First Round Down

{{short description|2016 film by the Butler Brothers}}

{{Infobox film

| name = First Round Down

| image = First Round Down, Official Poster.jpg

| director = The Butler Brothers

| producer = {{ubl|Brett M. Butler|Jason G. Butler|Marina Cordoni}}

| writer = {{ubl|Brett M. Butler|Jason G. Butler}}

| starring = {{ubl|Dylan Bruce|Rachel Wilson|Rob Ramsay|Peter MacNeill|John Kapelos|Kristian Bruun}}

| cinematography = Michael Jari Davidson

| editing = The Butler Brothers

| distributor = Unobstructed View

| released = {{Film date|2016|10|02|Edmonton International Film Festival|2017|5|7|df=yes}}

| runtime = 96 minutes

| country = Canada

| language = English

| budget =

}}

First Round Down is a 2016 Canadian action comedy film written and directed by the Butler Brothers. The film stars Dylan Bruce as Tim Tucker, a former junior hockey star that disappeared after he blew out his knee in the Sterling Cup Championship final and returns home ten years later to look after his younger brother after his parents die.{{Citation|title=First Round Down|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5193408/|access-date=2019-04-09}} Trying to keep a low profile Tim takes a job as a pizza delivery driver but it doesn't take long for word to get around that he's back in town, especially after he delivers pizza to his ex-girlfriend, Kelly (played by Rachel Wilson), the daughter of his former coach, who is also in town for the Championship reunion. Through a series of twists and turns, it's revealed that Tim worked as a hitman the last ten years and the coach is actually targeted by his old mob boss. Tim enlists the help of his best friend, Bobby (played by Rob Ramsay) to hatch a plan that will save himself and the coach by stealing $50,000 from the reunion, and win Kelly back once and for all.

The film premiered at the 2016 Atlantic Film Festival.{{Cite web|url=http://www.finfestival.ca/event/211b59b7fd934ae9b4ad442c3a663027|title=- FIN Atlantic International Film Festival|website=www.finfestival.ca|access-date=2019-04-09}} The US premiere was at the 2017 Gasparilla Film Festival. The film was released theatrically in Canada on May 5, 2017, by Unobstructed View, landing in the top five box office for Canadian films during its opening week{{Cite web|url=http://playbackonline.ca/2017/05/16/hot-sheet-top-5-canadian-films-may-5-to-11-2017/|title=Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films May 5 to 11, 2017|date=May 16, 2017|access-date=2019-04-09}} and the number one film at the Carlton theater in Toronto.{{Cite web|url=http://playbackonline.ca/2017/05/10/in-brief-ep-canada-canada-film-capital-acquired/|title=In Brief: EP Canada, Canada Film Capital acquired|date=May 10, 2017|first=Regan|last=Reid|access-date=2019-04-09}}