Kicking & Screaming (2005)

Director:

Jesse Dylan

Writers (WGA):

Leo Benvenuti (written by) &
Steve Rudnick (written by)

Release Date:

13 May 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Sport

Tagline:

All his life Phil Weston has dreamed of being on a winning team. Phil... your time has come.

Plot:

Family man Phil Weston, a lifelong victim of his father's competitive nature, takes on the coaching duties of a kids' soccer team, and soon finds that he's also taking on his father's dysfunctional way of relating... |

Plot Keywords:

Box Office Flop | Children | Boys' Soccer | Snorricam | Father Son Relationship

Awards:

6 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. July 24	10:00 PM	TBS
Fri. July 25	10:00 AM	TBS
Sun. July 27	1:00 PM	TNT

US Showtimes:

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Cast

Will Ferrell	...	Phil Weston
Robert Duvall	...	Buck Weston
Mike Ditka	...	Mike Ditka
Kate Walsh	...	Barbara Weston
Musetta Vander	...	Janice Weston
Dylan McLaughlin	...	Sam Weston
Josh Hutcherson	...	Bucky Weston
Steven Anthony Lawrence	...	Mark Avery
Jeremy Bergman	...	Hunter
Elliott Cho	...	Byong Sun (as Elliot Cho)
Erik Walker	...	Ambrose
Dallas McKinney	...	Connor
Francesco Liotti	...	Gian Piero
Alessandro Ruggiero	...	Massimo
Sammy Fine	...	Jack

Also Known As:

Kicking and Screaming (USA) (alternative spelling)
Soccer Dads (USA) (working title)
Untitled Will Ferrell Soccer Comedy (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for thematic elements, language and some crude humor.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Canada:PG | South Korea:All | Norway:7 | Malaysia:U | Australia:PG | Canada:G (British Columbia) | Ireland:PG | UK:PG | USA:PG | Finland:K-7 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

The child who attacks Will Ferrell during the last soccer game has the name "Apatow" on the back of his jersey. This is a reference to executive producer and frequent Ferrell collaborator Judd Apatow.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the semi-final game, Massimo is tripped and gets a free kick, he takes the free kick and it is clearly going over the defenders. In the next shot it strikes one of the defenders in the midsection.

Quotes:

Phil Weston: [to Barbara] My dad, he's a coach. He knows the game, he's confident, he's smart, witty, dynamic, vicious, brutal, vindictive, a monster! And he will win by intimidation and forceful tactics if need be. I'm not like that. I don't know anyone like that. Do you?
[quick cut to Ditka house]
Mike Ditka: So Paul, what's on your mind?
Phil Weston: Actually, it's Phil.
Mike Ditka: It's not Paul?
Phil Weston: No.
Mike Ditka: What's the difference? Spit it out.
[lights a cigar]
Diana Ditka: Mike?
Mike Ditka: Here, hold this.
[...]

Movie Connections:

References The Great Santini (1979)

Soundtrack:

CAPPUCCINO MAN

If You're a Member of a Soccer Family, You'll Love It

If you're a parent with kids in AYSO soccer, or a kid that plays(ed) the game, then you'll love this mindless, uplifting comedy about a coach going to the extreme to help his Tigers soccer team win. If you expect nothing more than that, then you'll enjoy yourself and have fun with this movie. The kids' soccer play has some real tricks, many of which our own kids tried during the next Saturday game! Kudos especially to Robert Duvall and Mike Ditka who really played their parts well and added a lot of variety to the movie so that it is not completely saturated with Will Ferrell (who also balanced his father/son roles well). A great family flick enjoyed by all, even the grandparents :)