| | Semi-Pro DVD
| Category | Comedies DVDs, Music (General) Movies, Soul/R&B Videos, Slapstick, 1970s, Funk | | Starring | Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, Will Arnett, Andre 3000, Andy Richter, Jackie Earle Haley, Maura Tierney, Rob Corddry, Josh Braaten, De Ray Davis, Jay Philips | | Director | Kent Alterman | | Composer | odore Shapiro | | Director of Photography | Shane Hurlbut | | Executive Producer | Lauren Shuler Donner, Cale Boyter, Kent Alterman, Michael Aguilar, David Householter, Tobias Emmerich | | Producer | Jimmy Miller | | Screenwriter | Scot Armstrong |
Standard Screen; Soundtrack English; English Subtitles; Dolby Digital 5.1 Re; Amaray Case Over the course of a string of successful comedies that includes TALLADEGA NIGHTS and BLADES OF GLORY, Will Ferrel has perfected a type of swaggering, machismo-fueled character, heavy on ego and severely lacking in intellect of any kind. Typically set in the world of sports, these movies have allowed Ferrel free range to both mock and celebrate idiot masculinity. SEMI-PRO, Ferrell's homage to the wild, afro-picked splendor of the short-lived American Basketball Association, continues this trend, and finds him embodying yet another larger-than-life hunk a burnin' love in the form of Jackie Moon, R&B singer-turned-owner/player/coach of the hapless Flint, Michigan Tropics.
As sports movies go, SEMI-PRO's story should be more than familiar to even the most casual fan. The Tropics are a lackluster franchise that place good times and flash over winning. However, when the league announces that they will be merging with the NBA and only taking the top four teams along, the Tropics buckle down and give true ballin' a shot. SEMI-PRO follows the comedic formula of other Ferrell movies and contains an equal amount of satire (tame-but-effective ‘70s goofs), slapstick (on-court brawls, zany stunts), and surreal non-sequiturs (an improvised poker game provides one of the film's most deliciously bizarre scenes), but it's not exactly interchangeable with Ferrell's other movies. Though the actor cuts loose as Jackie Moon, the film is decidedly an ensemble picture, with Woody Harrelson providing the movie's true protagonist, in washed up former NBA player Monix, and Andre Benjamin offering a charming turn as flashy NBA wannabe Clarence "Coffee" Black. Perhaps most interestingly, however, is SEMI-PRO's surprising attention to detail, though the Flint Tropics are a fictional team, the real ABA was every bit as wacky, unhinged, and, yes, entertaining as SEMI-PRO itself. Semi-Pro Reviews: "As in ANCHORMAN, there are some ludicrous sight gags....The mid-'70s era is hilariously conveyed with terrible fashion choices, the most egregious of which are draped on Ferrell..."-- Claudia Puig, USA Today "Ferrell is a slam-dunk....SEMI-PRO has an R rating that liberates Ferrell from being family-friendly, as in a foulmouthed poker game that end in a Russian-roulette stunt out of THE DEER HUNTER."-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone 3 stars out of 5 -- "SEMI-PRO tosses improvised skits around like comedy candy....The highpoint sees Ferrell wrestling a bear that escapes into a packed audience of sports fans..."-- Jamie Russell, Total Film 3 stars out of 4 -- "[F]irst-time director Kent Alterman relies on Ferrell's comedy chops and a strong supporting cast to create an engaging [film]..."-- Chris Willard, Premiere Semi-Pro | List Price | $14.96 (You save $6.11) | | Studio | Warner Home Video | | Orig Year | 2008 | | All Time Sales Rank |  19754  | | CD Universe Part number | 7656968 | | Catalog number | 1000038675 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jun 03, 2008 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | for language and some sexual content | | Also Known As | Semi Pro | | Additional Info | Widescreen | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen |
Semi-Pro Movie Review  The Worst Will Ferrell movie ever
I didnt have high expectations for this movie to begin with but after moths and moths I just recentl watch this movie and have to say that I found it as a very big let down Will Ferrell is usually funny and hilarious in this odd ball comedys but this whole movie just is a mess its ok to rent but DONT BUY THIS MOVIE it feels old half way through the movie and a second time just a bigger letdown
Submitted by Travis Baldwin (Merlin,Oregon,USA)
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Semi-Pro DVD Full Frame -
1.33
Widescreen 2.35
Audio:
Dolby Surround 5.1 EX - English
Dolby Surround 2.0 - English
Additional Release Material:
Theatrical teasers and trailers
Featurette -
1. The Story Behind the One-Hit-Wonder
2. Recreating the American Basketball Association
3. Four Days in Flint
4.The Man Behind Semi-Pro
Behind the scenes footage with Bill Walton, Bob Costas and Dick Pepperfield
Interactive Features:
Animated Menus
Music Video:
Love Me Sexy
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