Semi-Pro

"Putting the funk into the dunk."

Feb 29 2008 R 1h 31m
Comedy, Sport

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.

Plot

Three men, three dreams. It's 1976 in Flint, Michigan. Jackie Moon's American Basketball Association team languishes in last place, with few fans in the seats. Jackie dreams of a merger with the NBA. A tough-minded point guard named Monix is at the end of his career; he's played on the champion Celtics but accepts a trade to Flint to be close to Lynn, the love of his life. Clarence "Coffee" Brown dreams of stardom: he's the Tropics' best player, but he's a hotdog who doesn't value teamwork. When the trio learns that a merger is in the works that won't include the Tropics, they pull the team together to try to achieve the impossible. Can dreams come true in Flint?

Written by

Scot Armstrong

Directed by

Kent Alterman

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Road Rebel, The Donners' Company, Mosaic Media Group, New Line Cinema

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 4 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
89,111
Average Rating
5.8 out of 10
Metascore
47
Popularity
NA