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Overview

User Rating:
3.4/10   1,645 votes
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Director:
Fred Durst
Writer (WGA):
Nick Santora (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
22 August 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Family | Sport more
Tagline:
The New Coach Has A Secret Weapon.
Plot:
The true story of Jasmine Plummer who, at the age of eleven, became the first female to play in Pop Warner football tournament in its 56-year history. | full synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
positive film for all ages more (14 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ice Cube ... Curtis Plummer

Keke Palmer ... Jasmine

Tasha Smith ... Claire Plummer
Jill Marie Jones ... Ronnie Macer

Dash Mihok ... Cyrus

Matt Craven ... Coach Fisher

Glenn Plummer ... Winston
Garrett Morris ... Reverend Pratt

Miles Chandler ... Damon Fisher

Malcolm Goodwin ... Roy
Michael Colyar ... Ennis

Dean Delray ... Andrew Kosowski

Earthquake ... Karl

Hugo Perez ... Edgar Mejavar

Sheran Goodspeed Keyton ... Barb
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Perfect Match (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for some thematic elements, mild language and brief rude humor.
Runtime:
USA:94 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital
Certification:
USA:PG (certificate #44663) | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG | Netherlands:AL | Italy:T | Portugal:M/6
Filming Locations:
Minden, Louisiana, USA more
Company:
Cube Vision more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Keke Palmer trained for 6 weeks learning not only how to throw a football correctly, but also how to call plays as a real quarterback would do. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Jasmine is reading her book in the cafeteria, the position of it changes from held up to down between front and rear shots. more
Movie Connections:
References King Kong (1933) more

FAQ

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Is "The Longshots" based on a book?
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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful.
positive film for all ages, 5 June 2009
10/10
Author: danceability from Netherlands

A very good movie, Long shots is based on a true story of a run down town and a young lady that achieves confidence on the football field. Against all odds, the town as well as the girl learn to achieve simply by watching the girl overcome obstacles on the football field. This movie is good for all ages to see due to it is positive and it shows that anything can be done if you put the proper effort into it. The movie displays decent acting, humor and drama. Ice Cube, Keke Palmer, Tasha Smith, Jill Marie Jones, Dash Mihok did good work. The acting is very nice, Ice Cube, yes, (I've enjoyed his acting since the Boyz N the Hood days), Keke Palmer very believable as a tall misfit Jasmine Plummer, and the supporting cast. There's even a cool cameo by Garrett Morris (Saturday Night Live fame of the Chevy Chase / Steve Martin era). You won't be disappointed with watching this film.

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