Church Ball (2006)

Dennis Buckstead has the hardest calling in his church. Not only has he been asked to coach a group of non-basketball players in his church but the bishop has demanded that he lead the team... See full summary »

Director:

Kurt Hale

Writers:

Paul Eagleston, Kurt Hale

Stars:

Andrew Wilson, Amy Stewart, Clint Howard

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Andrew Wilson	...	Dennis Buckstead
Fred Willard	...	Bishop Linderman
Clint Howard	...	Gene Jensen
Gary Coleman	...	Charles Higgins
Amy Stewart	...	Susan Buckstead
Ross Brockley	...	Mickey Morgan
Chad Long	...	Don Weaver
Stan Ellsworth	...	Jeremiah Jones
Steve Anderson	...	Thurman
Sina Amedson	...	Nadar Nazbarechov
Curt Doussett	...	Bruce Bracken
Larry Bagby	...	Blake Bracken
Thurl Bailey	...	Moses Mahoney
Mindy B. Young	...	Bertha (as Mindy Young)
Dillan Conrad	...	Billy Buckstead

Storyline

Dennis Buckstead has the hardest calling in his church. Not only has he been asked to coach a group of non-basketball players in his church but the bishop has demanded that he lead the team to the Basketball Championship. Word from the top is that this is the last season of church ball and Bishop Linderman isn't about to have his team lose for the 20th year in a row in the last season of church ball history! What was supposed to strengthen the body, invigorate the mind and cultivate brotherly love seems to bring out the worst in these church-going ball players. Dennis must find a way to bring his team together and build unity along the way to win the championship or go down in church ball history as the worst team that ever played.

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Plot Keywords:

church | team | basketball | tournament | coach | 

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Taglines:

Winning isn't everything..... Yeah Right

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Genres:

Comedy | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild language and some rude humor

Did You Know?

Trivia

The telephone number on the sign advertising Jeremiah's house for sale is 867-5309, which refers to the Tommy Tutone song "Jenny (867-5309)." This phone number also appears in the other Halestorm films "The Singles Ward" and "The R.M."

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Goofs

In the third quarter of the championship game, we see that there is 2:17 left on the clock. The next shot of the scoreboard shows that there is 3:04 left in the same quarter.

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Connections

Spoofs X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

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Soundtracks

The Slow Ride
Written by Dustin Christensen
Performed by Randy Porter

User Reviews

Dumb, but fun and true

It was dumb, but so much of it was true, and it had a good heart and a good ending. It seems to be a part of the gender to compete. And even when we don't compete, we watch. The younger guys play video games. I remember helping to take the rims down in the Stake Center because the basketball players would be trying to get the Relief Society and other groups to hurry up whatever their activity and get out of the Cultural Hall, even when the other groups had it reserved long in advance. The guys felt that they had a permanent reservation on the gym. And recruiting was true even for the youth teams. There were so many high school players playing on church teams, that the schools finally put out a rule against it.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 March 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Kosár, életre-halálra!

Filming Locations:

Orem, Utah, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$144,376, 19 March 2006

Gross USA:

$464,991

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$464,991

Company Credits

Production Co:

Halestorm Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1