Semipro is a comedy movie released in 2008 about jackie moon trying to get his tam to merge into the nba. Semi pro wasnt even close in creating such characters. With costumes from just about every iconic movie ever, and plenty of looks from the most popular bingeworthy shows, theres just a ton of characters to choose from. Semi pro is funny and has a bit of heart, and i love will ferell, but this film was boring and nothing really happens. Semi pro 2008 official trailer will ferrell, woody harrelson movie hd jackie moon, the ownercoachplayer of the american basketball associations flint. Will ferrell, left, and woody harrelson, dressed as characters from their new movie semi pro, wait for their appearance on the nbc today program in new yorks rockefeller plaza, tuesday, feb. During the movie, i began to make comparisons between some of the characters and members in the lgahl.
Semipro theatrical kent alterman, will ferrell, woody. In semipro he plays jackie moon, a oneman basketball machine in flint michigan. Yeee jpegln moon 33 flint tropics basketball men jersey sxxxl green. 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. I think this is another example of how it tried to be like slap shot. Jackie moons american basketball association team languishes in last place, with few fans in the seats. Ferrell plays jackie moon, a onehit wonder who used the profits from the success of his charttopping song love me sexy. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The problem of describing the character semigroup of an arbitrary commutative semigroup with identity reduces to a description of the characters of a semigroup that is a semilattice of groups. The plot involves a love triangle between the characters portrayed by reynolds, kristofferson, and clayburgh. 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. I dont think semipro is a bad movie by any stretch of the imagination. 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. The league was known for its flashy play and financial troubles.
If you see a possum try to kill it okay its not a pet. Jackie moon is the owner, promoter, coach, and star player of the flint michigan tropics of the american basketball association aba. Some of the cast of semipro 2008 as ahlers leaguegaming. A 2008 sportscomedy, starring will ferrell, woody harrelson, and andre benjamin. Semipro 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jackie moon has done a lot for this city, youre right about that. He leads a coup against jackie moon in semipro, supporting ed monix is his bid to coach the team. I saw it on tv a couple times, i thought i could do that. It is set in the world of american professional football. With will ferrells semipro hitting theaters tomorrow, ign stars figured it was a great time to spotlight the best of the many, many characters the former saturday night live wunderkind has. I agree that it was hard to enjoy the movie when all of the characters except jackie were basically unlikeable.
Semi pro 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. Back to the movie quotes database tv quotes movie forums. The film was directed by kent alterman and stars will ferrell, woody harrelson, andre benjamin and maura tierney. The longer by seven or eight minutes version offers the extra. Clarence coffee black is the best player on the flint tropics. The 15 best will ferrell characters, ranked cinemablend. 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.
Unfortunately, for semipro, ferrell is that guy at the bar. Jackie moon will ferell is a coach for an aba team and when he and his team. Not only is he the teams owner hes also the coach, promoter, and a starting player. Semipro cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Special features included with the 2disc set are love me sexy the story behind the onehitwonder, recreating the american basketball association, four days in flint, the man behind semipro, and behindthescenes footage with bill walton, bob costas and dick. Semipro cast and crew, semipro hollywood movie cast.
Get the quiz of the day, one carefully curated quiz inspired by todays headlines. Semipro releases to dvd in either a single or a double disc package. Test your knowledge on this movies quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Can you name the nicknames of andre 3000s character in semipro. Semi pro 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. In 1976 it merged with the national basketball association. In the anals of history people are going to be talking about three things. Love me sexy was written for the film and seems to borrow from the styles of the times the movie is set in, in this case the mid 70s. Semipro starring will ferrell, woody harrelson in lead and directed by kent alterman. Cast in credits order complete, awaiting verification. Semitough is a 1977 american comedy film directed by michael ritchie and starring burt reynolds, kris kristofferson, jill clayburgh, robert preston, lotte lenya, and bert convy. On the laughmeter scale, semi pro ranks much lower than ferrells other comedies, even those that take multiple viewings to really appreciate, like anchorman.
Semipro funniest scenes dsk records compilation duration. Feb 28, 2008 with will ferrells semipro hitting theaters tomorrow, ign stars figured it was a great time to spotlight the best of the many, many characters the former saturday night live wunderkind has. More quotes from semipro back to the movie quotes database. Promoting semipro celebrity circuit pictures cbs news. 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. This is the last movie from standalone new line cinema. Semi pro 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Can you name the nicknames of andre 3000s character in semi pro. I had been waiting eagerly for the comedy, which stars will ferrell. Teen choice award for choice movie comedy nominated. There are few printable catchphrases or jokes though there are several creative rrated curses, and the plot follows a basic sportsdrama arc underdog team must whip into shape. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Ferrell plays jackie moon, a onehit wonder who used the profits from the success of his charttopping song love me sexy to achieve his dream. Character of a semigroup encyclopedia of mathematics. Semipro was an excellent spoof of the american basketball association aba that was in business from 196776. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of semi pro with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at.
Semipro 2008 semipro movie semipro hollywood movie. Jackie moon number of times seen twice 17 may 2008 and 27 nov 2019 brief synopsis the ownermanagerplayer of a semi professional basketball team. The 15 best will ferrell characters, ranked mike reyes its rare when a saturday night live cast member can make a successful jump from weekly sketch comedy to feature film comedy. 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. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of semipro with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Not to toot my own horn, but i believe i coined the premise of semipro before this 70s throwback spoof was made.
Semipro cast and crew check out hollywood movie semipro cast and crew details, star cast information. Jackie moon is the owner, coach and star of the worst team in the aba. Will ferrell, woody harrelson, andre benjamin, maura. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing semipro near you. Tonight, trying to find something to watch, i stumbled across the movie semi pro 2008, starring will ferrell. His characters almost always have the same personality traits. The scene in which jackie plans to wrestle a bear is by far the funniest scene, especially when the bear escapes from the ring. The halfrealized semipro arrives on dvd in a twodisc edition featuring both the theatrical and an unrated cut of the movie.
Jun 11, 2008 the halfrealized semi pro arrives on dvd in a twodisc edition featuring both the theatrical and an unrated cut of the movie. Admittedly, both approaches have been done so often. Semi pro was an excellent spoof of the american basketball association aba that was in business from 196776. Midlife guys doing stupid adult tricks are becoming big business in movies lately, and will ferrellnow in his 40th yearappears eager to jump on the bandwagon. Unfortunately, for semi pro, ferrell is that guy at the bar. Feb 29, 2008 semi pro cast and crew check out hollywood movie semi pro cast and crew details, star cast information. This is a persona ripe for jokes, as long as the material is suitable. Kicking around movie ideas with my friends in the early 2000s, i cackled at the image of one delusional idiot starring on an amateur basketball team. Semi pro is a funny film but its really only semi funny, whereas the rest of ferrells movies were hilarious romps. Semi pro sees will ferrell starring as jackie moon who owns, coaches and plays for. An official jackie moon semipro costume was released in summer 2008 for halloween. When the aba commissioner david koechner announces that only the top four teams will merge into the more successful national. Nov 29, 2019 in the annals of history people are going to be talking about three things.
In semi pro 2008 one of the players last name is munson. The problem of describing the character semi group of an arbitrary commutative semi group with identity reduces to a description of the characters of a semi group that is a semi lattice of groups. This movie struggles for laughs, in part because the writing is lazy with too much of the humor being obvious and easily telegraphed, and in part because semi pro is obsessed with being a sports film rather than merely parodying one. Semipro is a funny film but its really only semifunny, whereas the rest of ferrells movies were hilarious romps. Semi pro is a movie about an aba basketball team in flint, michigan called the flint tropics. User account menu in semi pro 2008 one of the players last name is munson, like woody harrelsons character in kingpin roy munson, one of the main characters in semi pro. Will ferrell, left, and woody harrelson, dressed as characters from their new movie semipro, wait for their appearance on the nbc today program in new yorks rockefeller plaza, tuesday, feb. Jackie moon, the ownercoachplayer of the american basketball associations flint michigan tropics, rallies his teammates to make their nba dreams come true.
But when it comes time to choose some tv or movie characters for halloween, sometimes the amount of choices can be overwhelming. Aug 22, 2017 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. Semi tough is a 1977 american comedy film directed by michael ritchie and starring burt reynolds, kris kristofferson, jill clayburgh, robert preston, lotte lenya, and bert convy. A few of the characters in that movie did some very unlikeable things. Penned by old school scribe scot armstrong, semipro tells the tale of a 1970s era basketball player who doesnt. The movie then focuses upon whether the tropics can make the top four. Penned by old school scribe scot armstrong, semipro tells the tale of a 1970sera basketball player who doesnt. From the writer of old school, this is comicofthe moment will ferrells new sports comedy set in 1976, against the backdrop of. Ferrell selected the unusual basketball premise semipro. Semipro is a 2008 american sports comedy film from new line cinema. But it should have exposed the real stories of the aba and could have been an alltime sports movie. In the annals of history people are going to be talking about three things.