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User Rating:
5.7/10   23,466 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Scot Armstrong (written by)
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Release Date:
29 February 2008 (USA) more
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Tagline:
The Greatest Fro on Earth more
Plot:
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 full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 4 nominations more
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Needs more Doctor J more (98 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Çaylak profesyonel (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
O ashet-ball (Greece) [el]
Semi-Pro - El amateur (Argentina) (DVD title) [es]
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and some sexual content.
Runtime:
91 min | 98 min (unrated DVD version) | 99 min (unrated version)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Ireland:15A | UK:15 | Australia:M | USA:R (certificate #43605) | Singapore:M18 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Singapore:NC-16 (edited for re-rating) | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Sweden:7 | Japan:PG-12 | Argentina:16
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Amy Sedaris had a role, but her scenes were cut from the final film. more
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Anachronisms: Although the movie is set in the 1970s, many people in the crowd at various games are wearing current fashions, like hipster jeans and contemporary sports jerseys. This is most noticeable when the bear escapes and everyone in the crowd rushes to exit the stadium. more
Quotes:
Dick Pepperfield: Here comes the Alley... and there goes the Oop! more
Movie Connections:
References Blades of Glory (2007) more
Soundtrack:
A Fifth Of Beethoven more

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111 out of 172 people found the following comment useful.
Needs more Doctor J, 8 February 2008
7/10
Author: jkauf3 from Toyama, Japan

One of the joys of being a university student is getting invited to free sneak previews. I went to one last night, where the front half of the theater was packed with students while the back was filled with members of the writing team, taking careful notes on which jokes we did and did not laugh at. For the most part, the reaction was positive, and the jokes that failed miserably will probably get edited out by the time the movie officially opens.

The movie was pretty sports-comedy formulaic, with the down-and-out lovable losers getting a big chance, then introducing a new character who will inspire them, and a few montages later, the big finale. The R-rating was used mainly on adding in lots of cuss-words, with mixed humorous results. There was a really funny joke about masturbation. I was hoping for a little more basketball craziness, but oh well.

The highlight, of course, was Will Ferrel meeting the 70s. I myself was not alive in the 70s, so I only know about the culture through the disco-funk lens of caricature cinema. Ferrel is one funky mofo so he thrives. I would say this was one of his better efforts, topping Taladega nights, Elf, and the ice skating one. It's not as good as Anchorman, mainly because it's just not as quotable.

In short, if you like Will Ferrel, or 70s funk (the soundtrack is hella dope), see this movie.

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