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22 August 2008 (USA) moreTagline:
The New Coach Has A Secret Weapon.Plot:
The true story of Jasmine Plummer who, at the age of eleven, became the first female to play in Pop Warner football tournament in its 56-year history. | full synopsisPlot Keywords:
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2.9? Really? Come on, that's not being fair, this was a decent movie moreUS Showtimes:
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ice Cube | ... | Curtis Plummer |
 | Keke Palmer | ... | Jasmine |
 | Tasha Smith | ... | Claire Plummer |
 | Jill Marie Jones | ... | Ronnie Macer |
 | Dash Mihok | ... | Cyrus |
 | Matt Craven | ... | Coach Fisher |
 | Glenn Plummer | ... | Winston |
| Garrett Morris | ... | Reverend Pratt |
 | Miles Chandler | ... | Damon Fisher |
 | Malcolm Goodwin | ... | Roy |
| Michael Colyar | ... | Ennis |
 | Dean Delray | ... | Andrew Kosowski |
 | Earthquake | ... | Karl |
 | Hugo Perez | ... | Edgar Mejavar |
 | Sheran Goodspeed Keyton | ... | Barb |
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Rated PG for some thematic elements, mild language and brief rude humor.Parents Guide:
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USA:PG (certificate #44663)MOVIEmeter: 
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Keke Palmer trained for 6 weeks learning not only how to throw a football correctly, but also how to call plays as a real quarterback would do. moreFAQ
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I know that this movie is getting a lot of hate, but I still wanted to check out The Longshots, once again, this is a movie that I am just baffled by all the hate. I thought this movie was actually decent and watchable, I know that the main reason why this movie is getting the bad reviews from IMDb users is because of Fred Durst, not to mention that everyone seems to hate Ice Cube's career choices. But honestly, this movie was inspiring and uplifting, there wasn't any harm done in this movie and it was different from other sport movies. We are used to the underdog usually being a guy in these movies, it's because of race, money, looks, or mental disabilities, for once we have a movie about the pressures of being a girl who is into sports who also enjoys being a girlie girl as well. The Longshots is also fun to watch and doesn't fall flat or becomes predictable like most sports movies.
Jasmine Plummer is a loner at her school, always having her head in a book, her mother works long hours and her father abandoned them. Her mom asks Curtis, Jasmine's father's brother, to babysit her after school while she's working, Curtis complains all the way and even has to be paid to do the job. But when Curtis plays ball with the town minister, he discovers that Jasmine has quite an arm and makes her try out for the football team while he trains her. Jasmine takes back the team's loosing streak and she and Curtis start to finally love each other.
The Longshots isn't movie of the year and it's not the best sports movie either, but I thought it was a decent movie to watch. Like I said, it's different and I thought for what everyone was expecting, Fred Durst did a good job of directing and Ice Cube is a lovable character that makes a great role model. I would recommend The Longshots for a matinée or a rental, don't take the IMDb rating so seriously, because I think it's just one of those hater's issues where the people who think it's going to be bad automatically just vote 1 without seeing it. So give this movie a fair chance, it's a good family movie to watch.
6/10