Kicking and Screaming [Blu-ray]

Director: Jesse Dylan Jesse Dylan

Overview

Immaturity and poor sportsmanship once again find their firmly established place in children's athletics (at least among the adults) in this sports comedy. Phil Weston (Will Ferrell) is a tightly wound suburban father who had a competitive streak worn into him by his father, Buck (Robert Duvall), who never seemed to feel that his son measured up. When Phil's son joins a Little League soccer team, Phil signs on as coach, only to learn that Buck -- who also has a ten-year-old son these days -- will be coaching a team in the same league. Determined to show his father he can do the job, Phil impresses upon his young charges that winning is the only important thing, and soon gains a few enemies as he humiliates not only the kids on his own team, but their opponents as well. Directed by Jesse Dylan, Kicking & Screaming also features Kate Walsh and legendary football coach Mike Ditka. The screenplay was authored by Steve Rudnick and Leo Benvenuti (The Santa Clause) prior to the latter's death in 2000.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/15/2018
UPC:	0191329053065
Original Release:	2005
Rating:	PG
Source:	Universal
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:35:00
Sales rank:	25,944

Special Features

Deleted Scenes; Outtakes; Alternate Takes; Kickin' It with the Kids; Soccer Camp; From Rome to Hollywood; Behind the Net: The Making of Kicking & Screaming

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Will Ferrell	Phil Weston
Robert Duvall	Buck Weston
Mike Ditka	Himself
Kate Walsh	Barbara Weston
Musetta Vander	Janice Weston
Dylan McLaughlin	Sam Weston
Josh Hutcherson	Bucky Weston
Steven Anthony Lawrence	Mark Avery
Jeremy Bergman	Hunter
Elliot Cho	Byong Sun
Erik Walker	Ambrose
Dallas McKinney	Connor
Francesco Liotti	Gian Piero
Alessandro Ruggiero	Massimo
Sammy Fine	Jack
Timmy Deters	Alex
Dave Herman	Referee,Referee
Rachael Harris	Ann Hogan
Laura Kightlinger	Donna Jones
Jim Turner	Jim Davidson
Julia Campbell	Janet Davidson
Phill Lewis	John Ryan
David Bowe	Forest Avery
Matt Winston	Tom Hanna
Susan Barnes	Diana Ditka
Lu Elrod	Patty
Tom Virtue	Track & Field Coach
Karly Rothenberg	Jack's mother
Joseph R. Sicari	Umberto
Scott Adsit	Stew
Peter Jason	Clark
Jeffrey Noah	Phil (age 9 & 11)
Kaitlyn Arens	Baby Phil
Will Ferrel	Actor
Steven Anthony	Mark Avery
Dan Metcalfe	Soccer Dan
Mark Isham	Composer

Technical Credits

Leo Benvenuti

Steve Rudnick

Jesse Dylan	Director
Leo Benvenuti	Screenwriter
Steve Rudnick	Screenwriter
Jimmy Miller	Producer
Charles Roven	Producer,Executive Producer
Judd Apatow	Producer,Executive Producer
Daniel Lupi	Producer,Executive Producer
Jeanne McCarthy	Casting
Juel Bestrop	Casting
Jose Garcia	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

An entertaining family movie, and may serve a useful purpose if it inspires kids to overthrow their coaches and take over their own sports.