Youngblood

A skilled young hockey prospect hoping to attract the attention of professional scouts is pressured…

• Director: Peter Markle
• Genre:Drama / Romance / Sport
• Runtime:110 minutes

Cast

Rob Lowe : Dean Youngblood
Cynthia Gibb : Jessie Chadwick
Patrick Swayze : Derek Sutton
Ed Lauter : Murray Chadwick
Jim Youngs : Kelly Youngblood

The film begins with a 17-year-old farmhand from rural New York state, Dean Youngblood (Rob Lowe), who has dreams of playing in the National Hockey League. First he must prove to himself, his family and his teammates that he can survive in the harsh, brutal world of Canadian Junior Hockey with a rag tag team of roughnecks, the Hamilton Mustangs. Possessing blazing speed and a quick stick, he has a violent run-in with a brutish player, Carl Racki (George J. Finn), during try-outs. Youngblood quickly learns that flashiness and pure athletic ability will not be enough to be successful in this league.

After his mentor and friend on the team, Derek Sutton (Patrick Swayze) is brutally injured by the thuggish Racki, Youngblood returns home to the farm out of fear, sadness, and disgust. After a pep-talk by his older brother, Kelly (Jim Youngs) about the nature of never quitting and always standing up for yourself, Youngblood is inspired to learn how to fight and survive on the ice and adapt the killer instinct that has been stopping him from being successful. Youngblood returns to the team a new man, ready to confront Racki in the final game of the Memorial Cup playoffs between his team and the Thunder Bay Bombers.

The game ends with a stunning game-winning penalty shot by Youngblood; yet it is far from over as Youngblood demands to his coach, Murray Chadwick (Ed Lauter) to be left in the game as time expires to confront Racki. “Let’s go, Pretty Boy!”, says Youngblood as he and Racki engage in a violent fight to the finish with his teammates and crowd including Youngblood’s father Blane (Eric Nesterenko) and girlfriend Jessie (Cynthia Gibb) (Coach Chadwick’s daughter), cheering him on. The fight starts with both Youngblood and Racki using their sticks as swords until Youngblood knocks Racki’s stick out of his hands. Youngblood and Racki then fight bare-handed. Youngblood emerges victorious, landing several blows to the face and body of his nemesis Racki, and is carried off the ice on the shoulders of his teammates in celebration. Read more

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