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.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.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.
- Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations
André 3000
- Clarence
- (as André Benjamin)
Andy Daly
- Dick Pepperfield
- (as Andrew Daly)
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- Writer
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Storyline
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- TriviaIn April 2008, Rocky the Grizzly Bear, who wrestles Jackie Moon, killed Stephan Miller, one of his trainers and a cousin of Will Ferrell's stunt double, by biting him on the neck.
- GoofsCoffee 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.
- Quotes
Jackie Moon: In the anals of history people are going to be talking about three things: the discovery of fire, invention of the submarine, and the Flint, Michigan Mega Bowl.
- Crazy creditsAt the end of the credits, Will Ferrell's voice can be heard calling, "Precious? Here Dewey."
- Alternate versionsThe Unrated version released on home video is ~7 minutes longer:
- 14 alternate material
- 1 theatrical version only material
- 1 changed background music
- ConnectionsFeatured in HBO First Look: Semi-Pro (2008)
- SoundtracksLove Me Sexy
Written by Nile Rodgers, Scot Armstrong and Will Ferrell
Performed by Will Ferrell (as Jackie Moon)
Produced by Nile Rodgers
Featured review
You Like Will Ferrel? Go on ahead and see it then...
This movie hinges on one simple fact: do you or do you not just enjoy Will Ferrel?
If the answer to that is yes, then you will enjoy this a lot. Because there's not much new doing here: it's Ferell as another idiotic, self-loving, loud and beef-headed, dim-witted professional...insert obscure profession or athlete. This is just "Anchorman", "Ricky Bobby", "Blades of Glory", or what have you, except in basketball. If you enjoy those movies, and Will Ferrel's shameless antics (I'm not saying they're bad, I'm just saying I want to see him try something else now and then) then here's one for you.
But I also give kudos to the supporting players (like Woody Harrelson, who in a stroke of brilliance, is acting like he's in a real drama and not a spoof), the inspired 70's soundtracks and references. 6/10
If the answer to that is yes, then you will enjoy this a lot. Because there's not much new doing here: it's Ferell as another idiotic, self-loving, loud and beef-headed, dim-witted professional...insert obscure profession or athlete. This is just "Anchorman", "Ricky Bobby", "Blades of Glory", or what have you, except in basketball. If you enjoy those movies, and Will Ferrel's shameless antics (I'm not saying they're bad, I'm just saying I want to see him try something else now and then) then here's one for you.
But I also give kudos to the supporting players (like Woody Harrelson, who in a stroke of brilliance, is acting like he's in a real drama and not a spoof), the inspired 70's soundtracks and references. 6/10
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Box office
- Budget
- $55,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $33,479,698
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $15,200,000
- Mar 2, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $44,004,502
- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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