Semi-Pro (official site) is an outrageous comedy set in 1976 against the backdrop of the maverick ABA - a fast-paced, wild and crazy basketball league that rivaled the NBA and made a name for itself with innovations like the three-point shot and slam dunk contest.
Will Ferrell plays Jackie Moon, a one-hit wonder who used the profits from the success of his chart-topping song “Love Me Sexy” to achieve his dream of owning a basketball team. But Moon’s franchise, the Flint Michigan Tropics, is the worst team in the league and in danger of folding when the ABA announces its plans to merge with the NBA. If they want to survive, Jackie and the Tropics must now do the seemingly impossible - win.
This is the music video for the song, “Love Me Sexy,” that made Jackie Moon such a success.
Love Me Sexy - Music Video
Semi-Pro also stars Woody Harrelson (Anger Management, White Men Can’t Jump), Andre Benjamin (Four Brothers, music group Outkast), Maura Tierney, Will Arnett (Blades of Glory, “Arrested Development”), Andy Richter, David Koechner, and Jackie Earle Haley.
The film is written by Scot Armstrong (Old School) and directed by Kent Alterman.
Semi-Pro will be hitting theaters on February 29, 2008.
It’s like Pop Critics suddenly turned into the Semi-Pro headquarters today, lol
That was a disturbing yet funny video.
Yeah - this is like Will Ferrell Central now. The man-crush is getting a bit creepy.
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Well, we’re kind of a big deal.
Don’t believe your own press, especially if you are the one writing it.
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We don’t believe our own press. Mike believes what I write and I believe what he writes. That way it keeps us honest.
Semi-Pro is going to be a big movie so Pop Critics has to be ready for all those people looking for a taste of it before it opens this weekend. It wasn’t really planned…just kind of happened.
Semi-Pro is getting ridiculous press. It better be better than Talladega Nights.
I’m so afraid of a let down, but you gotta love Will Ferrell.
I feel like I’m back in the ABA today….{looks around for Julius Irving}
… “we’re kind of a big deal”… all modesty aside of course…
I hope this movie doesn’t turn out to be like Bewitched, a movie which Will walked through…
@ Cap’n - looks like you are commenting to yourself. You try to catch the Ape?
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In the forum world, we like to call that “post padding”…
Not only am I going to catch the mighty Bannana peel ripper, I’m gonna pass him as I swing on by on the vine!! =)
@ Mike - yup, yup, yup - that is exactly what it is called. Such a shame (and a sham) - I thought you were better than that Cap’n.
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… I dont have a website to promote otherwise I would put all records to shame, its why I consistently come in 2nd…. padding? me? no chance… I’ve adopted the Jason Clark method of quality over quantity =)
Ah, so my work here is finally done…