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Champions

Champions

Every dream team starts somewhere.

20236.72h 4m

Overview

A stubborn and hotheaded minor league basketball coach is forced to train a Special Olympics team when he is sentenced to community service.

Directed by Bobby Farrelly
Written by David Marqués, Javier Fesser, Mark Rizzo
Produced by Paul Brooks, Scott Niemeyer, Jeremy Plager
Box Office0Revenue: $9.3M

Top Cast

Woody Harrelson

Woody Harrelson

Marcus

Kaitlin Olson

Kaitlin Olson

Alex

Cheech Marin

Cheech Marin

Julio

Matt Cook

Matt Cook

Sonny

Ernie Hudson

Ernie Hudson

Coach Phil Peretti

Madison Tevlin

Madison Tevlin

Cosentino

Joshua Felder

Joshua Felder

Darius

Kevin Iannucci

Kevin Iannucci

Johnny

Ashton Gunning

Ashton Gunning

Cody

Matthew Von Der Ahe

Matthew Von Der Ahe

Craig

Themes & Keywords

basketballspecial olympicsbasketball teamaftercreditsstingerduringcreditsstingerspecial needsbasketball coachlighthearted

About Champions

Champions is a comedy, drama film released in 2023 exploring themes of basketball, special olympics, basketball team, aftercreditsstinger, duringcreditsstinger, special needs. Directed by Bobby Farrelly, it stars Woody Harrelson, Kaitlin Olson, Cheech Marin. A stubborn and hotheaded minor league basketball coach is forced to train a Special Olympics team when he is sentenced to community service.

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