The Replacements

2000

The Replacements

Critics Consensus

The cliched characters and obvious outcome make all the fun and excitement amount to nothing.

41%

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Total Count: 108

66%

Audience Score

User Ratings: 159,738
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Movie Info

The 1987 National Football League players' strike inspired this sports-themed comedy. The Washington Sentinels are one of the strongest teams in pro football -- until contract negotiations break down and the Sentinels go on strike. Determined to play the team's schedule, owner Edward O'Neil (Jack Warden) recruits a ragtag band of scab players, to be headed up and whipped into shape by the retired veteran coach Jimmy McGinty (Gene Hackman). At the top of the recruitment list is quarterback Shane Falco (Keanu Reeves), a promising athlete until a catastrophic defeat in the Sugar Bowl dashed his confidence. Joining Falco on the team are Clifford Franklin (Orlando Jones), a receiver who can't catch the ball; Nigel Gruff (Rhys Ifans), a chain-smoking Welsh soccer player; Bateman (Jon Favreau), a former cop with anger management problems; Fumiko (Ace Yonamine), a sumo wrestler new to football; and Wilkinson (Michael Jace), a convict on parole to the Sentinels. Can McGinty mold his new squad of misfits and no-hopers (who truly love the game) into a winning team? Brooke Langton plays Annabelle, head of the Sentinels' cheerleading squad (who has to contend with replacements of her own), and football commentators John Madden and Pat Summerall appear as themselves. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
  • Rating:
    PG-13 (for some crude sexual humor and language)
  • Genre:
    Comedy, Drama, Sports & Fitness
  • Directed By:
    Howard Deutch
  • Written By:
    Vince McKewin
  • In Theaters:
     wide
  • On Disc/Streaming:
  • Box Office:
    $44,004,460
  • Runtime:
  • Studio:
    Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast

Keanu Reeves
as Shane Falco
Gene Hackman
as Jimmy McGinty
Brooke Langton
as Annabelle Farrell
Orlando Jones
as Clifford Franklin
Jon Favreau
as Daniel Bateman
Jack Warden
as Edward O'Neil
Rhys Ifans
as Nigel Gruff
Michael Jace
as Earl Wilkinson
Troy Winbush
as Walter Cochran
Michael "Bear" Taliferro
as Andre Jackson
Faizon Love
as Jamal Jackson
Brett Cullen
as Eddie Martel
John Madden (II)
as Himself
Pat Summerall
as Himself
Gailard Sartain
as Pilachowski
David Denman
as Brian Murphy
Gregory L. Williams
as Edwards, Dwight
Ace Yonamine
as Jumbo Fumiko
Sarah Ann Morris
as Heather
Art LaFleur
as Banes
Keith David
as Lindell
Elisa Jacobs
as Red-Haired Cheerleader
Greg Goossen
as Drunk #2
Seymour Horowitz
as Gangster #3
E. Dawn Samuel
as Reporter #2
Cliff McMullen
as Policeman #1
James Black
as Ref #3
Robyn Peterson
as Mrs. O'Neil
Craig Sechler
as Reporter #3
Zachary I. Young
as Kid in Liquor Store
Robert Shepherd
as Reporter #4
Dylan Sellers
as League Commissioner
Michelle Johnston
as Fumiko's Girl
F. Stephen Schmidt
as Maryland Corrections Officer
Caroline Keenan
as Dawn
Marty Wright
as Butler
Bob Angelo
as Gangster #2
Mark Robert Ellis
as San Diego Coach
Ken Martin
as Sentinal Cheerleader
Elliot Balis
as Sentinal Cheerleader
Andrea Barnes
as Wannabee Cheerleader
Edward M. Beckford Jr.
as News Reporter
Tom Barry
as Mini-mart Customer
Mara Berman
as Wannabee Cheerleader
Michael Brinkman
as Phoenix Head Coach
Al Brown
as Ref #1
Todd Champagne
as Detroit Linebacker
Stella Choe
as Asian Cheerleader
John Clark
as Dallas Linebacker
Carol Caesar
as Wannabee Cheerleader
Laura L. Cottrel
as Sentinal Cheerleader
Michelle Courtney
as Wannabee Cheerleader
Dave Cureton
as Matheson
Amber Dulski
as Sentinal Cheerleader
Marcia Dor Etain
as Wannabee Cheerleader
Leanna Foglia
as Wannabee Cheerleader
Jon K. Farless
as Ref #4
Tim Estep
as Sentinal Cheerleader
Jon Garcia
as O'Neil's Assistant
Levis Francis
as Sentinal Cheerleader
Andrea Graham
as Wannabee Cheerleader
Archie L. Harris Jr.
as Wilson Carr
Len Greenblatt
as Wannabee Cheerleader
Robert Vique
as Man on the Street #1
Jesper Inglis
as Washington Player
Seanna Zimmerman
as Sentinal Cheerleader
Jaya Kanal
as Wannabee Cheerleader
Milinda A. Jefferson
as Sentinal Cheerleader
Renee Latimore
as Sentinal Cheerleader
Tom Korzenioski
as Drunk #1
Kenward Lee
as Korean Store Owner
Christian Lyon
as Bartender #1
William J. McKeon III
as Biker #1
Eric Miller
as Detroit Lineman
Royan Miller
as Wannabee Cheerleader
Paul Morella
as Gangster #1
Russell Marcum
as Wannabee Cheerleader
Pete Ohnegian
as Washington Center
Todd Eric Yeaman
as Washington Offensive Tackle
Rhonda Overby
as Sideline Reporter
Evan Dexter Parke
as Malcolm LaMont
Heather Pedersen
as Wannabee Cheerleader
Michelle Pinkham
as Wannabee Cheerleader
Richard Pilcher
as Ref #2
Kevin Reid
as Detroit Quarterback
Mia Reeves
as Wannabee Cheerleader
Emily Roberts
as Sentinal Cheerleader
Gemma Roskam
as Wannabee Cheerleader
Melissa Musotto
as Sentinal Cheerleader
Tyrone Roy
as Detroit Linebacker
Nicole Schiro
as Wannabee Cheerleader
Stephanie Sutch
as Sentinal Cheerleader
Chris Stabile
as Sentinal Cheerleader
Margie Tompros
as Wannabee Cheerleader
Jamie Vane
as Female Reporter
Mary Ann Walsh
as Wannabee Cheerleader
Kel Watrin
as San Diego Quarterback
Justin L. Wilson
as Sentinal Cheerleader
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Audience Reviews for The Replacements

  • Feb 14, 2016
    Fun and innocent film, you can't fault a film that really doesn't attempt to be anything remotely serious. Keanu Reeves is good and Hackman is always a great backbone, pity the film didn't make more box office as this was a good film.
    Brendan N Super Reviewer
  • Jul 20, 2012
    The Bad News Bears take up football, become scabs and take on Keanu Reeves as a quarterback. Poor Gene Hackman must have really needed the money.
    John B Super Reviewer
  • Feb 26, 2012
    One of the worst things I have ever had the misfortune of watching. Cliche writing, terrible acting, this movie gets very little right.
    Sanjay R Super Reviewer
  • Oct 01, 2011
    Not so much a sports movie but rather a sports fantasy fried in buckets of greasy charm. Still watchable but only just.
    Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
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