Published: May 9, 2005
KICKING AND SCREAMING, FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY, STARRING WILL FERRELL AND ROBERT DUVALL
In
the hysterical comedy Kicking and Screaming, Robert Duvall and Will Ferrell
star as father and son coaches, who challenge one another in the cutthroat,
hyper-competitive, do-or-die sport of little league soccer. They try unsuccessfully
to put their rocky past behind and do what’s best for their own children
(and grandchild!). Both know soccer is just a game, but they find themselves
on a high-stakes collision course—all in the name of good, clean,
athletic fun. When they come up against one another, may the best coach
win! Universal Pictures will release the comedy nationwide on Friday,
MAY 13th.
Ferrell plays Phil Weston, a gentle, New Age vitamin salesman who, by default, ends up coaching his sweet 10-year-old son’s last-place team, the Tigers. This would be tough enough for the super-supportive Phil, who truly believes it’s not whether you win or lose but if your soul gets nurtured. But when he’s pitted against his gung-ho, relentlessly competitive father Buck, played by Duvall, who coaches his own young son Bucky’s top-ranked team, the Gladiators, a lifetime of putting up with Buck’s overbearing ways finally takes its toll on Phil and, well...the balls hit the field.
Ferrell describes Phil and Buck’s relationship as “classic love/hate,” he explains that the men are “just so totally opposite, they can’t help but approach everything differently.”
Adds Duvall, “Buck definely loves Phil, but he’s one of those macho guys who likes his own way—and always gets his own way—so there’s not a lot of room for what anyone else wants or needs. He’s not a bad fellow, per se, just extremely ‘limited.’ It makes for a very comic film.”
Eventually, as Phil and Buck go head-to-head for the soccer league championship, the pair’s past and constant rivalry spins wildly out of control, forcing each to stop at nothing to ensure a winning season. This includes a now-maniacal Phil recruiting the world’s best assistant coach, the legendary Mike Ditka (playing himself), as well as two young Italian soccer prodigies who become the Tigers’ secret weapons.
Universal Pictures Presents A Mosaic Media Group Production of A Jesse Dylan Film: Will Ferrell and Robert Duvall in Kicking & Screaming, starring Kate Walsh and Mike Ditka. JESSE DYLAN (American Wedding) directs from a script by LEO BENVENUTI & STEVE RUDNICK (The Santa Clause). JIMMY MILLER (Elf) produces the film.
Joining Dylan behind the camera are director of photography LLOYD AHERN (Dodgeball), editors STUART PAPPÉ (American Wedding) and PETER TESCHNER (Charlie’s Angels), production designer CLAYTON HARTLEY (Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy), costume designer PAMELA WITHERS-CHILTON (American Wedding) and composer MARK ISHAM (Don’t Say a Word). CHARLES ROVEN (Scooby-Doo), JUDD APATOW (Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy) and DANIEL LUPI (50 First Dates) serve as executive producers.
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