Tagline: The new coach has a secret weapon.
From Ice Cube, the star of such hits as Are We There Yet?, Are We Done Yet? and First Sunday, comes a feel-good family comedy, The Longshots — a hilarious and heartwarming story of the the first and only girl quarterback in Pop Warner football history.
Curtis Plummer (Ice Cube) – a down-on-his-luck former high school football star – turns his niece, Jasmine (Keke Palmer from Akeelah & The Bee), into the quarterback of the local team, the Minden Browns, and gets his stride back when he becomes the team coach. With Curtis as their new leader and their pigtail-wearing star player, this team of misfits wins its way to the the Pop Warner Super Bowl and the small city of Minden, Illinois, is ignited with team spirit, town pride and the glory it once knew.
The film is based on a true story, and Cube will play a former high school football star who takes his niece under his wing as she becomes the first female quarterback in Pop Warner football history. The 11-year old QB, Jasmine Plummer, led her team to the Pop Warner tournament, and became the first female to play in the tournament’s 56-year history.
The Longshots (2008)
Directed by: Fred Durst
Starring: Ice Cube, Tasha Smith, Keke Palmer, Jill Marie Jones, Matt Craven, Glenn Plummer, Garrett Morris, Miles Chandler, Malcolm Goodwin, Michael Colyar, Dean Delray
Screenplay by: Nick Santora
Production Design by: Charles William Breen
Cinematography by: Conrad W. Hall
Film Editing by: Jeffrey Wolf
Costume Design by: Mary E. McLeod
Set Decoration by: Stephanie Ziemer
Art Direction by: Brian Stultz
Music by: Teddy Castellucci
MPAA Rating: PG for some thematic elements, mild language and brief rude humor.
Distributed by: Dimension Films
Release Date: August 22, 2008
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