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Putting the funk into the dunk.

Jackie Moon is the owner, promoter, coach, and star player of the Flint Michigan Tropics of the American Basketball Association (ABA). 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. Only the top four teams will make the move and the worst teams will fold. The Tropics are the worst team in the league and if they want to make it to the NBA, Jackie Moon must rally his team and start winning. The only problem is the fact that Jackie Moon is not really the coach and star basketball player he thinks he is. To keep his team from oblivion and leave his mark in the city, Jackie Moon must inspire his team to win fourth place in the playoffs.

Will Ferrell Maura Tierney Woody Harrelson David Koechner Will Arnett André Benjamin Andy Richter Rob Corddry Tim Meadows Jackie Earle Haley Matt Walsh Kristen Wiig Andrew Daly DeRay Davis

New Line Cinema Mosaic Media Group Donners' Company Road Rebel

comedy sports film

91 mins   More details at IMDb / TMDb

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  • Em Jay

    Review by Em Jay ★½

    This was pretty standard, feels like you've heard every joke before. Quite a good cast but that doesn't save it.

  • slippers

    Review by slippers ★

    dismal

  • Austin Vashaw

    Review by Austin Vashaw ★★★★

    Guess I'm a contrarian. I hate most of Will Ferrell's comedies but I liked this one, largely due to the fabulous 70's basketball backdrop.

  • Ben Oliver

    Review by Ben Oliver ★

    I've not quite gone down to the minimum score, because Ferrell is always good for at least one belly laugh (and there was only one...), but this really does suck.

    It's going for nothing more that pure laughs. I don't have a problem with that, but it helps if the film is actually funny. Not the case here, sadly. I'm sure on paper it was hilarious, but it just feels tired, and at several points falls wide of the mark it's trying to hit. For example, Ferrell is a faded disco star yet it's 1976.

    It's hard to care about anyone or anything that happens. I'd give it a miss if I were you.

  • Rocco Tenaglia

    Review by Rocco Tenaglia ★★★★

    I know it sounds cliche, but this movie is actually funnier to me every time I watch it. The first time I saw it, I thought it was horrendous; I laughed maybe once. My brother got me to watch it again and I thought it was okay but not as good as other recent comedies. But, upon this (my fourth) viewing, I laughed almost the entire way through. This is a testament to the characters and the quotability of this movie.

    This movie isn't great but, if you hated it the first time, I suggest giving it a second chance.

  • bmart17

    Review by bmart17 ★★★

    This semi-funny movie is not as entertaining as hoped, and Will Ferrell better start doing some different movies, because they are getting old. There are some funny parts, especially towards the end, but this one remains a rental.

  • Steve Dickson

    Review by Steve Dickson ★★★★★

    Still love this. Its stupid and fun

  • Lee

    Review by Lee ★★★

    Yay- I just turned my Letter-boxed profile into a pro account.
    Semi on the way :-)
    So exciting :)

  • Steve Nixon

    Review by Steve Nixon ★★★★ 1

    This is about the tenth time I've seen this film, it's a real comfort comedy. Woody is a fantastic actor and the ABA nostalgia is great.