Movie: Semi-Pro (2008)
“Three men, three dreams. It’s 1976 in Flint, Michigan. Jackie Moon’s American Basketball Association team languishes in last place, with few fans in the seats. Jackie dreams of a merger with the NBA. A tough-minded point guard named Monix is at the end of his career; he’s played on the champion Celtics but accepts a trade to Flint to be close to Lynn, the love of his life. Clarence “Coffee” Brown dreams of stardom: he’s the Tropics’ best player, but he’s a hotdog who doesn’t value teamwork. When the trio learns that a merger is in the works that won’t include the Tropics, they pull the team together to try to achieve the impossible. Can dreams come true in Flint? Written by {jhailey@hotmail.com}”
- Director: Kent Alterman
- Release Date: 29 February 2008 (USA)
- Run Time: 91 min | 99 min (unrated version) | 98 min (unrated DVD version)
- Country: USA
- Genre: Comedy , Sport
- MPAA: Rated R for language and some sexual content.
Tagline: The Greatest Fro on Earth
Trivia: One of the Tropics players has the last name Munson. Woody Harrelson’s character in Kingpin (1996) was also named Munson.
Goofs: Factual errors: At the start of the movie, during the starting lineup introduction, the shot clock is set at 24 seconds. The ABA used a 30-second shot clock.