Semi-pro.

Resource Information

The work Semi-pro. represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Newburyport Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Semi-pro.

Statement of responsibility

Donners' Company ; Mosaic Media Group ; New Line Cinema ; Road Rebel ; producer, Jimmy Miller ; written by Scot Armstrong ; directed by Kent Alterman

Contributor

• Donners' Company (Firm)
• Mosaic Media Group (Firm)
• New Line Cinema Corporation
• New Line Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Road Rebel (Firm)
• Alterman, Kent
• Andre 3000, 1975-
• Armstrong, Scot
• Arnett, Will
• Corddry, Rob
• Daly, Andrew
• Davis, DeRay
• Ferrell, Will, 1967-
• Haley, Jackie Earle, 1961-
• Harrelson, Woody
• Koechner, David, 1962-
• Miller, Jimmy
• Tierney, Maura, 1965-
• Walsh, Matt, 1964-

Subject

• Baloncesto -- Michigan | Flint -- Teatro
• Basketball teams -- Michigan | Flint -- Drama
• Comedy films
• Consolidation and merger of corporations -- Michigan | Flint -- Drama
• Deportes profesionales -- Michigan | Flint -- Teatro
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Flint (Mich.) -- Drama
• Special events -- Marketing -- Drama
• Sports films
• Sports team owners -- Michigan | Flint -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Videodiscs

Genre

• Comedy films
• Drama
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Sports films
• Teatro
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• eng
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

1970s, Flint, Michigan. Jackie Moon is a former pop sensation who somehow made enough money from a couple of hit records to buy Flint's semi-pro basketball team, the Tropics. The team consists of a bunch of disorganized losers with one genuine talent named Coffee Black. Despite knowing little about the game, Jackie is the Tropics' coach as well as a player. His greater love involves coming up with bizarre marketing stunts to draw in an audience. His stunts include wrestling a bear and attempting a motorcycle jump over a line of cheerleaders. When the league plans to merge with the NBA and in order to survive, the Tropics must do the seemingly impossible - win. The Tropics look like they might be shut down so Jackie desperately agrees to let washed-up veteran player Monix take over coaching

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Shane Hurlbut ; editor, Debra Neil Fisher ; music, Theodore Shapiro ; costume designer, Susan Matheson ; production designer, Clayton Hartley

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R; for language and some sexual content

Language note

English dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

LC call number

PN1995.9.C55

LC item number

S465 2008

PerformerNote

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

Runtime

91

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action