The Longshots


1h 26m 2008

Brief Synopsis

When Curtis Plummer, a down on his luck former high school football star, takes the only job he can find, babysitting his misfit niece Jasmine, he discovers she has the skills that once made him a great quarterback. The only place these two opposites get along is on the field, so Curtis is determined to turn Jasmine into the star of the local team, The Minden Browns, and get his own stride back by becoming the coach. The boys on the team don't want her but when this girl quarterback shows them she's got the skills, she'll turn their whole world upside down.

Film Details

Also Known As
Comeback, Longshots, Perfect Match, The, Untitled (Dimension Films/Ice Cube Sports Project)
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Sports
Release Date
2008
Distribution Company
DIMENSION FILMS/METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC. (MGM )
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 26m

Synopsis

When Curtis Plummer, a down on his luck former high school football star, takes the only job he can find--babysitting his misfit niece Jasmine--he discovers that she has the skills that once made him a great quarterback. The only place these two opposites get along is on the field, so Curtis is determined to turn Jasmine into the star of the local team, The Minden Browns, and get his own stride back by becoming the coach. The boys on the team don't want her but when this girl quarterback shows them she's got the skills, she'll turn their whole world upside down.

Crew

Jesse Adams

Production Assistant

Kelly Akers

Script Supervisor

David Akes

Props

Bradley Allen

On-Set Dresser

Matt Alvarez

Producer

Reza Amidi

Visual Effects Editor

Walter Anderson

Sound Mixer

Cesar Angobaldo

Transportation Coordinator

Steve Apostolina

Looping Coordinator

Rhonda Ardoin

Props

Lulu Ashcraft

Tutor

Lisa Ashe

Visual Effects Producer

Spring Aspers

Music Supervisor

Doug Atchison

Screenplay

Gerald Autin

Grip

Barbara Babs Babb

Production Assistant

Jamie Baremore

Casting Assistant

Ron Barr

Visual Effects

Matt Barry

Casting Director

Takbir Bashir

Song

Aubre Bauer

Costumes

Dan Beal

Film Lab

Keith Beard

Driver

Cheryl Beckerdite

Tutor

Ron Bedrosian

Adr Mixer

Tracy Bennett

Photography

Marco Black

Assistant Director

Paul Blair

Driver

Jill Bogdanowicz

Colorist

Cory Boldroff

Rigging Grip

Ted Boonthanakit

Storyboard Artist

Clint Borden

Dolly Grip

Charles Breen

Production Designer

Gail Briant

Scenic Artist

Chuck Brown

Dolly Grip

Kenneth Brown

Construction

Nikki Brown

Makeup Artist

John Brunot

Property Master

Clyde E Bryan

Camera Assistant

Eddie Burcham

On-Set Dresser

Ron Caldwell

Driver

Scott Cameron

Assistant Director

Alexander T Carey

Production Secretary

Kevin Carlisle

Grip

Julio Carmona

Adr

Jesse Cartwright

Driver

Andrew Casbon

Painter

Teddy Castellucci

Music

Leoisick Castro

Costumer

Annette Chambers

Driver

Stephanie Chernak

Visual Effects Producer

June Christopher

Looping Coordinator

Daniel Coe

Construction Coordinator

Judy Cook

Casting Associate

Wes Cook

Project Manager

Duane Cooper

Grip

David Cowgill

Looping Coordinator

Thomas Creager

Grip

Kenneth Crenshaw

Driver

Steve Cropper

Song

Daniel Ishi Cruz

Film Lab

Frank Cunningham

Driver

Terry Curtis

Driver

Andy D'addario

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Brent Dahlin

Driver

Mark Shane Davis

Key Grip

Jeff Dawn

Makeup

Christina De Leon

Office Production Assistant

Bryan Delorenzo

Camera Assistant

Debra Denson

Makeup

Debra Denson

Hair

Craig Devereux

Assistant Camera

Robert M Donaldson

Assistant Location Manager

Mark Dornfeld

Visual Effects Supervisor

Larry Dorsey

Lighting Technician

Tulio Duenas

Camera Assistant

Tara Duncil

Casting

Nathan Dupree

Props

Pastor Denny Duron

Consultant

Cory Durst

Assistant

Crystal Dyson

Stunt Double

Colin Edlund

Craft Service

Stephanie Emery

Set Decorator

Victor Ennis

Supervising Sound Editor

Ime Etuk

Assistant Director

Jared Faber

Song

Peter Fandetti

Editor

Michele Ferrone

Visual Effects Producer

Sean P. Fickert

Rigging Grip

Theresa A Fleming

Hair Stylist

Paul Flinchbaugh

Sound

John Flores

Film Lab

Jay Floyd

Clearance Coordinator

Melissa Forney

Hair Stylist

Brian Fosnaugh

Chief Lighting Technician

Steve Fossler

Craft Service

Rob Frohling

Assistant

Steven Garcia

Transportation Captain

Jennifer Garlington

Set Decorator

Jordan Garrett

Grip

Kevin Gazdik

Chief Lighting Technician

Steve Gibbions

Visual Effects

Charles Gibson

Office Production Assistant

Stephen Gibson

Song

Hector Gika

Sound Effects Editor

Cecil Glenn

Song

Paul Goodstein

Key Grip

Andre M Green

Electrician

Josiah Greenup

Electrician

Kerry Gutierrez

Looping Coordinator

Paula Hadwin

Tutor

Conrad W. Hall

Director Of Photography

Chris Hamilton

Caterer

Richard A Harrison

Music Editor

Steven Haun

Film Lab

Noel Hazen

Sound Recordist

Geoff Head

Security

Brad Heiner

Dolly Grip

Brooke Heller

Song Performer

Brooke Heller

Song

S Aimee Helms

Costumes

Alex Hernandez

Film Lab

Tim Heugele

Software Engineer

Letitia D Hoass

Tutor

Kathleen D Holton

Construction

Jamesha Howard

Stand-In

Mark Hubbard

Software Engineer

Randy Hughens

Grip

Tim Hunley

Painter

Rawn Hutchinson

Unit Director

Rawn Hutchinson

Stunt Coordinator

Bruce A Jackson

Electrician

Matthew Jackson

Office Production Assistant

Jim Jaffe

Product Placement

Michael James

Painter

Gary Jay

Camera Operator

Robert Jepson

Driver

Jeffery Jimes

Painter

Deron Johnson

Song

Kenneth L Johnson

Supervising Sound Editor

Topher Kaminski

Greensman

Gabe Karon

Assistant

Chris Kern

Visual Effects Supervisor

Barry Kerns

Driver

Nancy Green Keyes

Casting Director

Tim Kimmel

Adr/Dialogue Editor

Randy Kinyon

Transportation Co-Captain

Tom Kramer

Music Editor

Paul Kuzmich

Caterer

Andrew La Marca

Executive Producer

Andrew La Marca

Unit Production Manager

Barbara Lane

Accounting Assistant

Robert Lane

Production Accountant

Bill Larson

Special Effects Technician

Kenneth Lecompte

Coordinator

Nancy Leiviska

Assistant

Laurie Levine

Tutor

Joshua Levinson

Post-Production Supervisor

Otto Lindsey

On-Set Dresser

Brad Lokey

Sound

Kevin Lomet

Software Engineer

Stephen Lonano

Assistant Director

Gai Loper

Accountant

Anne Lopez

Film Lab

Senovio Loredo Jr.

Driver

Brekke Lowe

Caterer

Kimberlee Lucas

Accounting Assistant

James A Lundin

Driver

Ryab Maginn

Song

Brinkley A. Maginnis

Casting

Diane Marshall

Foley Artist

Brett Mayo

Hair Stylist

Caitlin Mckenna

Adr Voice Casting

Caitlin Mckenna

Adr

Mary E. Mcleod

Costume Designer

Billy Merrill

Grip

David Blair Merry

Greensman

Tara Miller

Location Assistant

Thomas Minton

Set Designer

T J Morgan

Visual Effects

Joel Morton

Driver

Ron Muhammad

Associate Producer

Austin Myers

Costume Supervisor

Jessica Myha

Music Coordinator

Charlie Nauman

Loader

Todd Orr

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Elizabeth Ostermann

Film Lab

Douglas Oswald

Painter

Kelly Oxford

Adr Supervisor

Cory Parker

On-Set Dresser

Ebony Parson

Makeup Artist

Richard Pearsall

Software Engineer

F Stanley Pearse Jr.

Location Manager

Michalla Petersen

Looping Coordinator

Chris Pierce

Song

Buddy Pine

Driver

Lexi Price

Costumes

Randal S Pritchett

Driver

K B Pugliese

Assistant Production Coordinator

Billy Ramirez

Driver

Film Details

Also Known As
Comeback, Longshots, Perfect Match, The, Untitled (Dimension Films/Ice Cube Sports Project)
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Sports
Release Date
2008
Distribution Company
DIMENSION FILMS/METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC. (MGM )
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 26m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Summer August 22, 2008

Released in United States on Video December 2, 2008

Feature directorial debut for Fred Durst.

Nick Santora acquired the film rights to Plummer's story.

Released in United States Summer August 22, 2008

Released in United States on Video December 2, 2008