The soundtrack to will ferrells 2008 basketball comedy, semipro, features an entertaining collection of tunes befitting its 1970s setting. Will ferrell, dressed as jackie moon from the film semipro, poses with. His team, the flint michigan tropics, is the worst team in the league, and whats more, the franchise may fold when the aba and nba announce plans to merge. Will ferrell stars in semipro, an outrageous comedy set in 1976 against the. Will ferrell at an event for semipro 2008 andre benjamin in semipro. Unrated starring will ferrell in this comedy on directv.
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. 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. Reilly and will ferrell through the years 2 our favorite coaches from movies and tv 1. Will ferrell is great, and some absolutely fabulous oneliners in this movie. For example, his movie that came afterwards, step brothers, was already starting to dominate most other comedy movies in terms of advertising. Ken altermans comedy semipro was not a major hollywood success. Released in theaters on february 29, 2008 and released. Only the top four teams will make the move and the worst teams will fold. Semipro is a 2008 sports comedy film directed by kent alterman and staring will ferrell, andre benjamin, will arnett, woody harrelson, maura tierney, andrew daly, and david koechner.
When the aba commissioner david koechner announces that only the top four teams will merge into the more successful national. 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. Starring will ferrell and woody harrelson, the basketball parody movie was deemed a flop by critics, scoring 22% on rotten tomatoes. 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. Semipro relies more on halfhearted sight gags and the suspenseful but formulaic biggametowin showdown than the inspired lunacy that is will ferrell. If you see a possum try to kill it okay its not a pet. 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. Funny scene from semipro first time alleyoop youtube. Semipro is a funny film but its really only semifunny, whereas the rest of ferrells movies were hilarious romps. 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 r rating is for language and some sexual content. Will ferrell stars in semipro, an outrageous comedy set in 1976 against the backdrop of the maverick aba a fastpaced, wild and crazy. Semi pro 2008 full movie english free will ferrell, woody harrelson, andre benjamin.
Semipro 2008 official trailer will ferrell, woody harrelson movie hd jackie moon, the ownercoachplayer of the american basketball associations flint. A singer will ferrell uses the profits from his only hit to buy a basketball leagues worst team. Semipro is a 2008 american sports comedy film from new line cinema. 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. Latest news about semipro, starring will ferrell, woody harrelson, will arnett, andre 3000 and directed by. 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. Within the first two minutes and the first three fwords, i realized that either the rating system had finally crumbled altogether, or. Jackie moon ferrell must orchestrate a successful season both on the court, and. The film was directed by kent alterman and stars will ferrell, woody harrelson, andre. The 2 disc edition is full of the usual stuff and makes it good value.
Next, ferrell wasnt even really the films protagonist, woody harrelson was. He then asked me if i had seen the movie semi pro in theaters when it first came out. 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. Read the semipro movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Will ferrell and kevin hart auditioning for each others movies will. 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. 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. 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.
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. He tries to shape the teams star clarence andre 3000 into a complete player. 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. 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 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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. Semipro will likely leave its star with a sore throat and bruised pride but a bulging wallet nonetheless. Jackie moon is the owner, promoter, coach, and star player of the flint michigan tropics of the american basketball association aba. 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. Unfortunately, ferrell shares the spotlight with harrelson, and harrelson gets a subplot with an old girlfriend and a romance.
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. Jackie moon, the ownercoachplayer of the american basketball associations flint michigan tropics, rallies his teammates to make their nba dreams come true. Parents need to know that lots of kids are huge fans of will ferrell comedies, particularly. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Jackie moon will ferrell is the owner, promoter, coach, and star player of the flint michigan tropics of the american basketball association aba. It was also coming off of the heels of another will ferrell sports movie, blades of glory. Watch semipro full movie in hd visit movie 260 jackie moon is the owner, promoter, coach, and star player of the flint michiga. Jackie moon will ferell is a coach for an aba team and when he and his team.
Will ferrell stars in semipro, an outrageous comedy set in 1976 against the backdrop of the. No person or entity associated with this film received payment or anything of. So a friend of mine at work a few years back was talking with me and we were joking around. Like many of will ferrells recent films, semipro finds the sweet spot between sports melodrama and parody, and hammers it for 90 diverting minutes. With will ferrell, woody harrelson, andre benjamin, maura tierney. Semipro is an intermittently funny, halfhearted attempt at sports satire, and one of will ferrells weaker cinematic efforts. The film was directed by kent alterman and stars will ferrell, woody harrelson, andre benjamin and maura tierney. Not only is he the teams owner hes also the coach, promoter, and a starting player. Semi pro is funny and has a bit of heart, and i love will ferell, but this film was boring and nothing really happens. Penned by old school scribe scot armstrong, semipro tells the tale of a 1970s era.
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