Football fever - penalty for daddy
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Football fever - penalty for daddy |
| Original title | Kicking & Screaming |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2005 |
| length | 95 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jesse Dylan |
| script |
Leo Benvenuti Steve Rudnick |
| production | Jimmy Miller Judd Apatow |
| music | Mark Isham |
| camera | Lloyd Ahern II |
| cut |
Stuart H. Pappé Peter Teschner |
| occupation | |
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Football Fever - Penalty for Daddy (Original title: Kicking & Screaming ) is an American comedy film directed by Jesse Dylan , with Will Ferrell and Robert Duvall in the leading roles. The film premiered on May 1, 2005 in the USA and was released directly on DVD in Germany.
action
Phil Weston is the average soccer player who suffered from his father's upbringing and the successful youth coach Buck Weston.
Later, in middle age, Phil is an entrepreneur, married and the father of Sam. His father Buck is now the owner of a local sports chain and coach of the most successful youth soccer team Gladiators . In this team Sam and his uncle Bucky play in a team, but Sam is seen by his grandfather only as a bench warmer. This leads to Phil's frustration as he received the same position from his father. Buck then lets his grandson switch to the Tigers , the worst team in the district. When the coach leaves the Tigers team , Phil takes over the role of coach. Success lags behind and Phil hires the experienced NFL coach and archenemy of his father Mike Ditka, whereupon the winning streak begins, as Ditka can find two talented boys.
With the winning streak and the enjoyment of coffee, Phil is changing more and more from a meek father to the crazy coach, as he once saw his father and was. During the winning streak, Phil bets Buck that the Tigers will win the final. Phil would sell his shop and work in Buck's stores if he lost. Buck is supposed to set the valuable "Pele Ball", which Phil caught as a little boy but was stolen by his father.
The Tigers reach the final and play against the Gladiators . Buck's team leads at halftime. Phil has a conversation with his son, apologizing for his mistakes and behavior because he realizes how his son is feeling and he remembered his childhood as a bench press. Then the goalkeeper of the Tigers receives glasses and can fend off the balls. The Gladiators team continues to focus on the two talented boys and ignore the other players. The game could be leveled to 3: 3 before Sam scored the winning goal against Bucky's team shortly before the final whistle.
After the win, Buck wants to settle his betting debts, but Phil refuses and suggests reconciling his father. As a result, their companies merge and the two children of the same age, like their fathers, get on better and better.
criticism
The lexicon of international film saw a "disappointing sports and family comedy as the vehicle for Saturday Night Life" star Will Ferrell, which approaches its subject too indecisively and hardly knows whether to emphasize the comedic or the dramatic aspect of the story . "
Jeremy Wheeler suspects that kids might like the "silly slapstick comedy," but recommends parents "avoid that annoying and boring foul of a movie."
production
Universal Pictures owns the rights to the film and worked with production company Mosaic Media Group to complete the film. The film had a budget of estimated 45 million US dollars , on its opening weekend scored football fever - Screaming box-office takings of more than 20 million US dollars, to 31 July 2005, a total box office (in the US) over 52 million US -Dollar.
Filming
The shooting took place in California and began on February 3, 2004, the locations Arcadia , Los Angeles , Sierra Madre and South Pasadena served as locations, the Universal Studio 100 and its backlot were used for further outdoor and indoor shots . The comedy film was shot under the working titles Soccer Dads and Untitled Will Ferrell Soccer Comedy .
publication
The film celebrated its film premiere on May 1, 2005 in California and was released in US cinemas on May 13. Football fever appeared in the UK on July 22nd, seven days later in Iceland and Singapore . The comedy was released in Australia on August 11, 2005 and on September 9 in Mexico . The film was released in Kuwait on June 7, 2006 in cinemas. The film then had its video premiere in Argentina on October 5, 2005 and in Hungary on November 8. This was followed by the DVD premieres on November 10, 2005 in Germany , November 20 in Italy , November 22 in the Netherlands and on November 25 in Japan .
Web links
- Official site for the film (English)
- Football fever - Screaming in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Football fever - penalty kick for daddy. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ^ Criticism from Allrovi ( Memento of the original from June 5, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Kicking & Screaming. Box Office Mojo , accessed May 16, 2013 .
