Rebound (2005)

13% of critics liked it
(89 reviews)
51% of users liked it
(51,373 ratings)

A man hoping to make his way back to the big time starts by heading back to middle school in this comedy. Roy McCormick (Martin Lawrence) is one of the most successful coaches in college basketball, but he's just as famous for his hair-trigger temper as he is for molding winning teams. When an… More A man hoping to make his way back to the big time starts by heading back to middle school in this comedy. Roy McCormick (Martin Lawrence) is one of the most successful coaches in college basketball, but he's just as famous for his hair-trigger temper as he is for molding winning teams. When an outburst of anger during a game escalates into an embarrassing public indecent, McCormick loses his job and is banned from college sports. Looking for a way to rehabilitate his image, McCormick takes a job coaching the basketball team at the middle school he used to attend, only to discover his players are a handful of misfits and losers with no skill on the court. Can McCormick mold the kids into a winning team -- and make himself into a better man along the way? Rebound also stars Wendy R. Robinson, Breckin Meyer, Horatio Sanz, Megan Mullally, and Patrick Warburton. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 26 min.
Directed By: Steve Carr
Written By: Ed Decter, John J. Strauss, Jon Lucas, Scott Moore, John Lucas
Genres: Comedy

In Theaters: Jul 1, 2005 Wide
On DVD: Dec 20, 2005
Studio: 20th Century Fox

Critic Reviews

Joshua Land, Village Voice
Lawrence coasts on star power, genially sending up his bad-boy persona.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
... a dumb, cookie-cutter sports movie that knows nothing about sports and even less about comedy.
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
A lazy, by-the-numbers vehicle.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
With the bounceless Rebound, Martin Lawrence has managed the feat of transforming from razor-tongue Bad Boys comic into a cuddly Bill Cosby clone.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Goes along pleasantly.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Rebound is almost the same movie as Coach Carter, played for Bad News Bears/ Mighty Ducks/Big Green/ Kicking and Screaming laughs.
Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com
Even the teenaged misfit audiences to whom "Rebound" is targeted will lose patience with the film's uninspired gags and lazy writing.
Cynthia Fuchs, Common Sense Media
Tired sports comedy about middle school basketball.
Kam Williams, Upstage Magazine
Bearable, if you've got young kids in need of 90 minutes of clean entertainment.
Ethan Alter, Film Journal International
An adequate video babysitter, but kids and parents alike would have a better time simply rewatching The Bad News Bears.
Scott Weinberg, DVDTalk.com
Frankly I wouldn't be surprised if Rebound was written, shot, edited, and released over the course of ... let's be generous and say three weeks.
Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
Will probably go down someplace in the cinema history books, as it is the first film in which star Martin Lawrence never goes "DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN!"
Linda Cook, KWQC-TV (Iowa)
Why would such a talent as Martin Lawrence make a totally useless, inane movie? I'm guessing that, as usual, money talks.
Thomas Peyser, Style Weekly (Richmond, VA)
It took no fewer than five writers to come up with this dull, harmless re-tread of The Bad News Bears.
Susan Granger, Modamag.com
Every cliche-filled line and plot element comes from other, better movies, so why not wait for the upcoming remake of "Bad News Bears"?

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Featured Audience Ratings

Manu G

A comedy where old school ...meets middle school Good movie. Basketball with kids is always fun and funny. I like sports movies specially basketball one's. This movie story was totally predictable but it was an entertaining film at least and the end was nice. The slow ref was… More
A comedy where old school ...meets middle school Good movie. Basketball with kids is always fun and funny. I like sports movies specially basketball one's. This movie story was totally predictable but it was an entertaining film at least and the end was nice. The slow ref was funny jajaja. Coach Roy once was college basketball's top mastermind. But lately his attentions have been on his next endorsements, not on his next game. What¹s more, Roy's temper has run amuck, leading to his being banned from college ball until he can demonstrate compliance--in other words, not explode every time he walks onto the court. Roy waits and waits; for a suitable coaching offer, but he receives only one: the Mount Vernon Junior High School Smelters basketball squad. Roy reluctantly accepts the offer, hoping that a few weeks at the school will prove his good intentions and restore him to his high-living ways as a celebrated college coach. But when old school meets middle school, Coach Roy doesn't know what hit him. It's not until Roy decides to teach his young charges some new concepts--like passing, rebounding, dribbling, and scoring--that the Smelters begin to find success and Roy finds something long thought lost: his love of the game.
KJ P

When I was 11 years old I thought it was good! But I know that I used to be a stupid little kid!
Dean M

Hilarious! Precious film minutes are wasted as Martin Lawrence ho-hums the gig, Pace picks up when he puts his heart into transforming his geeky team into confident winners. Despite a few humour gaps, the film manages to entertain in large part because of the believability of the… More
Hilarious! Precious film minutes are wasted as Martin Lawrence ho-hums the gig, Pace picks up when he puts his heart into transforming his geeky team into confident winners. Despite a few humour gaps, the film manages to entertain in large part because of the believability of the painful, embarrassing moments the kids experience asking the way.
Wildaly M

I think this is a Martin Lawrence movie, right?
EightThirty .

Cool fun for everyone ^_^
Leo L

Hilarious!

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Cast

            Martin Lawrence as Roy McCormick/Preacher Don

            Wendy Raquel Robinson as Jeanie Ellis

            Breckin Meyer as Tim Fink

            Horatio Sanz as Mr. Newirth

            Oren Williams as Keith Ellis

            Patrick Warburton as Larry Burgess Sr.

            Megan Mullally as Principal Walsh

            Eddy Martin as One Love

            Steven Christopher Parker as Wes

            Steven Anthony Lawrence as Ralph

            Logan McElroy as Fuzzy

            Gus Hoffman as Goggles

            Tara Correa-McMullen as Big Mac

            Amy Bruckner as Annie

            Alia Shawkat as Amy

            Steve Alterman as (Voice)

            Beau Billingslea as NCBA Board Member

            J.J. Chaback as Secretary Marge

            Dennis Cockrum as Referee Freddy

            Michael Gallagher as OPU Assistant Coach

            Bridget Hoffman as (Voice)

            Matt McCoy as Alumni Association Member #2

            Bob Neill as (Voice)

            Robert Rusler as Falcon Coach

            Paul Tuerpé as (Voice)

            Adam Wylie as (Voice)

            Fred Stoller as Late Carl

            Robert Floyd as OPU Player Brill

            Laura Kightlinger as Car Re-Po Lady

            Cody Linley as Larry Burgess Jr.

            Jackie Gonneau as (Voice)

            Kyle Chambers as American History Student

            Gary Owen as Vulture Mascot

            Michelle Bonilla as (Voice)

            Katt Williams as Preacher Don's Sidekick

            Mark Griffin as Photographer

            Marlon Young as Visiting Coach

            Todd Glass as Referee Steve

            Jason Matthew Smith as Referee Mike

            Hailey Johnson as Little Girl

            Tara Mercurio as Bethanne

            Brian Palermo as Alumni Association Member #1

            Caitlin McKenna as (Voice)

            Cole Evan Weiss as Opposing Player #2

            Alex Vojdani as Guitar Student

            Stacey Ford-Waters as Opposing Player #1

            Scott L. Treger as Falcon Assistant Coach

            Ayla Kell as Cheerleader

            Vinnie Hughes as Walkman Kid

            Jack K. Haley as Announcer #1

            Barry Hochberg as Announcer #2

            Kimora Lee Simmons as Female Reporter #1

            Angela Oh as Female Reporter #2

            La Tyia Benson as Cheerleader

            Daytona Borders as Cheerleader

            Jewell Burnett as Cheerleader

            Marquisha Henderson as Cheerleader

            Monica Irusta as Cheerleader

            Kelly Christine Jew as Cheerleader

            Stevie Larkin as Cheerleader

            Jasmine McGerr as Cheerleader

            Tevyn Page as Cheerleader

            Gabrielle Simmons as Cheerleader

            Clare Sofer as Cheerleader

            Aryelle Tomlinson as Cheerleader

            Kerry M. Gutierrez as (Voice)

            Alex Mandelberg as (Voice)

            Jacqueline Piñol as (Voice)

            Juan Pope as (Voice)

            Warren Sroka as (Voice)

            Matthew Stravitz as (Voice)

            Steven C. Parker
            
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