Most Rewatchable Scene
The Hansons being unleashed.
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- Jim Carr's opening interview with the goalie, including the microphone adjustment and the explanation of penalty-box shame.
- The opening crowd insults, national anthem and drunk player immediately establish the team's world. — Bill Simmons
- Reggie meets the Hansons, finds their toy cars and complains to Joe, who tells the Eddie Shore story. — Bill Simmons
- The players watch television together in the hotel while the goalie demands a trade and Hanrahan's wife calls. — Bill Simmons
- Reggie's escalating taunts provoke Hanrahan; the goalkeeper's appearance and Newman's reactions make the sequence especially funny.
- Reggie turns Dave into Killer, then unleashes the Hansons. This is called the most rewatchable stretch and one of the great sports-film sequences. — Bill Simmons
- The Hansons' attack includes the puck hitting the organist, his later protective helmet and a brother diving toward an opponent behind the net. — Bill Simmons
- The pregame brawl and the crowd fight after the keys hit a Hanson are additional choices. — Bill Simmons
- McCracken and Carlson's stick fight, Ned punching Reggie, and Reggie's confrontation with Jim Carr are nominated. — Bill Simmons
- Ned's hostile interview answers about his father and trouble at home. — Bill Simmons
- The Syracuse player introductions delight the hosts, especially their bizarre criminal histories and Jim Carr's delivery. — Bill Simmons
- Further nominations include the final bench-clearing brawl, Reggie and Suzanne's intimate conversation, Lily's scenes and Reggie's confrontation with owner Anita.
- The unanimous choice is the Hansons being unleashed. — Bill Simmons