--- title: 'Semi-Pro (2008)' type: 'film' director: 'Kent Alterman' released: '2008-02-19' runtime_minutes: 91 genres: - 'Comedy' countries: - 'United States' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/semi-pro-2008' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0839980/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # Semi-Pro (2008) 2008 · 91 min · Comedy · United States ## Synopsis Semi-Pro is a 2008 American sports comedy film. The film was directed by Kent Alterman in his directorial debut, written by Scot Armstrong, and produced by Jimmy Miller. It stars Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, André 3000, and Maura Tierney, set during the final season of the American Basketball Association and telling the story of a fictional ABA team desperate to survive the league's merger with the NBA. The film was shot in Los Angeles near Dodger Stadium, in Detroit, and in Flint, Michigan. Released in theaters on February 29, 2008, and released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on June 3, 2008, it was the last film from New Line Cinema before they were absorbed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film received generally negative reviews, with critics criticizing the script, though Ferrell's performance received praise. ## Credits - **Director:** [Kent Alterman](https://cinepixo.com/people/kent-alterman) - **Screenplay:** [Scot Armstrong](https://cinepixo.com/people/scot-armstrong) - **Original Music Composer:** [Theodore Shapiro](https://cinepixo.com/people/theodore-shapiro) - **Producer:** [Lauren Shuler Donner](https://cinepixo.com/people/lauren-shuler-donner), [Toby Emmerich](https://cinepixo.com/people/toby-emmerich) - **Director of Photography:** [Shane Hurlbut](https://cinepixo.com/people/shane-hurlbut) - **Editor:** [Debra Neil-Fisher](https://cinepixo.com/people/debra-neil-fisher) ## Cast - [Paul Rust](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-rust) - [Woody Harrelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/woody-harrelson) - [Rob Corddry](https://cinepixo.com/people/rob-corddry) - [Will Ferrell](https://cinepixo.com/people/will-ferrell) - [Jason Sudeikis](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-sudeikis) - [Ed Helms](https://cinepixo.com/people/ed-helms) - [Andy Richter](https://cinepixo.com/people/andy-richter) - [Jackie Earle Haley](https://cinepixo.com/people/jackie-earle-haley) - [Lo Mutuc](https://cinepixo.com/people/lo-mutuc) - [Kate Luyben](https://cinepixo.com/people/kate-luyben) - [Phil Hendrie](https://cinepixo.com/people/phil-hendrie) - [DeRay Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/deray-davis) - [Patti LaBelle](https://cinepixo.com/people/patti-labelle) - [Matt Walsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-walsh) - [André 3000](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-3000) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Official site: http://www.semipromovie.com/ Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/semi-pro-2008 Film facts: Wikidata (Q747803); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.