Rent-a-Goalie

2006
6.1| 0h30m| en
Synopsis

Rent-a-Goalie is a half-hour comedy television series from Canada that aired on Showcase from 2006 - 2008. Its third season premiered 20 October 2008. The first season was nominated for three Gemini Awards, including Best Comedy Series. It was also nominated for a Directors Guild of Canada Award, the CFTPA Indie Award for Best Comedy Series, an ACTRA Award for Best Male Performance for Christopher Bolton, and four Canadian Comedy Awards, winning two. The second season was nominated for six Gemini Awards, including Best Comedy Series, Best Ensemble Performance, Best Directing, Best Writing, Best Cinematography and Best Casting. It has also been nominated for three Canadian Comedy Awards.

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SnoReptilePlenty Memorable, crazy movie
AshUnow This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
Verity Robins Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.
Mathilde the Guild Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.
dy2015 Not sure why people liked this show. It's like a 70's sitcom with some swearing in it, and nothing all that funny. What's worse, there's no hockey in it. Just a bunch of guys who say they play hockey, but I've watched 4 episodes now, and while there's stuff that happens on the ice, it's not actually hockey. It's like hockey is just some kind of marketing gimmick they use, but they don't seem to love or respect the game itself. I feel badly for Tiger Williams and Phil Esposito - genuine hockey legends - being exploited for something so banal. Hockey is an amazing game to play - and those who play it really love it. It's a game of power, skill, quickness, and creativity. Instead of really trying to portray people who love the game, they opted instead to rehash stereotypes of hockey fans as shallow and stupid.
D N Rent-A-Goalie is another in a long line of Canadian comedies that is under-noticed and under-rated. I am thrilled to have caught wind of this one before it went off the air, I cant say enough good things about it. Character driven, crude, loyal, Canadian, funny, impossible and true. The show brings a real sense of ethic and redemption without preaching. That having been said, there is a character who farts endlessly, and another one called 'Puker', another who ends just about every phrase with 'almost'. All the Characters are tragically, tragically flawed, which only serves to endear them to the audience. It is fascinating, and will appeal whether you are sitting around with your hockey boys or your girl friends. Top notch, have a look, have several looks, give it a real chance and maybe this is a Canadian comedy we can help keep around for a while.To give you a sense of my taste in programming other shows I liked that were similar in some ways include: Arrested Development, Slings and Arrows, Due South, Corner Gas, Nortern Exposure, Sex and the City, Friends, The West Wing
vincentvega676 Well another great production from Showcase. Rude and crude can be used to describe this show but brilliantly written.It has been said that this production loses points for the show being set in Toronto. I totally and whole heartedly disagree. I have grown up in the neighborhood College and Grace where Cafe Primo is located. Being of Italian background and playing hockey, this show explores the dynamic and quirks of being a "pasta eating, espresso chugging hockey freak" Almost a cross between Slapshot, Pseudo Sopranos meets Cheers." Toronto is the only place that this show can be set in. It has the cultural diversity and dynamic that makes it funny. If you love hockey and find that all goalies are missing a screw, you will enjoy this show. Maybe the people from Vancouver might find this show entertaining. Its always raining out there you can't blame them for being miserable. Cameos by Tiger Williams and Phil Esposito. Watch this show its awesome If you don't like it "Go fo Coffee"
afterlife-2 Takes place on what is believed to be little Italy in Toronto and has the setting of a café called "Cafe Primo" supposed to look like an Italian sports bar with wacky Italian Canadian characters carrying thick Italian like accents including one dubbed Joey "Almost" because he places almost at th end of every sentence. The owner of the Baris Johnny played by Louis Di Bianco. The main character is the employee Cake played by Christopher Bolton. Cake being short for mangae cake Italian for cake eater. Cake also happens to run a goalie rental service where for $50 he sends a goalie out to different hockey games to play for teams in need. All in all great program so far, Lots of appearances form hockey legends including Phil Esposito