The Winning Season

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This article is about the 2009 theatrical film. For the 2004 television film, see The Winning Season (2004 film).
The Winning Season
The Winning Season Poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJames C. Strouse
Written byJames C. Strouse
Produced byKara Baker
Jana Daniela
Taplin Lundberg
Galt Niederhoffer
Celine Rattray
Gia Walsh
StarringSam Rockwell
Shareeka Epps
Emily Rios
Rooney Mara
Emma Roberts
CinematographyFrank G. DeMarco
Edited byJoe Klotz
Music byEdward Shearmur
Distributed byLionsgate (North America/United Kingdom)
Release dates
  • January 19, 2009 (2009-01-19) (Sundance Film Festival)
  • September 3, 2010 (2010-09-03) (United States)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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,[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

Cast[]

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.

References[]

  1. ^ Honeycutt, Kirk (September 1, 2010). "Hoops Drama "Winning Season" Completely Predictable". ABC News. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
  2. ^ Zeitchik, Steven; & Fernandez, Jay A. (January 20, 2009). "'Winning Season' for Lionsgate". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
  3. ^ Chang, Justin (January 21, 2009). "The Winning Season". Variety. Retrieved January 21, 2009.

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