutes. — Bill Simmons
- Jim Carr's toupee was modeled on Johnstown sportscaster Bill Wilson's wig. — Bill Simmons
- The Carlson brothers said extras threw real punches during the crowd-fight shoot. Summer filming required pretending it was cold in heavy clothing. — Bill Simmons
- Oglethorpe drew on Goldie Goldthorpe, credited with 25 fighting majors before Christmas in one season. — Bill Simmons
- Real crowd fights and a pregame fight triggered by opponents wearing novelty glasses supplied incidents for the film. — Bill Simmons
- Nancy Dowd's subsequent work included Coming Home and uncredited work on Straight Time, North Dallas Forty and Ordinary People, plus SNL; her brother played Oglethorpe. — Chris Ryan