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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, Dolby, Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Surround Sound, Alternate Takes, Behind the Net, Featurettes, English, Spanish, French Subtitled
Will Ferrells trademark off-the-wall lunacy kicks in for a comedy sure to score big with the whole family!
Phil Weston (Ferrell) is a mild-mannered suburban dad - whos suddenly transformed into a caffeine-fueled sports maniac when he becomes the coach of his sons unruly soccer team. But when the championship pits Phils underdog team against the squad coached by his own domineering dad (Oscar winner Robert Duvall), its game on for the most uproarious mismatch of the season! Suit up for fun, Ferrell-style, with the comedy Ebert & Roeper give Two Thumbs Up!
"The perfect comedy for the entire family!" Shawn Edwards, FOX-TV
"Will Ferrell is hilariousyoull be laughing and cheering!" Clay Smith, Access Hollywood
"Two thumbs up!" Ebert & Roeper
Editor's Note
Funny man Will Farrell's humorous man-child antics meet actual kids on this soccer comedy. As vitamin salesman Phil Weston, Farrell's a sensitive man easily capable of both crying and sewing. Unfortunately for Phil, these qualities have never quite endeared him to his tough-as-nails father, Buck (Robert Duvall), who will stop at nothing to one-up Phil. He goes so far as benching Phil's 10-year-old son--his own grandson--on the youth soccer team he coaches. When Phil begs for more playing time for the boy, Buck trades his grandson to the last-place team, the Tigers. Not just any normal cellar-dwelling outfit, the Tigers feature a cast of lovable losers who prefer eating worms and telling jokes to playing soccer. When the Tigers' coach leaves, putting the season on the line, an inexperienced Phil steps in to helm his son's new team. With help from Buck's neighbor and rival, real-life football coach Mike Ditka--hilariously playing himself--the Tigers turn their season around. Fueled by a raging caffeine habit, Phil starts to be overly obsessed with beating Buck, losing sight of why he took the job in the first place--to be a better dad to his own son. Director Jesse Dylan (AMERICAN WEDDING) is a natural for the storyline, being famed musician Bob Dylan's son. Farrell, for once, is content to play straight man to the crazy tykes in the first half of the film, before he unleashes his trademark zaniness. Those attributes alone, along with fun-loving family themes, make KICKING & SCREAMING a treat for fans both young and old.
| Features | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Behind the Net: The Making of Kicking & Screaming | | Audio: English Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Surround Sound | | Widescreen Presentation | | Kickin' It with the Kids | | Soccer Camp | | From Rome to Hollywood | | The Red Cards: Deleted Scenes | | The Yellow Cards: Outtakes | | Alternate Takes | | Audio: English, Spanish, French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Featurettes: Kickin' It With The Kids; Soccer Camp; From Rome To Hollywood; Behind The Net: The Making Of Kicking & Screaming | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Universal |
| Release Date: 9/9/2008 |
| Running Time: 95 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2005 | | Catalog ID: 26302 | | UPC: 00025192630224 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew | Kate Walsh | | Mike Ditka | | Robert Duvall | | Will Ferrell | | Clayton Hartley - Production Designer | | Jesse Dylan - Director | | Jimmy Miller, et. al. - Producer | | Judd Apatow, et. al. - Executive Producer | | Leo Benvenuti, et. al. - Writer | | Lloyd Ahern, II - Cinematographer | | Mark Isham, et. al. - Original Music By | | William Kerr, et. al. - Editor |
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| | Professional Reviews | Entertainment Weekly
"You get the latest hint of that deeper, committed talent -- the humanist behind the prankster's mask..." 05/20/2005 p.52Uncut
"Ferrell is a very funny man and he always delivers..." 08/01/2005 p.128 Chicago Sun-Times 7 of 10
Ferrell plays actual characters, as he did in Elf, rather than recycled "SNL" skit creatures. In Kicking & Screaming, he understands that the role requires a certain vulnerability and poignancy, and although he goes berserk with all the coffee, it is kept within character. His soccer coach has an emotional arc and is not simply a cartoon. Duvall of course is superb. No one has a meaner laugh. He even begins to smile, and you wish you were armed. He goes head to head with Ditka, and you wait for them to spit out the bones. - Roger Ebert
Variety.com 8 of 10
Funnyman Will Ferrell shoots and scores in Kicking & Screaming, an immensely likable, funny comedy that finds a novel approach to that familiar combo of kids and sports. Arriving just ahead of several similar-themed pics -- including Par's The Bad News Bears remake and Fox's Rebound -- "Kicking" wisely focuses as much on Ferrell's character of a lower-league soccer coach as on the motley moppets he must whip into shape. Result, like 2003's School of Rock, should entertain parents as much as tykes, though a crowded release schedule will keep numbers in the solid range of Ferrell's last solo starring vehicle, Anchorman, rather than the boffo biz of holiday hit Elf. - Scott Foundas
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