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Semi-Pro

film by Alterman [2008]

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The film Semi-Pro (2008) is a comedy starring Will Ferrell as Jackie Moon, a flamboyant player-owner attempting to save his basketball franchise during the final days of the American Basketball Association (ABA). The movie is noted for squandering Ferrell's talent and that of co-star Woody Harrelson. The term "semipro" itself refers to being semiprofessional.12

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