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Overview
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Release Date:
22 July 2005 (USA)
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Tagline:
Disorganized. Disrespected. Dis summer. more
Plot:
A grizzled little league coach (Thornton) tries to turn his team of misfits into champs. full summary | add synopsis
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1 win
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2 nominations
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(55 articles)
Linklater Film Caught In Miramax Crunch
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 17 November 2009, 2:01 PM, PST)
Jackie Earle Haley Addresses 'Green Lantern' Sinestro Rumors
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(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 17 November 2009, 2:01 PM, PST)
Jackie Earle Haley Addresses 'Green Lantern' Sinestro Rumors
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Not a Masterpiece, but Enjoyable
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Billy Bob Thornton | ... | Morris Buttermaker |
 | Greg Kinnear | ... | Roy Bullock |
 | Marcia Gay Harden | ... | Liz Whitewood |
 | Sammi Kane Kraft | ... | Amanda Whurlitzer |
 | Ridge Canipe | ... | Toby Whitewood |
 | Brandon Craggs | ... | Mike Engelberg |
 | Jeffrey Davies | ... | Kelly Leak |
 | Timmy Deters | ... | Tanner Boyle |
 | Carlos Estrada | ... | Miguel Agilar |
 | Emmanuel Estrada | ... | Jose Agilar |
 | Troy Gentile | ... | Matthew Hooper |
 | Kenneth 'K.C.' Harris | ... | Ahmad Abdul Rahim |
| Aman Johal | ... | Prem Lahiri |
 | Tyler Patrick Jones | ... | Timmy Lupus |
 | Jeffrey Tedmori | ... | Garo Daragabrigadien |
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Rated PG-13 for rude behavior, language throughout, some sexuality and thematic elements.
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113 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Netherlands:MG6 |
Sweden:Btl |
Argentina:13 |
Brazil:16 |
USA:PG-13 (certificate #41880) |
Finland:K-7 |
Singapore:PG |
Iceland:12 |
Australia:M |
South Korea:12 |
Italy:T |
USA:PG-13 |
Canada:14A (British Columbia) |
Canada:PG (Ontario) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
UK:12A |
Ireland:12A
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Despite the remake having a higher MPAA rating than the original (PG-13 verses PG), the ratings board would not allow the remake to feature Coach Morris Buttermaker drinking alcoholic beer in the dugout as he had in the original. Strangely enough the board was fine with him spiking his non-alcoholic beer with hard liquor.
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Factual errors: It is revealed that Buttermaker only pitched two-thirds of an inning in the majors, and left with a 36.00 ERA. This is statistically impossible, as a pitcher completing two-thirds of an inning must have an ERA that is a multiple of 13.50.
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Kelly Leak:
[referring to Coach Bullocks tight shorts] Do think people like seeing your nuts?
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Pizzicato Polka
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With some skepticism and fairly low expectations, I rented this film. Understand, I'm a big fan of Richard Linklater, and an admirer of Billy Bob Thornton's work, hence there were certain expectations coming into this viewing. For the most part, my expectations were met. This film is certainly worth a watch.
There is no point in comparing this film to the original, so I won't bother to do so. The two were made during different eras by different actors and filmmakers, so why stack them up against each other. This film stands nicely on its own. Richard Linklater has simply become the master of the early teen film. He beautifully handled his mostly non-professional cast in 'School of Rock' (though it must be said, he did have Jack Black to help him pull it off), and the same can be said for this cast of mostly neophyte actors. Linklater is somehow able to draw a certain feeling of realism from his youthful actors. I think this is because he's not afraid to go for naturalism, and he certainly doesn't pull any punches. Linklater allows his young cast members to be just as crass, cruel and feisty as you would expect from a group of 10 to 12-year olds in this modern era. At the same time, however, he is able to instill in his characters a sense of youthful innocence and a continuing level of 'wide-eyedness' that make his characters lovable. In addition, Linklater is careful in his characterization, he makes sure to provide a distinct personality for each of the kids in this film, something that isn't easy to do with 12 kids in under two hours.
The other big bonus of this film is the enjoyment of watching Billy Bob work. Billy Bob is great in these roles as the 'sexy sleazoid' who just manages to skim the surface of life. Beneath the somewhat reptilian outer skin of Billy Bob's Buttermaker is a human being who has compassion and understanding for others who are in his 'peer group', that is, the rejects and also-rans of life. He does a convincing job creating an empathy within his character for these kids who are all castoffs from the mainstream. In addition, Billy Bob delivers a lot of very funny lines that are steeped in naturalism, and thus guaranteed to create a great deal of offense to anyone concerned with propriety and/or political correctness.
I'm not guaranteeing a cinematic masterpiece with this review, but I will suggest that if the film is given a chance by objective viewers, it will be guaranteed to provide nearly two hours of laughs and entertainment. Don't expect a 'Little Giants' here, with a lot of gross sentimentality...this children's sports film gives you something a bit different!