It finally happened


The story of 'The Goon Squad", our golf group, is coming to the big screen. REALLY.

By Steven Zeitchik October 26, 2009
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Steve Carell and Warner Bros. are aiming for the fairway.
The studio has acquired "Missing Links," a golf comedy based on a novel by ESPN's Rick Reilly. Carell is attached to star as a golfer angling for a better place to play and will produce via his Carousel Prods. banner.
"The Break-Up" screenwriter Jay Lavender is writing the screenplay.

With slightly different names, Goons become Chops, Homer becomes Hoover, Charlie is Chunkin Charlie, and Lake Valley Golf Course moves to Boston. Lots of stories incorporated in the book that actually happened with/to us. Hope they do a good job with it.

Comments

ladyj said…
So give me a rundown on everyone, so I know who is who....this is great!!! Who you be?
Fam Guy said…
To prevent an X rating, I will not be in the movie. Actually, this is a fictional story loosely based on a group of guys that Rick golfed with while he was a rookie sportswriter at the Boulder Camera. He went on to bigger and better things. We didn't. Rick has been asking for anecdotes from our group, for several years, for a 'prequel' to Missing Links. Maybe some of those stories will end up in the movie. I just hope they don't chop it up, like they did his book 'Leatherheads'.

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