The Longshots (2008)

User Rating:

3.3/10   

Director:

Fred Durst

Writer (WGA):

Nick Santora (written by)

Release Date:

22 August 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Family | Sport

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. |

Plot Keywords:

American Football | Middle School | Child | Absent Father | Based On True Story

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

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

Also Known As:

The Perfect Match (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

USA:94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #44663) | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Minden, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Cube Vision

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.

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.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Young and the Restless: (#1.8963)" (2008)

Ignore the low rating!.

This movie doesn't do anything new. And yes,it is full of clichés. Who cares! People who love the genre will watch it anyways. This movie does what it aims for. And that is make you feel good. Nothing more nothing less. My only complaint is that it could have used more jokes. Keke Palmer as Jasmine is the first woman to take part in The Pop Warner Football Tournament. Surely they could have come up with more scenes to exploit this. Or at least show her struggle before being accepted as a team member of all boys. I also would have loved to learn more about Jasmin Plummer (Does she still play football?). Overall this movie is adequate and certainly not as bad as the low rating suggests.