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The Winning Season
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Wikipedia article
'The Winning Season' is a 2009 American sports comedy film written and directed by James C. Strouse and starring Sam Rockwell. Premiering at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, the film had a limited theatrical release on September 3, 2010,Honeycutt, Kirk (September 1, 2010). [https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=11538922 "Hoops Drama "Winning Season" Completely Predictable"]. 'ABC News'. Retrieved September 3, 2010. distributed by Lionsgate in the United Kingdom and the United States after they brought the rights to the film at Sundance. Plum Pictures and Gigi Films produced the film.Zeitchik, Steven; & Fernandez, Jay A. (January 20, 2009). [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/festival/winning-season-for-lionsgate-1003932255.story?imw=Y "'Winning Season' for Lionsgate"]. 'The Hollywood Reporter'. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
Plot
Bill Greaves, a divorced deadbeat dad, is estranged from his teenage daughter Molly. His friend Terry is a high school principal who gives him a job as the coach for the girls' varsity basketball team. Bill begins to regret his decision when he meets the girls on the team: Abbie Miller, Tamra Schemerhorn, Mindy, Wendy Webber, Lisa Robinson, and Kathy Reyes. They improve under Bill's coaching and advise him on his relationship with his daughter, but their winning season does not protect the girls from their real world difficulties.Chang, Justin (January 21, 2009). [https://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=festivals&jump=review&id=2471&reviewid=VE1117939418&cs=1 "The Winning Season"]. 'Variety'. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
Cast
* Sam Rockwell as Bill Greaves
* Shareeka Epps as Lisa Robinson
* Emily Rios as Kathy Reyes
* Rooney Mara as Wendy Webber
* Emma Roberts as Abbie Miller
* Meaghan Witri as Tamra Schemerhorn
* Melanie Hinkle as Mindy
* Margo Martindale as Donna
* Rob Corddry as Terry
* Jessica Hecht as Stacey
* Shana Dowdeswell as Molly Greaves
* Caitlin Colford as Trish
* Connor Paolo as Damon
Devin Ratray portrays a security officer named "Buzz", in reference to his role as "Buzz McCallister" in 'Home Alone' (1995) and 'Home Alone 2: Lost in New York' (1997). Ratray would subsequently reprise his role as Buzz McCallister in 'Home Sweet Home Alone' (2021), in which Buzz is revealed to have become a police officer (and to have also formerly been employed as a security guard) since the events of the first two 'Home Alone' films.
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