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{{short description|1977 ice hockey film directed by George Roy Hill}}
{{About|the American film|the ice hockey shot|Slapshot|other articles with similar titles|Slapshot (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Slap Shot
| image = Slap_shot_movie_poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster by Craig Nelson
| alt = A group of hockey players, in the middle of the group one is holding a "For Sale" sign
| director = [[George Roy Hill]]
| producer = Robert J. Wunsch<br />[[Stephen J. Friedman (producer)|Stephen J. Friedman]]
| writer = [[Nancy Dowd]]
| starring = {{Plain list |
* [[Paul Newman]]
* [[Michael Ontkean]]
* [[Lindsay Crouse]]
* [[Jerry Houser]]
* [[Jennifer Warren]]
* [[Strother Martin]]
}}
| cinematography = [[Victor J. Kemper]]
| editing = [[Dede Allen]]
| music = [[Elmer Bernstein]]
| studio = Pan Arts<br />[[Kings Road Entertainment]]
| distributor = [[Universal Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|1977|2|25}}
| runtime = 123 minutes 
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = $6 million<ref>{{AFI film|55251}}</ref>
| gross = $28 million<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=slapshot.htm |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |title=Slap Shot, Box Office Information |access-date=January 29, 2012 |archive-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427221622/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3648095745/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

'''''Slap Shot''''' is a 1977 American [[sports film|sports]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[George Roy Hill]], written by [[Nancy Dowd]], and starring [[Paul Newman]] and [[Michael Ontkean]]. It depicts a minor league ice hockey team that resorts to [[fighting in ice hockey|violent play]] to gain popularity in a factory town in decline.

Dowd based much of her script, as well as several of the characters, on her brother [[Ned Dowd]]'s playing experiences on 1970s minor league professional hockey teams.

While ''Slap Shot'' received mixed reviews upon release and was only a moderate box-office success, it has since become widely regarded as a [[cult film]].