Semi-Pro
5.6/10
Rating
91 min
Runtime
2008
Release Year
Kent Alterman
Director
Cast
Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, André 3000, Maura Tierney, Andy Daly
Quick Synopsis
Jackie Moon owns, promotes, coaches, and plays for the Flint Tropics, a struggling basketball team in the American Basketball Association (ABA) based in Flint, Michigan. As the ABA faces a merger with the NBA in 1976, only the top four ABA teams will be absorbed into the NBA, while the remaining teams will be disbanded. To keep his team alive and secure a spot in the NBA, Jackie must motivate his players and improve their performance before the season ends.
Detailed Synopsis of Semi-Pro
Jackie Moon is the owner, promoter, coach, and star player of the Flint Michigan Tropics of the American Basketball Association (ABA), the worst team in the league. In 1976 before the ABA collapses, the NBA plans to merge with the best teams of the ABA at the end of the season. Only the top four teams will make the move and the worst teams will fold. If the Tropics want to make it to the NBA, Jackie Moon must rally his team and start winning.
