Overtime
This short documentary profiles a group of men from the Toronto Lakeshore Oldtimers Hockey Club. Although middle-aged, they still play the game with as much energy and passion as they did 25 years ago. They claim that playing hockey is more fun now than it was when they were kids, despite the toll of aches and pains, injuries, gruelling schedules and late-night partying. Cares and responsibilities are cast aside once they are on the ice, and the locker room becomes a haven of uncomplicated camaraderie and fun. In refusing to grow old gracefully, they feel they won't grow old at …
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This short documentary profiles a group of men from the Toronto Lakeshore Oldtimers Hockey Club. Although middle-aged, they still play the game with as much energy and passion as they did 25 years ago. They claim that playing hockey is more fun now than it was when they were kids, despite the toll of aches and pains, injuries, gruelling schedules and late-night partying. Cares and responsibilities are cast aside once they are on the ice, and the locker room becomes a haven of uncomplicated camaraderie and fun. In refusing to grow old gracefully, they feel they won't grow old at all!
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directorMarrin Canell
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editingMarrin Canell
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producerMarrin CanellWilliam Weintraub
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executive producerBarrie Howells
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scriptDonald Brittain
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narratorDonald Brittain
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cinematographyTony Ianzelo
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soundJacques Drouin
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sound editingMichel B. Bordeleau
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re-recordingHans Peter Strobl
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musicChris Crilly
Warnings: Nudity; alcohol consumption
The seventh stage of Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development is generativity versus stagnation, which occurs during middle adulthood (ages 40 to 65). Define generativity and stagnation. The participants in Overtime find that their recreational hockey league provides them with opportunities to relive their youth, play their much-loved sport and bond in a tight-knit brotherhood. How have they come to terms with ageing with dignity, male friendships and personal relationships? How have they come to terms with the physical limitations of growing older?