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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 66 reviews)
Sales Rank: 17528
Category: DVD
Actors: Jackie Earle Haley, Woody Harrelson, Patti Labelle, Maura Tierney, Tim Meadows
Director: Kent Alterman
Publisher: New Line Home Video
Studio: New Line Home Video
Brand: Warner Brothers
Label: New Line Home Video
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Full Screen, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Media: Blu-ray
Running Time: 100 minutes
Number Of Items: 2
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 1000038647
UPC: 794043121166
EAN: 0794043121166
ASIN: B0016MOV9W
Release Date: June 3, 2008
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Description
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.
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The 1970s are back in all their excessive glory in Semi-Pro, an uneven but not uninspired Will Ferrell comedy about a professional basketball team that puts more energy into insane promotional schemes than playing well on the court. Ferrell stars as Jackie Moon, a former pop sensation who made enough money from a couple of hit records (the biggest: "Love Me Sexy") to buy Flint, Mich.'s the Tropics, a disorganized bunch of losers with one genuine talent named Coffee Black (Andre J. Benjamin). Despite knowing little about the game, Jackie is the Tropics' coach as well as a player, though his greater love is in coming up with such bizarre marketing stunts as wrestling a bear and attempting a motorcycle jump over a line of cheerleaders. When the Tropics look like they might be shut down, Jackie desperately agrees to let washed-up veteran player Monix (Woody Harrelson) take over coaching, turning the team's fortunes around--just a bit. The film's thin premise opens the floodgates to a series of absurd vignettes that suit Ferrell's silly-satiric brand of frat humor very well. There are choice moments, such as Jackie's table-shoving tantrum at a meeting of team owners (presided over by an aghast but tolerant commissioner, adroitly played by David Koechner), and his rapid escape from the Tropics' arena when he realizes everyone in the stands has won free corndogs (at Jackie's expense). Other performers shine, too, including Will Arnett and Andrew Daly as a glass-half-full/glass-half-empty pair of game announcers, and Maura Tierney as Monix's former love interest. The script is by Scot Armstrong (The Heartbreak Kid), and the film is the first directorial effort of producer Kent Alterman (Mr. Woodcock). --Tom Keogh
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 So Silly December 1, 2008
I love Will Ferrell, but apparently can only take him in small doses. His SNL skits were hilarious, but a full length movie with him as one of the main characters? Way too much. Semi-Pro has its moments. Some of the dialogue is hysterical, but to hear similar types of backyard humor over and over gets old. This is worth watching on cable only.
It has its moment November 23, 2008
Not as funny as anyone expected. I love Will Ferrell most of his movies are fantastic, but clearly he really needed some money so he headlined this craptastic movie, it had a couple funny parts but mostly a dumbed down plot that moved slowly.
Here comes the Alley... and there goes the Oop! October 19, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Short Attention Span Summary (SASS):
Time: The `70s
1.Will Ferrell plays Jackie Moon, a one hit wonder who owns, coaches and plays with his basketball team the Flint Tropics.
2.As you would expect, the team isn't doing very well
3.Down and out, but not giving up, Moon negotiates a chance for his team to join the NBA
4.Maybe white men can't jump, but he trades a major appliance for Ed Monnix (Woody Harrelson) anyway
5.Coffee Black (Andre Benjamin) finds his form and soon the team is no longer considered the "OutKast" of the ABA
6.Moon raises the entertainment level to include dancing seahorses and bear wresting at half time
7.After receiving some valuable advice from Patti Labelle, the team almost achieves the predictable.
This is typical Will Ferrell stuff - I'd rate it better than Step Brothers, but worse than Blades of Glory. Ferrell's over the top antics are the main reason for watching this movie, even though at times it's more like morbid fascination. Andre Benjamin is good, even though his impressive afro is even better, and Harrelson? He hasn't changed a bit.
Rent (don't buy) for the basketball, and stay for the half-time show.
Jackie Moon: Everybody panic! It's just like the Titanic but it's full of bears!
Amanda Richards, October 19, 2008
The bottom of the Will Ferrell barrell October 5, 2008
Semi Pro is far from Will Ferrell's finest work. He's funny enough that the movie still has several moments to make you laugh out loud, but other than that it's kind of boring. Almost not silly enough, if you can imagine Will Ferrell doing that!
Defintely not the best Will Ferell but still hilarious September 24, 2008
All you whiners giving this low ratings need to be quiet. This movie is clearly supposed to be stupid, not a smart witty comedy. It's classic Ferrell. While I do admit it isn't anywhere near as good as "Talladega Nights" or "Old School", it''s still full of good laughs. I don't see how anyone could watch this and not find it amusing. People these days are way too stuck up and expect too much when it comes to movies. I, personally, love comedies like this. They are supposed to be ridiculous and off-the-wall, and they make you feel good. If you don't like Will Ferrell, don't watch his movies. If you do like hi, then you should know what to expect.
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