Kicking & Screaming (2005)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Jesse Dylan

Writers (WGA):

Leo Benvenuti (written by) &
Steve Rudnick (written by)

Release Date:

13 May 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Sport

Tagline:

One man could lead this team to glory. . . That man was busy

Plot:

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... |

Plot Keywords:

Stepmother | Destiny | Cigar Smoking | Italian American | Family Relationships

Awards:

6 nominations

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Kicking and Screaming (USA) (alternative spelling)
Soccer Dads (USA) (working title)
Untitled Will Ferrell Soccer Comedy (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for thematic elements, language and some crude humor.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Canada:PG | Iceland:L | Norway:7 | Malaysia:U | South Korea:All | Netherlands:6 | New Zealand:PG | Sweden:Btl | Australia:PG | Canada:G (British Columbia) | Ireland:PG | UK:PG | USA:PG | Finland:K-7 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Arcadia, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Was shipped to some theaters under the name "The Winning Team".

Goofs:

Continuity: During the player introduction, a single soccer ball is passed around the circle to whatever player is speaking. However, in several wide shots, all players have soccer balls at their feet.

Quotes:

Phil Weston: [Phil to Mark] How many sarcastic pills did you take this morning?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Kicking & Screaming: Soccer Camp (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

YOU'RE THE INSPIRATION

Soccer dad

Jesse Dylan's comedy, "Kicking and Screaming", seems to be the target of hate by some of the comments in this forum. Mr Dylan and the studio were probably targeting this movie for young audiences, and it shows. The film, as written by Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick offers the same tired formula of "losing team gets an inspiration from a great coach and go to win the championship".

This coach, Phil Weston, is played by Will Farrell, who is the present star getting all the parts that would have gone to Ben Stiller, perhaps. And his father, the man that makes fun of his own losing son, is played here by the great Robert Duvall, with hairpiece and all, to make him seem younger. Let's hope Mr. Duvall got all what he asked because he is no Great Santini in this movie.

The mostly children audience at the showing I attended with a young nephew seemed to have a great time. While this film will be surely forgotten, it will live forever in cable la-la land!