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Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach (2009) -- Gary Houseman (Scott) is an overenthusiastic high school janitor who steps-up to lead the school's loser tennis team to the state finals when the acting coach drops dead.
Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach (2009) -- Open-ended Trailer from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Overview

User Rating:
5.5/10   1,918 votes
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Director:
Danny Leiner
Writers (WGA):
Andy Stock (written by) &
Rick Stempson (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
15 July 2009 (Finland) more
Genre:
Comedy | Sport more
Tagline:
Small balls. Big ambition.
User Comments:
Review: Odd Name, Funny Movie more

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Seann William Scott ... Gary

Randy Quaid ... Coach Lew Tuttle
Leonor Varela ... Norma Sanchez

Brando Eaton ... Mike Jensen

Ryan Simpkins ... Amy
Allen Evangelista ... Maricar
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bryan Aguinaga ... Mourner
Max Alpar ... Southpoint teammate

Brent Anderson ... Bill Jenson

Deke Anderson ... Gil Houseman

Chandler Canterbury ... Young Gary Houseman
Colby Canterbury ... Young Dwight Houseman

JenelleRae Cardenas ... Tennis Fan

Justin Chon ... Joe Chang
Emily Cunningham ... Crying Girl

Tiger Darrow ... Female Student
Eduardo DeLeon ... Juan Garcia, mexican tennis champ

Remington Dewan ... Paul
Dustin Dobbins ... Broncos Team Player
Conor Donovan ... Burke Nibbins
Danielle Dwyer ... Super Sexy Blonde

Joseph Dwyer ... Tommy Tremble

Meredith Eaton ... Mrs. Tuttle
Andrew Estes ... Mourner / Tennis Official
Michelangelo Flores ... Zapatista / Cantina Patron

Pablo D. Flores ... Zapatista Rebel

Evan Gamble ... Gary at 15
Matthew Garth II ... Bar Guy

Gina Garza ... Tennis fan

Garrett Graham ... Teammate #1

Jerry Haynes ... Stringerman

Jorge A. Jimenez ... Mexican player at bar

Paul R. Keith ... Teacher
Clayton Kjos ... Teammate 2

Sterling Knight ... Opposing Team Tennis Player

Lauren Lee ... Mourner / Tennis Fan

Ryan Lee ... Mourner / Tennis Fan
Brandon Lilly ... Bar brawler

Robert E. Martinez ... Zapatista / Bar Patron

A.D. Miles ... Steve Peters
Rupert Anthony Ortiz ... High School Fan
Jason Ponce ... Bar Patron

Marco J. Ramirez ... Mexican Tennis Player

Rachel Beth Reznick ... Spectator

Andrew Rice ... Track Team Runt

Celeste Roberts ... Parent
Brent Rodriguez ... Opposing Tennis Player
Sebastian Rosas ... Mexican paint huffer

Daniel Ross ... Jeffrey Vanier
Ernest Rosas Roze ... Zapatista Rebel / River crosser

Tiger Sheu ... Student

Scott A. Stevens ... Courtside Spectator

Justin Summers ... Student

Vincent Coleman Taylor ... Kevin Jones
Tim Tesch ... Teammate #4

Zach Thatcher ... Ronny Jenson

Jamel Thomas ... Paramedic

Emilee Wallace ... Jenny Tuttle

Gerold Wunstel ... Tennis Umpire
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Balls Out: The Gary Houseman Story (International: English title)
Gary the Tennis Coach (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for crude and sexual content, pervasive language, some nudity and brief drug use.
Runtime:
Germany:87 min (European Film Market) | USA:92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Certification:
Australia:MA | Finland:K-13
Filming Locations:
Austin, Texas, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Script was discovered by the BlueCat Screenplay Competition in 2005, going on to win the top prize. Within days, BlueCat sent screenplay to producer Peter Morgan to read. more
Soundtrack:
Amazing Grace more

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11 out of 17 people found the following comment useful:-
Review: Odd Name, Funny Movie, 2 January 2009
7/10
Author: schweikera from United States

Well firstly I will say that when I heard about the name change for this movie, I didn't like the title "Balls Out: The Gary Houseman Story." I thought it was much better as "Gary The Tennis Coach." I was further disappointed by the trailer which gave me the impression that it was a really stupid comedy that looked like a waste of money to see. However, I decided to see it anyway and I'm glad I did.

Don't judge this movie by the title or the trailer. Although slow in some parts, it offers many many laughs. Seann William Scott's odd character repeatedly had me laughing at several points. This was supported by Randy Quaid's brief character and the rest of the tennis team and several other funny supporting characters. I particularly enjoyed Seann William Scott's scenes with Brando Eaton, who played Mike Jenson, the tennis team captain. If you are on the fence about this movie, I would recommend watching it, as I was on the fence too. Some people may agree with me and some may not and I will admit that it was slow in certain points, but when there was humor present it was funny. I give it an overall rating of 7/10 "Decent."

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