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Kicking & Screaming (2005)
Director: Jesse Dylan
Movie review
From Time Out New York
Will Ferrell has become the most unlikely embodiment of wholesome family fun since Fred MacMurray gave up film noir for My Three Sons. Here, he plays emasculated Illinois WASP Phil Weston, who squares off with his hypercompetitive father, Buck (Duvall), via the forum of Little League soccer. Phil becomes a coffee-fueled jerk obsessed with winning; what keeps the movie scoring is its unwavering commitment to teaching all the wrong moral lessons. That, along with the impeccable comic timing of Chicago Bears legend Mike Ditka (he even holds his own against Duvall!), is what really gives this movie some kick.Author: SG
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Cast & crew
Director: Jesse Dylan
Producer: Jimmy Miller
Cast: Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall, Kate Walsh, Mike Ditka, Dylan McLaughlin, Josh Hutcherson, Musetta Vander full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 95 mins
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