When the aba commissioner david koechner announces that only the top four teams will merge into the more successful national. Will ferrell and woody harrelson take on the world of professional basketball in this hilarious tale of the mythical flint, michigan tropics owner, coach and star player jackie moon and his quest to take his losing and talentfree team all the way to. A singer will ferrell uses the profits from his only hit to buy a basketball leagues worst team. Will ferrell and woody harrelson take on the world of professional basketball in this hilarious tale of the mythical flint, michigan tropics owner, coach and star. A throwaway scene in semipro, a comedy starring will ferrell as jackie moon, the owner, coach, promoter and star of a struggling 1970sera basketball team, boils mr. Semipro 2disc special edition wsdvd will ferrell stars in semipro, an outrageous comedy set in 1976 against the backdrop of the maverick aba a fastpaced, wild and crazy basketball league that rivaled the nba and made a name for itself with innovations like the. When i sank into my seat to watch semipro, i thought i was settling into a typical will ferrellvariety pg film talladega nights, blades of glory, anchorman. He tries to shape the teams star clarence andre 3000 into a complete player. The 2 disc edition is full of the usual stuff and makes it good value. Ken altermans comedy semipro was not a major hollywood success. Will ferrell stars in semipro, an outrageous comedy set in 1976 against the backdrop of the. Semipro, the new will ferrell movie, is stuffed with familiar frat house funnyboys andy richter, will arnett, rob corddry, david koechner but the funniest character is probably the mid1970s. Next, ferrell wasnt even really the films protagonist, woody harrelson was. Semipro will likely leave its star with a sore throat and bruised pride but a bulging wallet nonetheless.
Semipro wsfsdvd in 1970s michigan, the age of big hair and short shorts, one man goes all the way in his search for glory and redemption. It was also coming off of the heels of another will ferrell sports movie, blades of glory. So a friend of mine at work a few years back was talking with me and we were joking around. Will ferrell stars in semi pro, an outrageous comedy set in 1976 against the backdrop of the maverick aba a fastpaced, wild and crazy basketball league that rivaled the nba and made a name for. The film was directed by kent alterman and stars will ferrell, woody harrelson, andre. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Read the semipro movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Jackie moon, the ownercoachplayer of the american basketball associations flint michigan tropics, rallies his teammates to make their nba dreams come true. Jackie moon is the owner, promoter, coach, and star player of the flint michigan tropics of the american basketball association aba.
Semipro 2008 cast and crew in 1976, singer jackie moon will ferrell uses the profits from his only hit single to fulfill a longtime dream of owning a basketball team. Semipro is an intermittently funny, halfhearted attempt at sports satire, and one of will ferrells weaker cinematic efforts. Semipro starring will ferrell so happy, i cant even feel my arms. Jackie moon will ferell is a coach for an aba team and when he and his team. Semipro is a funny film but its really only semifunny, whereas the rest of ferrells movies were hilarious romps. Its up to jackie and the tropics to turn their game around and slamdunk their chance for survival. Funny scene from semipro first time alleyoop youtube. If you see a possum try to kill it okay its not a pet. Will ferrell and kevin hart auditioning for each others movies will. Unfortunately, ferrell shares the spotlight with harrelson, and harrelson gets a subplot with an old girlfriend and a romance. Within the first two minutes and the first three fwords, i realized that either the rating system had finally crumbled altogether, or.
He then asked me if i had seen the movie semi pro in theaters when it first came out. The soundtrack to will ferrells 2008 basketball comedy, semipro, features an entertaining collection of tunes befitting its 1970s setting. For example, his movie that came afterwards, step brothers, was already starting to dominate most other comedy movies in terms of advertising. Semipro 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Like many of will ferrells recent films, semipro finds the sweet spot between sports melodrama and parody, and hammers it for 90 diverting minutes. Will ferrell stars in semipro, an outrageous comedy set in 1976 against the backdrop of the maverick aba a fastpaced, wild and crazy. Released in theaters on february 29, 2008 and released. Unrated starring will ferrell in this comedy on directv. The r rating is for language and some sexual content.
No person or entity associated with this film received payment or anything of. Semipro sees will ferrell starring as jackie moon who owns, coaches and plays for the flint michigan tropics in a lower level basketball league but when the league decides to join forces with the nba and take 4 of its teams being able to make the step up whilst the others will be dropped from the league. Latest news about semipro, starring will ferrell, woody harrelson, will arnett, andre 3000 and directed by. Jackie moon will ferrell is the owner, promoter, coach, and star player of the flint michigan tropics of the american basketball association aba.
Jackie moon ferrell must orchestrate a successful season both on the court, and. Ferrell will star in american huckster, an adaptation of a 2016 book about chuck blazer, a middleclass guy who managed to con his way to the upper. Semipro seems undercooked in the hilarious gag department offering a few very funny moments, but the rest of the movie only has little jokes that usually only offer giggles. Not only is he the teams owner hes also the coach, promoter, and a starting player. The disco decade is the setting for this amiably sloppy basketball comedy, and it has a hairstyle puffy, a rhythm funk, a material polyester, and a flavor shasta red. Will ferrell stars in semipro, an outrageous comedy set in 1976 against the. Semi pro full english full movie semi pro full full movie, semi pro full full movie streaming semi pro full movie engsub watch semi pro full english full movie online semi pro full film online. Parents need to know that lots of kids are huge fans of will ferrell comedies, particularly. With will ferrell, woody harrelson, andre benjamin, maura tierney. Will ferrell is great, and some absolutely fabulous oneliners in this movie. In semipro, will ferrell plays jackie moon, a 70s onehit wonder who used his money to buy the tropics, an american basketball association team in his hometown of flint, mich. The film was directed by kent alterman and stars will ferrell, woody harrelson, andre benjamin and maura tierney. In 1976 before the aba collapses, the national basketball association nba plans to merge with the best teams of the aba at the end of the season. Reilly and will ferrell through the years 2 our favorite coaches from movies and tv 1.
Semipro is a 2008 american sports comedy film from new line cinema. Semi pro 2008 full movie english free will ferrell, woody harrelson, andre benjamin. Semi pro is funny and has a bit of heart, and i love will ferell, but this film was boring and nothing really happens. Semipro relies more on halfhearted sight gags and the suspenseful but formulaic biggametowin showdown than the inspired lunacy that is will ferrell. Only the top four teams will make the move and the worst teams will fold. Will ferrell, dressed as jackie moon from the film semipro, poses with. Will ferrell stars in semipro, an outrageous comedy set in 1976 against the backdrop of the maverick aba, a fastpaced, wild and crazy basketball league that rivaled the nba and made a name for itself with innovations like the threepoint shot and slam dunk contest.
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