Throw on your headband, hit the hardwood & get ready for an ABA basketball comedy classic with our Semi-Pro reaction & review!
Is Semi-Pro one of the most underrated or overrated Will Ferrell movies? Do Jackie Moon, the Flint Tropics & all the over-the-top 1970s basketball chaos make this one of the funniest sports comedies of the 2000s? Plus, which scenes, quotes & performances still make Semi-Pro such a rewatchable cult favorite?
Entertainment analyst Steve Lawson & guest Eric Romoff break down the funniest moments, best Semi-Pro scenes & whether this Will Ferrell basketball movie deserves more love among the best comedy movies of its era on “Popcorn & Root Beer (S2 E10).”
⏰ Time Stamps:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:10:45 Semi-Pro Facts + Trivia
00:20:35 IBT Entertainment Family
00:21:18 MVP of the Movie
00:26:07 Weak Link Award for Who or What Drags the Movie Down
00:29:22 The Portals Scene Award: Best Scene in the Movie
00:42:20 The Blink & You Miss It Gem: Hidden Detail That’s Gold on Rewatch
00:44:00 The McConaughey in Dazed & Confused Vibes-Only Performance Award
00:49:36 Jim Carrey Meter for How Amped Up Did the Star of the Movie Get
00:50:30 Better Title for This Movie?
00:53:05 Just One Oscar Award
00:55:14 Is This Movie Better With: Gwenyth Paltrow, Joe Peche, Adam Sandler, Viola Davis, Nick Offerman or Jim Carrey?
00:57:32 Thackery Binx Let’s Recast that Role Award
00:59:27 The Sinners Shot of the Film
01:02:35 The Jon M Chu Award for if a Movie Is Long-Winded
01:03:30 15 Minutes of Lame
01:04:53 Hey I Know Them Award
01:06:54 Trade Deadline Deal
01:08:05 The People’s Elbow Award
01:12:30 What Script Did They Get?
01:15:50 12 on 18 Tin Cup Award for a Surprising Decision by the Film Makers
01:19:20 Prop You’d Want?
01:22:30 Drive-In Double Feature Award
01:25:55 Legacy Test: Is This Movie Still Essential Today?
01:26:20 Does This Movie Need More Gay People?
01:27:00 Life Lesson
01:27:43 Is This Movie for the Girlies, Gays, or the Straights?
01:28:33 You Can’t Handle the Truth Quote of the Movie
01:32:26 Would Having Steven Tyler Appear in This Movie Have Made It Better?
01:32:44 If This Movie Were an Athlete, Who Would It Be?
01:34:10 The Why Didn’t They Just Train Astronauts To Be Miners in Armageddon Award
01:40:15 Final Ratings
01:42:15 Plugs + Outro
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