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Champions

A former minor-league basketball coach is ordered by the court to manage a team of players with intellectual disabilities. He soon realizes that despite his doubts, together, this team can go further than they ever imagined.

Director

Bobby Farrelly

Year

Genre

comedy, drama, sport

Box Office

$16,271,910

Production

Gold Circle Films,Focus Features

Awards

1 win

Homepage

https://www.focusfeatures.com/champions

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Marcus

Woody Harrelson

Alex

Sonny

Coach Phil Perretti

Julio

Cosentino

Darius

Johnny

Cody

Craig

Matthew Von Der Ahe

Blair

Benny

James Day Keith

Arthur

Marlon

Showtime

Dot

Barbara Pollard

Judge Mary Menendez

Alexandra Castillo

Attorney McGurk

Scott Van Pelt

Jalen Rose

Coach Maya

Alicia Johnston

Frank O'Connolly

Blake Lassiter

Headband

Bus Driver

Mother on Bus

Lauren Cochrane

Child with Mother on Bus

Reporter

Jimmy

Peter the 'Ringer'

Bartender

Jean-Jacques Javier

Opposing Coach

The Beasts Coach

Jared

Factory Supervisor

Shakespeare Actor

Group Home Counselor

Joanne Rodriguez

Referee

Maitre'd

Matthew Fletcher

Announcer

Cheering Spectator

Spectator

Scavenger

Christianna Dupas

Cheering Spectator

Vance Halldorson

Spectator

Curler

Desk Cop

Spectator

Bus Passenger

Lorrie Papadopoulos

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Tight game here. Halfway through
the fourth quarter, two points. - Champions

Tight game here. Halfway through the fourth quarter, two poi...

Wow. So only like
four or five big promotions - Champions

Wow. So only like four or five big promotions

Truth be told,
I should be coaching in the NBA. - Champions

Truth be told, I should be coaching in the NBA.

Because there's a lot of
politics involved and... - Champions

Because there's a lot of politics involved and...

You seem to think that I need
some hand-holding here, and I'm good. - Champions

You seem to think that I need some hand-holding here, and I&...

You're focused on SportsCenter,
calling me "darling" - Champions

You're focused on SportsCenter, calling me "darlin...

I should've known I was in
for a real meeting of the minds - Champions

I should've known I was in for a real meeting of the mi...

And it's called Visualize Success. - Champions

And it's called Visualize Success.

Hey. Don't knock visualization.
That stuff works. - Champions

Hey. Don't knock visualization. That stuff works.

No, I... I visualized
you leaving a lot earlier. - Champions

No, I... I visualized you leaving a lot earlier.

How many times
you gonna turn the ball over - Champions

How many times you gonna turn the ball over

Don't forget,
Friday night is Kids' Night. - Champions

Don't forget, Friday night is Kids' Night.

Derrick, we're gonna run
the split action - Champions

Derrick, we're gonna run the split action

You know, Jalen, we don't show - Champions

You know, Jalen, we don't show

Yes, sir. They got
some springy dudes down there. - Champions

Yes, sir. They got some springy dudes down there.

I remember.
Then he got the Ohio State job. - Champions

I remember. Then he got the Ohio State job.

Now, he didn't like
what the head coach drew up - Champions

Now, he didn't like what the head coach drew up

After all that nonsense - Champions

After all that nonsense

Oh! Get that shot out of here! - Champions

Oh! Get that shot out of here!

Yo, Marcus. You made
SportsCenter. That's pretty cool. - Champions

Yo, Marcus. You made SportsCenter. That's pretty cool.

Hey, thanks, man! - Champions

Hey, thanks, man!

(snoring) - Champions

Finish him! - Champions

All right. Okay. I... I messed up,
obviously, and I... - Champions

All right. Okay. I... I messed up, obviously, and I...

I mean, should I apologize
for wanting to win a basketball game? - Champions

I mean, should I apologize for wanting to win a basketball g...

Look, I... I'm frustrated
because you never listen to me. - Champions

Look, I... I'm frustrated because you never listen to m...

A misdirection maybe - Champions

A misdirection maybe

Okay. Well, I mean, she's old, right? - Champions

Okay. Well, I mean, she's old, right?

But you wouldn't know that - Champions

But you wouldn't know that

I... I know
Jinky can't go to his left - Champions

I... I know Jinky can't go to his left

Look, Marcus - Champions

What, are we living in Hoosiers now - Champions

What, are we living in Hoosiers now

You were a prick in college,
and you haven't changed. - Champions

You were a prick in college, and you haven't changed.

Oh, now, Turkey, that was strictly
a language barrier issue. - Champions

Oh, now, Turkey, that was strictly a language barrier issue.

You literally kicked
a player in his behind - Champions

You literally kicked a player in his behind

I'm gonna take the time,
and I'm gonna cultivate - Champions

I'm gonna take the time, and I'm gonna cultivate

Okay? There's no swearing
of any kind in Menendez's courtroom. - Champions

Okay? There's no swearing of any kind in Menendez'...

Driving with a blood-alcohol level
three times the legal limit - Champions

Driving with a blood-alcohol level three times the legal lim...

No. I just asked for
their badge numbers. - Champions

No. I just asked for their badge numbers.

- Boo-boo word.
- Mr. Marakovich - Champions

- Boo-boo word. - Mr. Marakovich

In light of that information - Champions

In light of that information

But community service?
I need to be in other cities - Champions

But community service? I need to be in other cities

You are hereby sentenced to serve
18 months incarceration in prison. - Champions

You are hereby sentenced to serve 18 months incarceration in...

I think there's some kind
of misapprehension here - Champions

I think there's some kind of misapprehension here

We both were talking when you said Take community service - Champions

We both were talking when you said Take community service

As I was saying - Champions

As I was saying

When you say
"intellectual disabilities" - Champions

When you say "intellectual disabilities"

- Yes?
- Are we talking retarded Americans? - Champions

- Yes? - Are we talking retarded Americans?

Because - Champions

Your Honor, I just have
to state for the record - Champions

Your Honor, I just have to state for the record

Okay? I don't think his words
should reflect on me going forward - Champions

Okay? I don't think his words should reflect on me goin...

No, I... I just... I... I want to say
the right thing, but I don't know... - Champions

No, I... I just... I... I want to say the right thing, but I...

If I can't say the "R" word,
what... what do I call them? - Champions

If I can't say the "R" word, what... what do ...

(whistle blows) - Champions

(whistle blows)

Okay. Right. Yeah, come on up. - Champions

Okay. Right. Yeah, come on up.

Okay, fellas, my name
is Marcus Marakovich - Champions

Okay, fellas, my name is Marcus Marakovich

Johnny, that... that is
one funky musk - Champions

Johnny, that... that is one funky musk

Coach - Champions

- He speaks Mandarin Chinese.
- (Chinese) - Champions

- He speaks Mandarin Chinese. - (Chinese)

There's plenty of time
to get acquainted later, Johnny - Champions

There's plenty of time to get acquainted later, Johnny

It's the same girl.
She just changes her hair. - Champions

It's the same girl. She just changes her hair.

Okay, Craig, Cody, Blair,
we're going to do - Champions

Okay, Craig, Cody, Blair, we're going to do

Oh, my God. Can you just forget
your girlfriend for a minute? - Champions

Oh, my God. Can you just forget your girlfriend for a minute...

Yeah, he's the only player
in the league - Champions

Yeah, he's the only player in the league

No... I... I'm talking
about the team. - Champions

No... I... I'm talking about the team.

It... It's impossible
to coach these guys. - Champions

It... It's impossible to coach these guys.

Look, Marcus,
they're Special Olympics athletes. - Champions

Look, Marcus, they're Special Olympics athletes.

You know, the one guy who can
actually play won't play for me. - Champions

You know, the one guy who can actually play won't play ...

By the way, what... what happened to
the guy who was coaching before me? - Champions

By the way, what... what happened to the guy who was coachin...

But we won't have
that problem with you - Champions

But we won't have that problem with you

She looks a lot like
someone I used to know. - Champions

She looks a lot like someone I used to know.

Well, it's very nice to meet you
for the first time, Coach. - Champions

Well, it's very nice to meet you for the first time, Co...

It's not "ha ha" funny.
It's not even... It's not funny. - Champions

It's not "ha ha" funny. It's not even......

- I don't like karaoke...
- I get knocked down - Champions

- I don't like karaoke... - I get knocked down

Yep. Hey, by the way,
let me ask you something. - Champions

Yep. Hey, by the way, let me ask you something.

And I mean, working my connections,
but it occurs to me that - Champions

And I mean, working my connections, but it occurs to me that

Why the fuck did you put this here - Champions

Why the fuck did you put this here

And is it possible you could
talk to him and help me out? - Champions

And is it possible you could talk to him and help me out?

Oh! But I don't want it to be,
you know, minor league. - Champions

Oh! But I don't want it to be, you know, minor league.

You know, fifth assistant
player development - Champions

You know, fifth assistant player development

Okay, guys, today we're gonna
work on the fundamentals of passing. - Champions

Okay, guys, today we're gonna work on the fundamentals ...

All right? Now, we're gonna start
with the bounce pass. - Champions

All right? Now, we're gonna start with the bounce pass.

Thumbs behind the ball,
flick of the wrist, bounce pass. - Champions

Thumbs behind the ball, flick of the wrist, bounce pass.

Good.. Now, we're going to
do the chest pass. - Champions

Good.. Now, we're going to do the chest pass.

Yeah, but the guy has to be ready.
That's a crucial part of this... - Champions

Yeah, but the guy has to be ready. That's a crucial par...

Oh, all right. Hang on.
You guys shoot around a little bit. - Champions

Oh, all right. Hang on. You guys shoot around a little bit.

Big balls celebration - Champions

Big balls celebration

Has he ever actually hit
one of those backward shots? - Champions

Has he ever actually hit one of those backward shots?

In the five years
I've played with him - Champions

In the five years I've played with him

Well, Arthur gave me
a concussion, but - Champions

Well, Arthur gave me a concussion, but

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A former minor-league basketball coach is ordered by the court to manage a team of players with intellectual disabilities. He soon realizes that despite his doubts, together, this team can go further than they ever imagined.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Bobby Farrelly

Writer: Mark Rizzo, Javier Fesser, David Marqués

Production: Gold Circle Films,Focus Features

Genre: comedy, drama, sport

Year: 2023

MetaScore: 50/100

ImdbRating: 6.7

BoxOffice: $16,271,910

Released: 10 Mar 2023

Awards: 1 win

Homepage: https://www.focusfeatures.com/champions

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