The Longshots
| The Longshots | |
|---|---|
Theatrical release poster
|
|
| Directed by | Fred Durst |
| Produced by | Matt Alvarez Ice Cube Nick Santora |
| Written by | Nick Santora |
| Starring |
Ice Cube Keke Palmer Tasha Smith Jill Marie Jones Dash Mihok Debby Ryan |
| Music by | Teddy Castellucci |
| Cinematography | Conrad W. Hall |
| Edited by | Jeffrey Wolf |
|
Production
company |
|
| Distributed by | Dimension Films |
|
Release date
|
August 22, 2008 |
|
Running time
|
95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $23 million |
| Box office | $11,767,866 |
The Longshots is a 2008 biopic family comedy-drama film sports movie based on the real life events of Jasmine Plummer, the first female to participate in the Pop Warner football tournament.
The film stars Ice Cube and Keke Palmer, their second movie together after Barbershop 2: Back in Business. It is directed by Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst.
Minden, Illinois, is a former factory town with no money and a pathetic football team. Curtis Plummer, a down-and-out former football player is going nowhere, until he meets his niece Jasmine, the daughter of his no-good brother. Jasmine has worn her father's watch ever since he left five years ago, in the hopes that he will return. Her mother Claire asks Curtis to take care of Jasmine after school, because Claire has to work at the town diner. Curtis realizes Jasmine has a talent for throwing a football, which he nurtures into a passion for the game. He then persuades her to try out for the town's Pop Warner football team, the Minden Browns, because he thinks it would be good for her and the team. The team, including the coach, are against it, but her abilities gain her a spot on the team. However, the coach keeps her on the bench. In the fourth game, after much prodding from Curtis, the coach puts Jasmine in the game, and although they lose, everyone said they could have won if she had played from the beginning. Jasmine becomes the starting quarterback and the Minden Browns become a winning team.
Everything is going great, until Coach Fisher has a heart attack, and the assistant coach asks Curtis to help coach the team through the last two games. He hesitates at first, but is eventually talked into it. They win the two games and are able to go to the Pop Warner Super Bowl in Miami Beach. Jasmine's father, Roy, suddenly shows up after he sees her on TV. Claire and Curtis are both unhappy about his returning, but Jasmine is ecstatic.
The Browns are able to go to the Super Bowl after raising the money for the trip, including Curtis' donation of his life savings. Jasmine plays poorly in the first half when her father does not show up. Curtis talks her through her feelings for her father and Minden rallies for the second half. They lose the game after a teammate drops the ball on the last play. They are glad that they did their best. After they get back, Jasmine gives Roy back his watch, cutting him out of her life. She then accepts her Uncle Curtis as a father figure.
...
Wikipedia