Semi-Pro

  • Theatrical - Wide 2008-06-03
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Will Ferrell stars in Semi-Pro, an outrageous comedy set in 1976 against the backdrop of the maverick ABA – a fast-paced, wild and crazy basketball league that rivaled the NBA and made a name for itself with innovations like the three-point shot and slam dunk contest. Ferrell plays Jackie Moon, a one-hit wonder who used the profits from the success of his chart-topping song “Love Me Sexy” to achieve his dream of owning a basketball team. But Moon’s franchise, the Flint Michigan Tropics, is the worst team in the league and in danger of folding when the ABA announces its plans to merge with the NBA. If they want to survive, Jackie and the Tropics must now do the seemingly impossible – win.

Semi-Pro co-stars Woody Harrelson (Anger Management, White Men Can’t Jump), Andre Benjamin (Four Brothers, music group Outkast), Maura Tierney, Will Arnett (Blades of Glory, “Arrested Development”), Andy Richter, Rob Corddry, DeRay Davis, Josh Braaten, Jay Phillips, and Jackie Earle Haley. The film is written by Scot Armstrong (Old School), directed by Kent Alterman, produced by Jimmy Miller, and will be released on February 29, 2008.

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Semi-Pro

Review Date: Director: Kent Alterman Writer: Scot Armstrong Producers: Jimmy Miller Actors: Will Ferrell as Jackie Woody Harrelson as Monix…

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Semi-Pro

Review Date: Director: Kent Alterman Writer: Scot Armstrong Producers: Jimmy Miller Actors: Will Ferrell as Jackie Woody Harrelson as Monix…

Review: Semi-Pro

"…I have to admit that not much about this movie made me laugh much at all." JoBlo reviews "Semi-Pro" JOBLO…

Review: Semi-Pro

PLOT: Poor Jackie Moon… no matter how hard this one time pop singing sensation tries, he can’t make a hit…

INT: Will Arnett

Will Arnett is seriously a funny guy. He was terrific in “Arrested Development”” and he was funny in flicks like…

INT: Andre Benjamin

I knew Andre from his band Outkast. That is it. I hadn’t seen IDLEWILD or FOUR BROTHERS. But I did…

INT: Woody Harrelson

There is something about Woody Harrelson that I respect. First off, he could have taken a completely different route early…