ROTTEN TOMATOES: Trailer Bulletin: Exclusive Red Band Semi-Pro

Trailer Bulletin: Exclusive Red Band Semi-Pro

Will Ferrell wants to give moviegoers a Semi.

by Alex Vo | December 21, 2007

Semi-Pro looks like another solid entry in the Will Ferrell comedy playbook -- a sport to spoof, some amusing wardrobe choices, and (why not?) a bear or two to wrestle. But then comes this revelation: Semi-Pro's going to be Ferrell's first raunchy, foul-mouthed comedy since Old School. The studio still has the movie listed as yet to be rated, but we're guessing it's going to be an "R" judging from Rotten Tomatoes' exclusive, red band trailer.

Journeying back to 1976, era of poofy hair and classy suits, Ferrell stars as Jackie Moon, the man entrusted to turn his basketball team around and get absorbed into the NBA. Naturally, this means dance numbers, daredevil stunts, and anything else that involves Moon potentially getting mauled. The red band shows less basketball than the first trailer and more of Ferrell cracking wise with co-stars like Andy Richter, Woody Harrelson, and Will Arnett. Together, they hit on a variety of delicate topics, among them orgies, drunken basketball, and, ahem, post-game extracurriculars.

Click here for the red band trailer! Semi-Pro hits the courts February 29, 2008.

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Segkee writes:
on Dec 21 2007 02:16 PM

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adj.
1. Arousing or tending to arouse horror; dreadful: "War is beyond all words horrible" Winston S. Churchill.
2. Very unpleasant; disagreeable.
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123Dan123 writes:
on Dec 21 2007 02:28 PM

Thats gay, I can't watch it. I'm 19 but it said I'm not valid. Way to go RT!

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BleedsNoMore666 writes:
on Dec 21 2007 02:56 PM

this is the dumbest thing I have ever seen...I'm 23 and it won't work...I've tried everything...what a bunch of idiots

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Sportyyyy writes:
on Dec 21 2007 07:01 PM

Works fine for me - I have always wanted to see that happen at a basketball game.....

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arendr writes:
on Dec 21 2007 08:09 PM

Wow...bad bad bad.

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dalonoman writes:
on Dec 21 2007 10:39 PM

In reply to this comment (#1383156)
Enter the zip code that appears on your driver's license. My current zip code is not what is on my drivers license, so once I figured that out- I saw the trailer just fine. Speaking of which... it looks ok.

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smi1ey writes:
on Dec 22 2007 09:51 AM

i thought the end was pretty funny, but the overall preview didn't seem that great.

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xEchOx writes:
on Dec 22 2007 10:22 AM

wow, what a horrible trailer that was....Im guessing this will not be so fresh?

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Pathhh writes:
on Dec 22 2007 11:06 AM

This does not look very good

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twinsfan2715 writes:
on Dec 22 2007 11:08 AM

i think it looks like it has some potential. i like will ferrell so i'll give it a chance. woody harrelson and andre 3000 seem like weird choices to me but whatever

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agniyo writes:
on Dec 22 2007 11:19 AM

What I don't understand is, exactly who is going to be more attracted to this movie for its foul language than if it didn't have it? And who thought that cramming it all into the trailer was effective marketing?

"Folks, with this trailer, we're aiming for the cussin' demographic!"

Or am I gravely mistaken about the number of my fellow countrymen who have graduated junior high school, emotionally?

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selke99 writes:
on Dec 22 2007 12:59 PM

Uh, I thought this trailer was fantastic, can't wait.

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arendr writes:
on Dec 22 2007 02:08 PM

I think Andre 3000 is a fantastic musician...but dude needs to stop acting. He sucks and his movies always suck.

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Hamboner writes:
on Dec 22 2007 02:52 PM

I like the idea that Will Ferrel is going for a hard R comedy. But this was a bit over the top with no payoff.

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TomasSPAGHetti writes:
on Dec 22 2007 02:56 PM

Well James Francis born june 25th 1985 from Hartford, Connecticut watched the trailer... or did he?

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Orangecinema writes:
on Dec 22 2007 03:10 PM

sometimes I think these guys have so much fun writing and filming and working together during the intimate time that happens when you make a movie, that they loose sight of the fact that inside jokes and good times on a set DON'T equal a quality comedy film.

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knowingtoast85 writes:
on Dec 22 2007 05:56 PM

No genre suffers backlash faster than comedy. Very quickly, people just get sick of you trying to make them laugh. This could have been a good trailer, but we'll never know. Why? Because **** Will Ferrell, that's why. And Judd Apatow. And everyone who makes at least one comedy a year.

All sarcasm aside, I think the strength of a good comedy...and thus, the ultimate undoing of any comedian...is unpredictability. We love comedies so much when we see them for the first time, but they languish on our shelf when we buy the DVD. And the second you can succinctly describe a comedian's shtick, he/she is done for. Carrey understood this and jumped ship for drama, where you can get away with a lot of pretentious stuff and not have too many people hating on your lame trailer.

We'll see if Ferrell has the same good fortune.

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murray84 writes:
on Dec 22 2007 07:24 PM

so i guess if your from Canada you cant watch it... damn zip code

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arendr writes:
on Dec 22 2007 08:00 PM

In reply to this comment (#1386966)
They're just working under the assumption that all non-Americans are children.

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unclehulka writes:
on Dec 24 2007 05:15 AM

looks funny. does anyone on here have a sense of humor or are we all too busy whining? lighten up. ;)

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