The Longshots (2008)

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.

Director:

Fred Durst

Writer:

Nick Santora

Stars:

Ice Cube, Keke Palmer, Tasha Smith

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ice Cube	...	Curtis
Keke Palmer	...	Jasmine
Tasha Smith	...	Claire
Jill Marie Jones	...	Ronnie
Dash Mihok	...	Cyrus
Matt Craven	...	Coach Fisher
Glenn Plummer	...	Winston
Garrett Morris	...	Reverend Pratt
Miles Chandler	...	Damon
Malcolm Goodwin	...	Roy
Michael Colyar	...	Ennis
Dean Delray	...	Andrew Kosowski
Earthquake	...	Karl
Hugo Perez	...	Edgar Mejavar
Sheran Goodspeed Keyton	...	Barb (as Sheran Keyton)

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

american football | middle school | absent father | based on true story

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Taglines:

The New Coach Has A Secret Weapon.

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Genres:

Biography | Comedy | Drama | Family | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some thematic elements, mild language and brief rude humor

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 August 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Comeback

Filming Locations:

Minden, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$23,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$4,080,687 (USA) (22 August 2008)

Gross:

$11,508,423 (USA) (21 November 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cube Vision, Dimension Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

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.

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Goofs

When Jasmine is reading her book in the cafeteria, the position of it changes from held up to down between front and rear shots.

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Quotes

Curtis Plummer: [after the kids show their celebration dances] When I got in the endzone, I got old school on it. Jasmie, you be da ref. I used to climb the ref. Now when I scored, when I got in da end zone, what I used ta do, I used ta look at da ref, and I used ta hand dem da ball. Act like I'd been der before.

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Connections

References Dr. Phil (2002)

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Soundtracks

"MIAMI JUMPSUIT"
written by 'Jared Faber'
performed by J-Radical
courtesy of Blind Lemon Music

User Reviews

just Ignore the low rating!

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.