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The Longshots

  • 20082008
  • PGPG
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
4.2K
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The Longshots (2008)
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  • Biography
  • Comedy
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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.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.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.

IMDb RATING
5.4/10
4.2K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Fred Durst
  • Writer
    • Nick Santora
  • Stars
    • Ice Cube
    • Keke Palmer
    • Tasha Smith
Top credits
  • Director
    • Fred Durst
  • Writer
    • Nick Santora
  • Stars
    • Ice Cube
    • Keke Palmer
    • Tasha Smith
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 27User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

    Videos1

    The Longshots
    Trailer 2:32
    The Longshots

    Photos15

    Ice Cube in The Longshots (2008)
    Ice Cube and Keke Palmer in The Longshots (2008)
    Ice Cube and Keke Palmer in The Longshots (2008)
    Tasha Smith and Keke Palmer in The Longshots (2008)
    Ice Cube and Fred Durst in The Longshots (2008)
    Ice Cube and Keke Palmer in The Longshots (2008)
    Ice Cube and Keke Palmer in The Longshots (2008)
    Ice Cube and Keke Palmer in The Longshots (2008)
    Ice Cube and Keke Palmer in The Longshots (2008)
    Keke Palmer in The Longshots (2008)
    Ice Cube and Keke Palmer in The Longshots (2008)
    Keke Palmer in The Longshots (2008)

    Top cast

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    Ice Cube
    Ice Cube
    • Curtisas Curtis
    Keke Palmer
    Keke Palmer
    • Jasmineas Jasmine
    Tasha Smith
    Tasha Smith
    • Claireas Claire
    Jill Marie Jones
    Jill Marie Jones
    • Ronnieas Ronnie
    Dash Mihok
    Dash Mihok
    • Cyrusas Cyrus
    Matt Craven
    Matt Craven
    • Coach Fisheras Coach Fisher
    Glenn Plummer
    Glenn Plummer
    • Winstonas Winston
    Garrett Morris
    Garrett Morris
    • Reverend Prattas Reverend Pratt
    Miles Chandler
    Miles Chandler
    • Damonas Damon
    Malcolm Goodwin
    Malcolm Goodwin
    • Royas Roy
    Michael Colyar
    Michael Colyar
    • Ennisas Ennis
    Dean Delray
    Dean Delray
    • Andrew Kosowskias Andrew Kosowski
    Earthquake
    Earthquake
    • Karlas Karl
    Hugo Perez
    Hugo Perez
    • Edgar Mejavaras Edgar Mejavar
    Sheran Goodspeed Keyton
    Sheran Goodspeed Keyton
    • Barbas Barb
    • (as Sheran Keyton)
    Greg Dorchak
    Greg Dorchak
    • Ernieas Ernie
    Kofi Siriboe
    Kofi Siriboe
    • Javy Hallas Javy Hall
    Alan Aisenberg
    Alan Aisenberg
    • Featheras Feather
    • Director
      • Fred Durst
    • Writer
      • Nick Santora
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    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.
    • middle school
    • american football
    • absent father
    • based on true story
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • The New Coach Has A Secret Weapon.
    • Genres
      • Biography
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Family
      • Sport
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG for some thematic elements, mild language and brief rude humor
    • Parents guide
      • Add content advisory

    Did you know

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

      Reverend Pratt: So, if you concentrate on what you don't have, you forget about what you do have.

    • Connections
      Referenced in The Young and the Restless: Episode #1.8963 (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      MIAMI JUMPSUIT
      written by 'Jared Faber'

      performed by J-Radical

      courtesy of Blind Lemon Music

    User reviews27

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    2.9? Really? Come on, that's not being fair, this was a decent movie
    I know that this movie is getting a lot of hate, but I still wanted to check out The Longshots, once again, this is a movie that I am just baffled by all the hate. I thought this movie was actually decent and watchable, I know that the main reason why this movie is getting the bad reviews from IMDb users is because of Fred Durst, not to mention that everyone seems to hate Ice Cube's career choices. But honestly, this movie was inspiring and uplifting, there wasn't any harm done in this movie and it was different from other sport movies. We are used to the underdog usually being a guy in these movies, it's because of race, money, looks, or mental disabilities, for once we have a movie about the pressures of being a girl who is into sports who also enjoys being a girlie girl as well. The Longshots is also fun to watch and doesn't fall flat or becomes predictable like most sports movies.

    Jasmine Plummer is a loner at her school, always having her head in a book, her mother works long hours and her father abandoned them. Her mom asks Curtis, Jasmine's father's brother, to babysit her after school while she's working, Curtis complains all the way and even has to be paid to do the job. But when Curtis plays ball with the town minister, he discovers that Jasmine has quite an arm and makes her try out for the football team while he trains her. Jasmine takes back the team's loosing streak and she and Curtis start to finally love each other.

    The Longshots isn't movie of the year and it's not the best sports movie either, but I thought it was a decent movie to watch. Like I said, it's different and I thought for what everyone was expecting, Fred Durst did a good job of directing and Ice Cube is a lovable character that makes a great role model. I would recommend The Longshots for a matinée or a rental, don't take the IMDb rating so seriously, because I think it's just one of those hater's issues where the people who think it's going to be bad automatically just vote 1 without seeing it. So give this movie a fair chance, it's a good family movie to watch.

    6/10
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    • Smells_Like_Cheese
    • Aug 27, 2008

    FAQ1

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 22, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Comeback
    • Filming locations
      • Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
    • Production companies
      • Cube Vision
      • Dimension Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $23,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $11,537,046
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,080,687
      • Aug 24, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,767,866
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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