Main Cast: Martin Lawrence, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Breckin Meyer, Horatio Sanz, Oren Williams
Release Year: 2005
Country: US
Run Time: 86 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Plot
A man hoping to make his way back to the big time starts by heading back to middle school in this comedy. Roy McCormick (Martin Lawrence) is one of the most successful coaches in college basketball, but he's just as famous for his hair-trigger temper as he is for molding winning teams. When an outburst of anger during a game escalates into an embarrassing public indecent, McCormick loses his job and is banned from college sports. Looking for a way to rehabilitate his image, McCormick takes a job coaching the basketball team at the middle school he used to attend, only to discover his players are a handful of misfits and losers with no skill on the court. Can McCormick mold the kids into a winning team -- and make himself into a better man along the way? Rebound also stars Wendy R. Robinson, Breckin Meyer, Horatio Sanz, Megan Mullally, and Patrick Warburton. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Patrick Warburton - Larry Burgess, Sr.; Megan Mullally - Principal Walsh; Eddy Martin - One Love; Steven Christopher Parker - Wes; Steven Anthony Lawrence - Ralph; Logan McElroy - Fuzzy; Gus Hoffman - Goggles; Tara Correa-McMullen - Big Mac; Amy Bruckner - Annie; Alia Shawkat - Amy; Steve Alterman - (Voice); Beau Billingslea - NCBA Board Member; J.J. Chaback - Secretary Marge; Dennis Cockrum - Referee Freddy; Michael Gallagher - OPU Assistant Coach; Bridget Hoffman - (Voice); Matt McCoy - Alumni Association Member #2; Bob Neill - (Voice); Robert Rusler - Falcon Coach; Paul Tuerpé - (Voice); Adam Wylie - (Voice); Fred Stoller - Late Carl; Robert Floyd - OPU Player Brill; Laura Kightlinger - Car Re-Po Lady; Cody Linley - Larry Burgess Jr.; Jackie Gonneau - (Voice); Kyle Chambers - American History Student; Gary Owen - Vulture Mascot; Michelle Bonilla - (Voice); Katt Williams - Preacher Don's Sidekick; Mark Griffin - Photographer; Marlon Young - Visiting Coach; Todd Glass - Referee Steve; Jason Matthew Smith - Referee Mike; Hailey Johnson - Little Girl; Tara Mercurio - Bethanne; Brian Palermo - Alumni Association Member #1; Caitlin McKenna - (Voice); Cole Evan Weiss - Opposing Player #2; Alex Vojdani - Guitar Student; Stacey Ford-Waters - Opposing Player #1; Scott L. Treger - Falcon Assistant Coach; Ayla Kell - Cute Girl; Vinnie Hughes - Walkman Kid; Jack K. Haley - Announcer #1; Barry Hochberg - Announcer #2; Kimora Lee Simmons - Female Reporter #1; Angela Oh - Female Reporter #2; La Tyia Benson - Cheerleader; Daytona Borders - Cheerleader; Jewell Burnett - Cheerleader; Marquisha Henderson - Cheerleader; Monica Irusta - Cheerleader; Kelly Christine Jew - Cheerleader; Stevie Larkin - Cheerleader; Jasmine McGerr - Cheerleader; Tevyn Page - Cheerleader; Gabrielle Simmons - Cheerleader; Clare Sofer - Cheerleader; Aryelle Tomlinson - Cheerleader; Kerry M. Gutierrez - (Voice); Alex Mandelberg - (Voice); Jacqueline Pinol - (Voice); Juan Pope - (Voice); Warren Sroka - (Voice); Matthew Stravitz - (Voice)
Credit
Bruce Crone - Art Director, Donald Sparks - Associate Producer, Darice Rollins - Associate Producer, Douglas Shamburger - Boom Operator, Jane Jenkins - Casting, Janet Hirshenson - Casting, Bronwen Boyan - Consultant/advisor, Kim Zubick - Consultant/advisor, Brendan Kirsch - Consultant/advisor, Hernando Planells - Consultant/advisor, David Vespie - Consultant/advisor, Pete Anthony - Conductor, Salvador Perez - Costume Designer, Jennifer Soulages - Costume Designer, Ruben Calderon - Costume Designer, Dolores Ybarra - Costume Designer, Rebecca Strickland - First Assistant Director, Donald Sparks - First Assistant Director, Steve Carr - Director, Mark Ellis - Second Unit Director, Bryce Fridrik Olson - Second Unit Director, Craig Herring - Editor, Martin Lawrence - Executive Producer, Paul Deason - Executive Producer, Tracey Trench - Executive Producer, Heidi Santelli - Executive Producer, Carla Joi Farmer - Hair Styles, Frank R. III Crosby - Hair Styles, Andrea Jackson - Hair Styles, Michael Neale - Location Manager, Teddy Castellucci - Composer (Music Score), Spring Aspers - Musical Direction/Supervision, Debra Denson - Makeup, Keith Hall - Makeup, Judy Twine - Makeup, Julian Chojnacki - Camera Operator, Vern Nobles, Jr. - Camera Operator, Jaymes Hinkle - Production Designer, Glen MacPherson - Cinematographer, Vern Nobles, Jr. - Cinematographer, Robert Simonds - Producer, Tim Lauber - Recording, Gabriela Ramirez - Set Designer, Stan Rice - Stunts, Debbie Evans - Stunts, Scott Rogers - Stunts, C.C. Taylor - Stunts, Malosi Leonard - Stunts, Jonathon Ricardo Robinson - Stunts, Kevin L. Jackson - Stunts Coordinator, Paul Deason - Unit Production Manager, Edward Decter - Screen Story, John J. Strauss - Screen Story, William Wolff - Screen Story, Scott Moore - Screenwriter, Jon Lucas - Screenwriter, Francis M. Hadinoto - Production Assistant, Joshua Mandel - Production Assistant, Sam Nicholson - Visual Effects Supervisor, Birds & Animals Unlimited - Animal Trainer/Wrangler, Cassandra O. Butcher - Unit Publicist, Anthony Cappello - First Assistant Camera, Jeff Hand - First Assistant Camera, Dave Maddux - Gaffer, Danny Brazen - Grip, Johnny M. Hale - Grip, Gregory Mazzola - Grip, Curtis Brown - Grip, Brian Perry - Grip, Patrick Webb - Grip, Michael E. Matteson - Key Grip, Richard A. Harrison - Music Editor, Bruce Szeles - Post Production Supervisor, Bob Dohrmann - Production Coordinator, Angela Heald - Production Supervisor, Scott Guyson - Properties Master, Michael C. Blaze - Properties Master, Marc Fishman - Re-Recording Mixer, Tony Lamberti - Re-Recording Mixer, Judi Townsend - Script Supervisor, Nicole Cummins-Rubio - Script Supervisor, Rebecca Strickland - Second Assistant Director, Lucille Ouyang - Second Assistant Director, Burt Dalton - Special Effects Coordinator, Julian Chojnacki - Steadicam Operator, John P. Johnson - Still Photographer, Kelly Oxford - Supervising Sound Editor, Tony Pirzadeh - Visual Effects Producer, Cary Robinson - Costume/Wardrobe, Greg Steele - ADR Mixer, Mary Ellen Braaten - Art Department Assistant, Robert S. Frank - Assistant Location Manager, Wendall S. Hinkle - Assistant Location Manager, Stan Cockerell - Assistant Properties, Paul Flinchbaugh - Assistant Sound Editor, Victor Ennis - Assistant Sound Editor, Gregory Lopez - Best Boy Electric, Shannon P. Summers - Best Boy Grip, Erin Patricia Boyd - Buyer, Brent Egan - Camera Loader, Mary "Devra" McMullen - Casting Assistant, Michelle Lewitt - Casting Associate, Tom Talley - Construction Coordinator, Gala Autumn - Costumes Supervisor, Christopher Hogan - Dialogue Editor, Jason Parrillo - Electrician, Marek Bojsza - Electrician, Daniel P Hawking - Electrician, Tony Graham - Electrician, Phil Hardt - Electrician, Anthony Van Dyk - Electrician, Jeff Olan Casting - Extra Casting, Michael Broomberg - Foley Artist, Diane Marshall - Foley Artist, Christi Work - Key Costumer, Tom Macdonald - Key Costumer, Mark Simpson - Leadman, Stan Rice - Personal Assistant, Heather Deaton - Personal Assistant, Lily Chang - Personal Assistant, Nina Chea - Personal Assistant, Alison Luzietti - Personal Assistant, Larry Whack - Personal Assistant, Adam Baral - Second Assistant Camera, Barnaby Shapiro - Second Assistant Camera, Amy Hughes - Second Second Assistant Director, Scott Johnson - Set Production Assistant, Michael Boyd - Set Production Assistant, Christopher Leidy - Set Production Assistant, Heather Paterson - Set Production Assistant, Ben Scissors - Set Production Assistant, Stargate Digital - Visual Effects, Robert Gould - Set Decorator, Glenn Swaim - ADR Loop Group, John Agalsoff Jr. - Cable Person, Harry Muller - Color Timing, Jack Carroll - Construction Foreman, Lucy Sustar - Foley Recordist, Gary Burritt - Negative Cutter, Monika Cox - Production Secretary, David Obermeyer - Production Sound Mixer, Samuel M. Cobb - Set Medic/First Aid, Anthony Woods - Set Medic/First Aid, William A. Klinger - Special Effects Technician, Ken Tarallo - Special Effects Technician, Lisa Ozanne - Swing Gang, Aaron Carter - Swing Gang, David R. Dunn - Swing Gang, Cheryl Gould - Swing Gang, Kenneth A. Heil - Swing Gang, Caitlin McKenna - Voice Casting, Loop Group - Voice Casting, Lisha Hocking - Art Department Coordinator, Sara Hyoun - Assistant Editor, Ceci Hyoun - Assistant Editor, Debra Denson - Department Head Makeup, Ron Smoker - Properties Maker
The film was released in July 1, 2005 and was savaged by critics and audience members alike. It made just over $6 million in revenue after its opening weekend and went on to gross only $16 million at the U.S. box office. This makes it Martin Lawrence's poorest performing film to date, in terms of revenue made.
Coach Roy McCormick (Lawrence) was once college basketball's top mastermind. His attention began to turn on what endorsementcontracts he could secure instead of actually coaching his team. Also, Coach McCormick has a quick temper. He lets his temper get the best of him in most situations, and after accidentally killing an opposing teams mascot during a game, he is banned from coaching college basketball (again) until he can show that he can control his anger.
Roy waits for a coaching position, yet nobody calls. Eventually he receives only one offer: the Mount Vernon Junior High School, coach Roys former basketball team is looking for somebody to coach their basketball team, the Smelters. Roy reluctantly accepts the offer, hoping that a few weeks at the school will prove his good intentions and restore him to his high-living ways as a celebrated college coach. As Roy begins coaching the squad, he gets into a situation that he has never been in before and doesn't know what happened to him. He eventually starts teaching the concepts of basketball to his new team. With the teaching and learning done between the two, the Smelters eventually start having success. The success leads Coach McCormick to find what he has been missing all this time, not a big coaching gig, not a high-dollar endorsement, but his simple love of the game.
Tagline
A comedy where old school ... meets middle school!!!!
The working title for this movie was Rage Control.
The film was shot entirely in California, even though it was based in Ohio. It was shot primarily in Los Angeles with filming also occurring at 20th Century Fox studios as well. The gym scenes were shot at Eliot Middle School in Pasadena.
Tara Correa-McMullen, who played the role of Big Mac in this film, was killed in a possible gang shooting.
ReelSports was contracted to train the young actors in the film.
An alternate ending on the DVD is slightly altered from the original.
In the scene where they meet Coach Roy, there is a bug on Fuzzy's torso.
During the newspaper scene, one headline was "Helter Smelter", a reference to the Helter Skelter Shootings.
