Plot

Immaturity and poor sportsmanship once again find their firmly established place in children's athletics (at least among the adults) in this sports comedy. Phil Weston (Will Ferrell) is a tightly wound suburban father who had a competitive streak worn into him by his father, Buck (Robert Duvall), who never seemed to feel that his son measured up. When Phil's son joins a Little League soccer team, Phil signs on as coach, only to learn that Buck -- who also has a ten-year-old son these days -- will be coaching a team in the same league. Determined to show his father he can do the job, Phil impresses upon his young charges that winning is the only important thing, and soon gains a few enemies as he humiliates not only the kids on his own team, but their opponents as well. Directed by Jesse Dylan, Kicking & Screaming also features Kate Walsh and legendary football coach Mike Ditka. The screenplay was authored by Steve Rudnick and Leo Benvenuti (The Santa Clause) prior to the latter's death in 2000. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Cast

• Will Ferrell - Phil Weston
• Robert Duvall - Buck Weston
• Mike Ditka - Himself
• Kate Walsh - Barbara Weston
• Musetta Vander - Janice Weston

Dylan McLaughlin - Sam Weston; Josh Hutcherson - Bucky Weston; Steven Anthony - Mark Avery; Jeremy Bergman - Lawrence Hunter; Elliot Cho - Byong Sun; Erik Walker - Ambrose; Dallas McKinney - Connor; Francesco Liotti - Gian Piero; Alessandro Ruggiero - Massimo; Laura Kightlinger; Rachael Harris; Dan Metcalfe - Soccer Dan

Credit

Virginia Randolph-Weaver - Art Director, Mia Apatow - Associate Producer, Jeanne McCarthy - Casting, Juel Bestrop - Casting, Pamela Withers Chilton - Costume Designer, Jonathan Watson - First Assistant Director, Jesse Dylan - Director, Stuart H. Pappe - Editor, Peter Teschner - Editor, Nina Kowasaki - Editor, Charles Roven - Executive Producer, Daniel Lupi - Executive Producer, Judd Apatow - Executive Producer, Mark Isham - Composer (Music Score), Dave Jordan - Musical Direction/Supervision, Clayton R. Hartley - Production Designer, Dave R. Hartley - Production Designer, Lloyd Ahern, Jr. - Cinematographer, Charles Roven - Producer, Jimmy Miller - Producer, Sally Thornton - Set Designer, Mark Hitchler - Set Designer, Barbara Mensey - Set Designer, Jose Antonio Garcia - Sound/Sound Designer, Leo Benvenuti - Screenwriter, Steve Rudnick - Screenwriter, Nina Kowasaki - Additional Editing, Jan Pascale - Set Decorator

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