Semi-Pro

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Semi-Pro

R

2008

1h 31m

Comedy

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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. His team, the Flint Michigan Tropics, is the worst team in the league, and what's more, the franchise may fold when the ABA and NBA announce plans to merge. It's up to Jackie and the Tropics to turn their game around and slam-dunk their chance for survival.

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Critics Consensus

Semi-Pro is an intermittently funny, half-hearted attempt at sports satire, and one of Will Ferrell's weaker cinematic efforts.

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Alonso Duralde

MSNBC

05/01/2008

2/5

No more can filmmakers get instant laughs with Pong, ascots, eight-tracks and lava lamps. It's just no longer funny. And for 95 percent of its running time, neither is Semi-Pro.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

03/31/2008

The semifunny Semi-Pro is amiable enough, but you never feel there's much at stake.

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Sam Toy

Empire Magazine

03/07/2008

2/5

Semi-Pro isn't painful, but it's a very minor credit for everyone involved.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/22/2020

2.5/4.0

Never quite reaches its maximum potential in spoofing an era and attitude long gone from professional sports.

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

10/29/2019

C

"Pro" proves to be more miss than hit, with some spotty comedic moments and a story that is really nothing more than spare parts of much better films in the same genre.

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Brian D. Johnson

Maclean's Magazine

11/30/2017

Semi-Pro is, to put it charitably, semi-good. And I'm sure it will make a load of money.

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Rich A

@Radams43 Mar 2

One of my all time favorite stupid funny movies. I've watched it countless times and it never fails to make me lmao. Let's get tropical!

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Steven F.

@SteveGotScored Feb 19

Honestly one of my favorite Will Ferrell movies ever!

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Rowan S

@RT31896972 Jan 12

This movie is pretty funny, especially with the big check gag.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jan 3

The worldwide gross is $43,884,904.00, less than the budget of $55,000,000.00.

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Cathy B

@RT30142869 Dec 2

Number 10ish in my top Will Ferrell movies, the critics don't get it and that's fair enough. Jackie Moon is a classic character with a great song. Good solid sports comedy

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K. S.

@Kramer Nov 22

This movie is gold and if you don’t like it you don’t like comedy. All time cast and script and plot. Is a good sports movie too

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Synopsis

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. His team, the Flint Michigan Tropics, is the worst team in the league, and what's more, the franchise may fold when the ABA and NBA announce plans to merge. It's up to Jackie and the Tropics to turn their game around and slam-dunk their chance for survival.

Director: Kent Alterman
Producer: Jimmy Miller
Screenwriter: Scot Armstrong
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: New Line Cinema, Mosaic Media Group, Donners' Company
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 29, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 1, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $33.5M
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)