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Writer (WGA):
Vince McKewin (written by)
Release Date:
11 August 2000 (USA)
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Tagline:
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During a pro football strike, the owners hire substitute players. full summary | add synopsis
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"There is no tomorrow for you, and that makes you very dangerous people."
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Keanu Reeves | ... | Shane Falco |
 | Gene Hackman | ... | Jimmy McGinty |
 | Brooke Langton | ... | Annabelle Farrell |
 | Orlando Jones | ... | Clifford Franklin |
 | Faizon Love | ... | Jamal Jackson |
 | Michael Taliferro | ... | Andre Jackson (as Michael 'Bear' Taliferro) |
| Ace Yonamine | ... | Jumbo |
| Troy Winbush | ... | Walter Cochran |
 | David Denman | ... | Brian Murphy |
 | Jon Favreau | ... | Daniel Bateman |
| Michael Jace | ... | Earl Wilkinson / Ray Smith |
 | Rhys Ifans | ... | Nigel 'The Leg' Gruff |
| Gailard Sartain | ... | Pilachowski |
 | Art LaFleur | ... | Banes |
 | Brett Cullen | ... | Eddie Martel |
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Rated PG-13 for some crude sexual humor and language.
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118 min | Australia:114 min
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Colour (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Malaysia:U |
Iceland:L |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Chile:14 |
Germany:12 |
New Zealand:M |
Singapore:PG |
South Korea:12 |
Spain:7 |
UK:12 |
USA:PG-13
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The dance that the players are doing to the song "I Will Survive" is actually the "Electric Slide," a popular party dance, which is very easy and can be taught even to young children, which is probably the reason it was used.
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Revealing mistakes: During the bar fight when Nigel goes to kick the guy in the head after he knocked him down, he missed his head by a good couple of feet. Perhaps they shot multiple angles but decided on that one.
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John Madden:
According to the Sentinels, it says Ray Smith is - hey, that's weird. No college given, no high school. It just says he's been a resident of the state of Maryland for the last two years and two months, and that he likes to embroider.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "HBO First Look: The Making of 'The Replacements' (#7.13)" (2000)
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Bad Girls
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please explain why Nigel was crying before the last kick and Shane pulled a lucy with the ball?Why did Shane leave the team instead of staying on as backup?
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Those are the words of coach (Hackman) before the final regular season game for the "replacement" players, filling in for the striking regulars. The "never-been" QB (Keanu Reeves) must try to lead them to victory.
"The Replacements" is primarily a good screwball comedy, in the vein of, but significantly better than, "Best of Show" and "The Waterboy." Some may even take a "message" away, about the importance of teamwork, belief in oneself, true love (QB and the head cheerleader). But that is all secondary.
I rate this one highly for pure escapism entertainment, but also with good acting by Reeves and Hackman, and some almost-believable football action, heavily interlaced with goofiness. The lap-dancers turned cheerleaders, who totally distract the opposing team. The tag-team vomiting during the huddle, after the Japanese sumo wrestler eats too many eggs before the game ("I gotta beef up!") The cop who, like in the "Waterboy", can get enraged (Coach says, "I want you to get me the ball," and he does.) The Welsh kicker who is "wirr-rrry strong" and smokes a cigarette while kicking. The "I will survive" dance in jail, after the barroom brawl with the 'regulars.'
To make a good screwball comedy, the writer and director have to walk a fine line and here they do it well. John Madden and Pat Summerall, playing announcers, are genuinely funny. The DVD picture, and Dolby Digital 5.1 sound, are up to standards.