In KICKING & SCREAMING, funny man Will Ferrell's (OLD SCHOOL, ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY) humorous man-child antics meet actual kids on the soccer pitch. He plays vitamin salesman Phil Weston, a sensitive man easily capable of both crying and sewing. Unfortunately for Phil, these qualities have never quite endeared .. Read more
| Starring | Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall, Mike Ditka, Kate Walsh |
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| Director | Jesse Dylan |
| Genres | Comedy, Family |
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In KICKING & SCREAMING, funny man Will Ferrell's (OLD SCHOOL, ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY) humorous man-child antics meet actual kids on the soccer pitch. He plays vitamin salesman Phil Weston, 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. Upon Phil's begging to get his son more playing time, Buck trades his grandson to the last-place team, the Tigers. Not just any normal cellar-dwelling outfit, the Tigers feature a cast of loveable 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 neighbour and rival, real-life football coach Mike Ditka - hilariously playing himself - the Tigers turn their season around. Fuelled by a raging caffeine habit, Phil starts to overly obsess 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 story-line, being famed musician Bob Dylan's son. Farrell, for once, is content to play straight arrow to the crazy tykes in the first half of the film, before he unleashes his trademark zaniness in the latter half. Those attributes alone, along with fun-loving family themes, make KICKING & SCREAMING a treat for fans both young and old.
| Starring | Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall, Mike Ditka, Kate Walsh, Musetta Vander |
|---|---|
| Director | Jesse Dylan |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK VIDEO RENTAL |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 31 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Comedy, Family |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | Hungarian |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish |
| Released | Production year: 2005 To Rent: DVD: 21 Nov 2005 |
Amiable comedy that provides Ferrell with his best role so far, as a man who is distressed to discover that he is becoming more and more like his father.
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Rubbish
This just isn't funny, even for kids. The jokes are predictable and weak, characters even weaker and the story is corny. Don't bother at all with this ... read more »
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Classic Ferrell
Comical in parts, in others just boring and predictable, worth a watch especially for ferrell fans, also the younger actors keep everyone laughing too
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How to live your dreams through your child
This film is excellant and highly recommended.
Any father who has a son who is involved in sports will recognise themselves in the main character, ... read more »
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Very disappointing
Really, really disappointing. Rent 'Anchorman' instead to see how brilliant Will Ferrell can be. This is the kind of film that makes you wonder how it ... read more »
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