Shane Falco
Keanu Reeves
Shane Falco
The Replacements
“Throw the ball. Catch the girl. Keep it simple.”
6.7
2000
1h 58m
Comedy
Director: Howard Deutch
Overview
Maverick old-guard coach Jimmy McGinty is hired in the wake of a players' strike to help the Washington Sentinels advance to the playoffs. But that impossible dream hinges on whether his replacements can hunker down and do the job. So, McGinty dusts off his secret dossier of ex-players who never got a chance (or screwed up the one they were given) and knits together a bad-dream team of guys who just may give the Sentinels their title shot.
Trailer
The Replacements (2000) Teaser (VHS Capture)
Cast
Jimmy McGinty
Gene Hackman
Jimmy McGinty
Annabelle Farrell
Brooke Langton
Annabelle Farrell
Clifford Franklin
Orlando Jones
Clifford Franklin
Jamal Jackson
Faizon Love
Jamal Jackson
Daniel Bateman
Jon Favreau
Daniel Bateman
Nigel 'The Leg' Gruff
Rhys Ifans
Nigel 'The Leg' Gruff
Lindell
Keith David
Lindell
Jumbo
Ace Yonamine
Jumbo
Walter Cochran
Troy Winbush
Walter Cochran
Brian Murphy
David Denman
Brian Murphy
Earl Wilkinson / Ray Smith
Michael Jace
Earl Wilkinson / Ray Smith
Reviews
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If you are a wanna-be, a has-been or a never-have, THIS is the movie for you. Celebrating the Everyman who never got his shot, The Replacements takes the Mediocre and gives them their chance in the spotlight. The movie starts out with the professional football players going on strike, mid-season, to demand even more money to play a kid's game. The league owners decide to finish out the season with whatever players they can acquire (mirroring the 1987 NFL strike). The Washington Sentinels' owner goes a completely different direction by re-hiring one of his old coaches and giving him complete control of the team. Coach McGinty then goes about putting together his Dream Team of Wanna-Be's and Never-Were's who, if the stars aligned just right, might just reach their full potential. An EXCELLENT popcorn movie that would have received 5 stars if there had been more football in the football movie. Nevertheless, it is packed full of great one-liners (He's Wiry) and will have you tossing off non-sequiturs the next day all day long. That'll do pig. That'll do.
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**Overall : Hilarious characters and a heartwarming story perfect the formula of Major League delivering one of the best and funniest sports movies ever made.** With all the charm of Major League and a cast of zany lovable characters, The Replacements stands out as my favorite sports movie of all time! Led by Keanu Reeves and Gene Hackman, this team of hilarious scrappy nobodies and has-beens get their shot as pros, but this goofy comedy disguises a heartwarming story as these crazy characters find redemption and family in each other. A classic in every way, The Replacements shines through its entertaining cast, excellent writing, and satisfying story anchored by one of Keanu's many iconic roles.
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