I always find that will ferrells films can be a little hit and miss. A throwaway scene in semipro, a comedy starring will ferrell as jackie moon, the owner, coach, promoter and star of a struggling 1970sera basketball team, boils mr. Jackie moon will ferrell is the owner, promoter, coach, and star player of the flint michigan tropics of the american basketball association aba. The film in the latest in will ferrell s long line of funny for the most part sports movies. Semipro is a 2008 american sports comedy film from new line cinema. As the playerowner of the flint tropics, moon is at the center of anything involving the franchise. Will ferrell shoots his free throws to win the game.
A graduate of the university of southern california, ferrell became interested in performing while a student at university high school. 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. Jackie moon, the ownercoachplayer of the american basketball associations flint michigan tropics, rallies. Semi pro is funny and has a bit of heart, and i love will ferell, but this film was boring and nothing really happens. Jackie moon will ferrell, a star basketball player who owns his own team in the old american basketball association, sings this song at halftime of. A music video was released with jackie moon singing his hit love me sexy ferrell appeared in character as jackie moon in tv spots for old spice deodorant. Semipro 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. I saw it on tv a couple times, i thought i could do that.
When the upstart aba league agrees to be absorbed by the nba, only four teams will be allowed in. Every will ferrell movie ranked from worst to best. His parents were originally from roanoke rapids, north carolina. John william ferrell was born in irvine, california, to betty kay overman, a teacher, and roy lee ferrell, jr. The first hint of the movies pleasures and limitations comes at the start, as ferrell, as former disco star jackie moon, sings his one hit, love me sexy at a sports arena in 1976. 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 of owning a basketball team. The following is the filmography of american actor, comedian, producer and writer will ferrell. Jackie brought the team on the back of his onehit wonder love me sexy and is in it just for the fame and fun. It focuses upon the flint, michigan tropics who are owned by jackie moon will ferrell. We learn from the get go that jackie moon ferrell, in a role not much of a stretch for him is the team owner, promoter, coach as well as a player. Will ferrell was already well known on the big screen. With will ferrell, woody harrelson, andre benjamin, maura tierney. Jackie moon will ferell is a coach for an aba team and when he and his team.
A prescreening at the alamo drafthouse in austin, texas two weeks prior to the box office debut featured an appearance by will ferrell and director kent alterman. Will ferrell stars in semipro, an outrageous comedy set in 1976. His team, the flint michigan tropics, is the worst. Ferrell plays jackie moon, a onehit wonder who used the profits from the. Det halvprofessionella basketlaget tropics i michigan ags av jackie moon. 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. Will ferrell as jackie moon the ownerplayercoach of the failing flint tropics, famous for the aging disco hit love me sexy. Ferrell plays jackie moon, a onehit wonder who used the profits from the success of his charttopping song love me sexy to achieve his.
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