Kicking & Screaming (2005) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	May 13, 2005
On DVD:	October 11, 2005
Genre:	Comedy, Sports
Director:	Jesse Dylan
Writer:	Leo Benvenuti, Steve Rudnick
Cast:	Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall, Mike Ditka, Kate Walsh, Jim Turner, Jarrad Paul
Studio:	Universal Pictures
Official site:	kickingandscreamingmovie.com
Running Time:	96 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated PG for thematic elements, language and some crude humor

Kicking & Screaming stars Ferrell as Phil Weston, an average Joe who's had to put up all his life with his overly competitive father, Buck (Robert Duvall). When Phil decides to coach his 10-year-old son's soccer team, he goes head-to-head for the league championship against Buck, who coaches his own young son on the preeminent team of the league. Old scores come into play as Phil and Buck find themselves going to extreme measures to...

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Will Ferrell is no longer funny. For a while he was, but he isn't anymore. You can only listen to a man shout stupid things at the screen for so long before the interest fades. "Kicking and Screaming," like so many cross-breeds of children and non-children comedies, is mediocre at best, occasionally funny but never exactly satisfying. Full movie review »