I know what you’re saying"John Wayne playing hockey?
“but in 1937’sIdol of the Crowds, he did just that.
Spike, however, inadvertently injures young Bobby by accident, after which he threatens to get him next.
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The threat rattles Johnny, and during a game he feigns injury and is sent to the hospital.
Ive never been on goddamn skates in my life.
I was in the hospital for two f**king days after that.
“I’m the best you ever seen, Fats.
I’m the best there is.”
Idol of the Crowdsdid court a little controversy, both during production and following its release.
As far as hockey films go,Idol of the Crowds… is one.
It’s certainly notone of the bestat least, with reviews placing it somewhere between fair to average.
But it does have some cred.
It’s the surname of the three volatile, hard-hitting Hanson brothers on the Charleston Chiefs inSlap Shot.
Take that, Wayne.
