Youngblood (1986)

Genre: Drama

Directed by: Peter Markle

Cast: Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze, Cynthia Gibb

Running Time: 110 minutes

Dean Youngblood is a 17 years old farm boy from rural New York who dreams of making it in the NHL one day. Against his father’s wishes, Dean travels to Canada to play with the Hamilton Mustangs. The young man might be a good skater and scorer, but he lacks the physical grit.

This was a film that I loved as a kid. As a hockey fan, I could relate to that dream, though I, myself, had no talent for that sport. Looking at this film today, I must say it has not aged as badly as some others from that era. Sure, there is some cheesiness, some predictability and some creative shortcuts. But, the acting was pretty good. And there was nudity on Cynthia Gibb’s part, which we loved then and I appreciate now.

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