Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach
2009 · Movie · R · 87 min · ★ 5.0 · 32% critics
An overenthusiastic school maintenance worker with big tennis dreams takes charge of a struggling high-school team of misfits in Nebraska. With crude humor and underdog energy, the unlikely coach pushes the players toward a shot at the state championship, even as his methods and personality rub people the wrong way.
Also known as Balls Out - The Gary Houseman Story
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Details
- Years
- 2009
- Release date
- 2009-01-13
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Critic score
- 32/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.0/10 (122 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want rude, goofy underdog comedy and don’t mind uneven laughs; Not for you if you dislike crude jokes, mean-spirited gags, or predictable sports-movie beats like in The Underdoggs.
Pros: silly underdog sports setup; outrageous crude jokes; easy background watch | Cons: predictable formula; humor often misses; thin supporting characters
Themes
- tennis
- tennis racket
- dress
- tennis ball
- escort girl
- lincoln nebraska
Cast & crew
Seann William Scott
as Gary
Randy Quaid
as Coach Lew Tuttle
Brando Eaton
as Mike Jensen
Leonor Varela
as Norma Sanchez
A.D. Miles
as Steve Pimble
Emilee Wallace
as Jenny Tuttle
Tim Williams
as Dick Daubert
Ryan Simpkins
as Amy Daubert
Conor Donovan
as Burke Nibbons
Allen Evangelista
as Maricar
Directed by Danny Leiner