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Semi-Pro (2008)

R | | Comedy, Sport | 29 February 2008 (USA)
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Jackie Moon, the owner-coach-player of the American Basketball Association's Flint Michigan Tropics, rallies his teammates to make their NBA dreams come true.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
... Jackie Moon
... Monix
... Clarence
... Lynn
... Dick Pepperfield
... Lou Redwood
... Bobby Dee
... Commissioner
... Kyle
... Father Pat the Ref
... Dukes
... Bee Bee Ellis
... Twiggy Munson
... Scootsie Double Day
... Vakidis
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Three men, three dreams. It's 1976 in Flint, Michigan. Jackie Moon's American Basketball Association team languishes in last place, with few fans in the seats. Jackie dreams of a merger with the NBA. A tough-minded point guard named Monix is at the end of his career; he's played on the champion Celtics but accepts a trade to Flint to be close to Lynn, the love of his life. Clarence "Coffee" Brown dreams of stardom: he's the Tropics' best player, but he's a hotdog who doesn't value teamwork. When the trio learns that a merger is in the works that won't include the Tropics, they pull the team together to try to achieve the impossible. Can dreams come true in Flint? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

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Rated R for language and some sexual content | See all certifications »

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Box Office

Budget:

$55,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$15,075,114, 2 March 2008, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$33,472,850, 27 April 2008
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Trivia

Michael Westphal, one of the bench players for the Tropics, is the son of NBA player and coach Paul Westphal. See more »

Goofs

Coffee Black's shoes change in the final game. At the beginning, he wears orange Adidas shoes with blue stripes. In the final seconds, he wears orange Puma shoes. See more »

Quotes

Dick Pepperfield: Here comes the Alley... and there goes the Oop!
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"No person or entity associated with this film received payment or anything of value, or entered into any agreement, in connection with the depiction of tobacco products." See more »

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Referenced in Sports Jeopardy!: Episode #1.23 (2015) See more »

Soundtracks

Get da Funk Out Ma' Face
Written by George Johnson, Louis Johnson and Quincy Jones
Performed by Brothers Johnson
Courtesy of A&M Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
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Actually pretty good fun
20 November 2014 | by – See all my reviews

I always find that Will Ferrell's films can be a little hit and miss. He's either funny, or he tries a little too hard to be funny. Luckily, in the case of 'Semi-Pro,' he's the former. The film is clearly his vehicle, so whether it works or not is largely down to him. Here he plays Jackie Moon – the owner, coach and player of a low league basketball team who are about to get disbanded, unless they can scrape fourth place in the league.

For a start, you don't have to know or like basketball. I know nothing about it, but I enjoyed the film anyway. Yes, Ferrell is a little over the top here and there, but his performance never really borders on 'annoying.' It's not a long film, only an hour and a half, and most of it is packed with gags (all pretty adult in nature) and the majority of those work.

There are minor plot lines, but they're all secondary to Ferrell. Most other characters are only there to tee up Ferrell for him to deliver the punch line. Woody Harrelson is about the second most important character and he has a little more screen time. He's totally functional too, but Semi-Pro is still Ferrell's baby.

Basically, Semi-Pro won't win any awards. It's daft, loud and dumb, but ultimately very watchable if you're in the mood for a film like that.

Just beware of escaped bears!
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