Kicking & Screaming (2005)

Family man Phil Weston, a lifelong victim of his father's competitive nature, takes on the coaching duties of a kids' soccer team, and soon finds that he's also taking on his father's dysfunctional way of relating...

Director:

Jesse Dylan

Writers:

Leo Benvenuti, Steve Rudnick

Stars:

Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall, Mike Ditka

6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Will Ferrell	...	Phil Weston
Robert Duvall	...	Buck Weston
Mike Ditka	...	Mike Ditka
Kate Walsh	...	Barbara Weston
Musetta Vander	...	Janice Weston
Dylan McLaughlin	...	Sam Weston
Josh Hutcherson	...	Bucky Weston
Steven Anthony Lawrence	...	Mark Avery
Jeremy Bergman	...	Hunter
Elliott Cho	...	Byong Sun (as Elliot Cho)
Erik Walker	...	Ambrose
Dallas McKinney	...	Connor
Francesco Liotti	...	Gian Piero
Alessandro Ruggiero	...	Massimo
Sammy Fine	...	Jack

Storyline

Family man Phil Weston, a lifelong victim of his father's competitive nature, takes on the coaching duties of a kids' soccer team, and soon finds that he's also taking on his father's dysfunctional way of relating...

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Plot Keywords:

competitiveness | stepmother | obsession | sporting goods store | uncle | 

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Taglines:

All his life Phil Weston has dreamed of being on a winning team. Phil... your time has come.

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic elements, language and some crude humor

Details

Official Sites:

Universal Pictures [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Italian

Release Date:

13 May 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Soccer Dads

Filming Locations:

Arcadia, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$45,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$143,494 (Australia) (5 August 2005)

Gross:

$1,361,382 (Australia) (2 September 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Mosaic Media Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The baby in the beginning that is supposed to be Will Ferrell's character is actually a girl.

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Goofs

When Byong Sun gets the ball when the team was passing the ball around the circle and introducing themselves, his hands are behind his back. As the shot changes, you see his hands in front of him. As the shot changes again, his hands are behind his back again.

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Quotes

Phil Weston: [passing out DVDs] These are instructional DVDs. Study them. Watch them. I only watched it once and already I learned this - it's called "Up and Over".
[he shows them this new kick, nearly wrecking the fireplace]
Phil Weston: [hears Barbara coming and passes the ball to Mark Avery] Here, hold this.
Barbara Weston: Guys, I told you, no playing soccer in the house.
Phil Weston: You did, you said it a lot.
Barbara Weston: Who did that?
Phil Weston: [pointing to Mark] He did.
The Tigers: HE DID!
Phil Weston: What? Nut'uh!
[the kids all descend upon him]

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Connections

Referenced in Strictly Background (2007)

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Soundtracks

"WE CAN WORK IT OUT"
Written by John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Performed by Stevie Wonder
Courtesy of Motown Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

A pretty forgettable but funny Will Farrell film

Kicking and Screaming is just one of those movies that you might watch one time fully through and if it's on TV, you might watch a little bit of it if nothing's on. It's a very forgettable film that had Will Farrell in it to give some good laughs. I thought Will Farell was hilarious though and pretty much stole the show just like any other comedies he does. Lines like, "No, you go to hell, and while you're there, why don't you grab me a juicebox," made me laugh a lot. I thought Mike Ditka and Robert Duvall were pretty funny also and had a couple funny lines. Overall, this is a film that I might watch maybe once or twice and then totally forget about it. It's enjoyable because Will Farrell steals the show.

Hedeen's Outlook: 7/10 **+ C+