The big basketball kidnapping

Movie
German title	The big basketball kidnapping
Original title	Celtic Pride
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1996
length	87 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Tom DeCerchio
script	Judd Apatow
production	Judd Apatow, ; Roger Birnbaum
music	Basil Poledouris
camera	Oliver Wood
cut	Hubert C. de la Bouillerie
occupation
	Damon Wayans : Lewis Scott; Daniel Stern : Mike O'Hara; Dan Aykroyd : Jimmy Flaherty; Gail O'Grady : Carol O'Hara; Christopher McDonald : Coach Kimball; Paul Guilfoyle : Kevin O'Grady; Adam Hendershott : Tommy O'Hara; Scott Lawrence : Ted Hennison; Deion Sanders : Himself; Bill Walton : Himself; Gus Williams : Derrick Lake; Ted Rooney : Tony Sheppard;

Celtic Pride ( Celtic Pride ) is an American comedy film from the year 1996 . Directed by Tom DeCerchio , the script was written by Judd Apatow .

action

Jimmy Flaherty and Mike O'Hara are fans of the Boston Celtics basketball team . The opposing team Utah Jazz owes its success above all to the player Lewis Scott. The two fans hate Scott and decide to get him drunk so that he cannot attend training. You pretend to be Utah jazz fans and drink a lot of alcohol with Scott .

Jimmy Flaherty and Mike O'Hara wake up next day next to Scott. They overwhelm him and want to hold him captive so that Scott cannot participate in the final game.

Reviews

James Berardinelli wrote on ReelViews that on closer inspection the film shows more intelligence than one might expect from its "reused" plot, which he owes primarily to the scriptwriters' flair for parody. He has some weaknesses like the "overly happy" ending. None of the three main actors offer a "memorable" performance, but all three would play appropriately.

Jack Mathews wrote in the Los Angeles Times on April 19, 1996 that the basic idea of the film was not bad, but neither Tom DeCerchio nor Judd Apatow put it into practice. Daniel Stern and Dan Aykroyd are not funny enough to overcome the weaknesses of the stereotypical characters played. Damon Wayans seems funnier than the two of them, but the "arrogant, selfish" character he plays seems just as "unsympathetic" as those of his kidnappers.

The lexicon of international films wrote that the film was an "attempt at a comedy in a sports environment, which must be viewed as a failure in all respects and which just seems ridiculous without being funny".

backgrounds

The film was shot in Boston . It grossed approximately $ 9.26 million in US cinemas .

Web links

Celtic Pride in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Celtic Pride at Rotten Tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Release certificate for the great basketball kidnapping . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , April 2003 (PDF; test number: 93 630 V / DVD).
^ Film review by James Berardinelli, accessed September 24, 2007
↑ Jack Mathews review, accessed September 24, 2007
↑ The Great Basketball Kidnapping in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed on September 24, 2007
↑ Filming locations for Celtic Pride, accessed September 24, 2007
^ Box office / business for Celtic Pride, accessed September 24, 2007

[FSK-1] Release certificate for the great basketball kidnapping . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , April 2003 (PDF; test number: 93 630 V / DVD).

[2] Film review by James Berardinelli, accessed September 24, 2007

[3] Jack Mathews review, accessed September 24, 2007

[4] The Great Basketball Kidnapping in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed on September 24, 2007

[5] Filming locations for Celtic Pride, accessed September 24, 2007

[6] Box office / business for Celtic Pride, accessed September 24, 2007