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Ned Dowd (born May 26, 1950 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American film producer and former actor. Career. After graduating from Bowdoin College in 1972, Dowd earned a master's degree at McGill University and played professional hockey.
Ned Dowd is a film industry professional who has worked on movies such as Apocalypto, The Last of the Mohicans and The Count of Monte Cristo. He was born in Boston in 1950 and played professional hockey for three seasons.
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Slap Shot is a 1977 American 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 violent play to gain popularity in a factory town in decline.
- THE CHARLESTOWN CHIEFS WERE MODELED AFTER AN ACTUAL PRO HOCKEY CLUB. In Slap Shot, fact and fiction are joined at the hip. The movie was inspired by a down-on-its-luck professional hockey club based in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
- AL PACINO WANTED THE LEAD ROLE. The main character in Slap Shot is Reggie Dunlop, the Chiefs’ grizzled player-manager. Although Al Pacino expressed a strong interest in the role, Hill chose Paul Newman instead.
- TAPE RECORDINGS OF AUTHENTIC LOCKER ROOM CONVERSATIONS PUNCHED UP THE SCRIPT. While Ned was still playing for the Jets, Nancy gave him a tape recorder and asked him to document some of the colorful banter that his teammates tossed around; Dowd’s fellow players didn’t seem to mind.
- ONE EX-HOCKEY PLAYER CLAIMS HE WASN’T CAST BECAUSE THE FILMMAKERS THOUGHT HE MIGHT BEAT UP PAUL NEWMAN. Bill “Goldie” Goldthorpe was not a man to be trifled with.
Ned Dowd is a producer and assistant director who has worked on films such as Apocalypto, The Last of the Mohicans and The Count of Monte Cristo. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, and has also acted and directed in some movies.
Ned Dowd was born on 26 May 1950 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He is a producer and assistant director, known for The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Apocalypto (2006) and The Count of Monte Cristo (2002).
Ned Dowd is a line producer with over thirty years of experience in the film industry, working with directors like Mel Gibson, Ridley Scott and Robert Altman. He has produced or co-produced films such as Apocalypto, GI Jane, The Last of the Mohicans and Wonder Boys.
