The Replacements (2000)
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40% of critics liked it
(107 reviews) -
70% of users liked it
(142,686 ratings)
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… More 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
- Directed By
- Howard Deutch
- Written By
- Vince McKewin, Vince Mc Kewin
- Genres
- Drama, Sports & Fitness, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Aug 11, 2000 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
It's like a standard sports movie, but with every point made twice or three times -- as if we'd never seen one before.
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Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune
A soggy comedy.
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Paul Tatara, CNN.com
A barely coherent comedy.
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Jay Carr, Boston Globe
Often entertaining despite itself, thanks mostly to a screenful of surprisingly engaging performances.
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Bob Longino, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
While there's plenty in this movie that's mildly funny, The Replacements is nothing more than a high school romp.
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Cast
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Keanu Reeves
as Shane Falco
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Gene Hackman
as Coach Jimmy McGinty
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Orlando Jones
as Clifford Franklin
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Jon Favreau
as Daniel Bateman
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Brooke Langton
as Annabelle Farrell
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Rhys Ifans
as Nigel "The Leg" Gruff
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Jack Warden
as Edward O'Neil
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Faizon Love
as Jamal Jackson
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Michael "Bear" Taliferro
as Andre Jackson
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Ace Yonamine
as Jumbo Fumiko
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Troy Winbush
as Walter Cochran
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David Denman
as Brian Murphy
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Michael Jace
as Earl Wilkinson
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Gailard Sartain
as Pilachowski
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Art La Fleur
as Banes
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Brett Cullen
as Eddie Martel
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John Madden (II)
as Himself
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Pat Summerall
as Himself
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Keith David
as Lindell
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James Black
as Ref #3
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Greg Goossen
as Drunk #2
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Cliff McMullen
as Policeman #1
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Robyn Peterson
as Mrs. O'Neil
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Craig Sechler
as Reporter #3
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Zachary I. Young
as Kid in Liquor Store
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Dylan Sellers
as League Commissioner
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Robert Shepherd
as Reporter #4
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F. Stephen Schmidt
as Maryland Corrections Officer
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Michelle Johnston
as Fumiko's Girl
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Caroline Keenan
as Dawn
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Marty Wright
as Butler
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Bob Angelo
as Gangster #2
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Ken Martin
as Sentinal Cheerleader
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Mark Robert Ellis
as San Diego Coach
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Andrea Barnes
as Wannabee Cheerleader
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Elliot Balis
as Sentinal Cheerleader
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Tom Barry
as Mini-mart Customer
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Edward M. Beckford Jr.
as News Reporter
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Mara Berman
as Wannabee Cheerleader
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Michael Brinkman
as Phoenix Head Coach
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Al Brown
as Ref #1
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Carol Caesar
as Wannabee Cheerleader
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Todd Champagne
as Detroit Linebacker
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Stella Choe
as Asian Cheerleader
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John Clark
as Dallas Linebacker
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Laura L. Cottrel
as Sentinal Cheerleader
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Michelle Courtney
as Wannabee Cheerleader
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Dave Cureton
as Matheson
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Amber Dulski
as Sentinal Cheerleader
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Tim Estep
as Sentinal Cheerleader
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Marcia Dor Etain
as Wannabee Cheerleader
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Jon K. Farless
as Ref #4
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Leanna Foglia
as Wannabee Cheerleader
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Levis Francis
as Sentinal Cheerleader
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Jon Garcia
as O'Neil's Assistant
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Marc C. Geshwind
as Bartender #2
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Andrea Graham
as Wannabee Cheerleader
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Len Greenblatt
as Wannabee Cheerleader
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Archie L. Harris Jr.
as Wilson Carr
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Colette Hillman
as Sentinal Cheerleader
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Seymour Horowitz
as Gangster #3
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Jesper Inglis
as Washington Player
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Elisa Jacobs
as Red-Haired Cheerleader
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Milinda A. Jefferson
as Sentinal Cheerleader
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Jaya Kanal
as Wannabee Cheerleader
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Tom Korzenioski
as Drunk #1
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Renee Latimore
as Sentinal Cheerleader
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Kenward Lee
as Korean Store Owner
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Christian Lyon
as Bartender #1
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Russell Marcum
as Wannabee Cheerleader
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William J. McKeon III
as Biker #1
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Royan Miller
as Wannabee Cheerleader
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Paul Morella
as Gangster #1
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Sarah Ann Morris
as Heather
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Melissa Musotto
as Sentinal Cheerleader
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ODB
as O.D.B.
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Pete Ohnegian
as Washington Center
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Doug Olear
as Man on the Street #2
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Rhonda Overby
as Sideline Reporter
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Evan Dexter Parke
as Malcolm LaMont
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Heather Pedersen
as Wannabee Cheerleader
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Richard Pilcher
as Ref #2
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Michelle Pinkham
as Wannabee Cheerleader
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Mia Reeves
as Wannabee Cheerleader
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Kevin Reid
as Detroit Quarterback
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Justin Reimer
as Dallas Defender
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Emily Roberts
as Sentinal Cheerleader
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Gemma Roskam
as Wannabee Cheerleader
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Tyrone Roy
as Detroit Linebacker
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E. Dawn Samuel
as Reporter #2
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Nicole Schiro
as Wannabee Cheerleader
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Chris Stabile
as Sentinal Cheerleader
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Stephanie Sutch
as Sentinal Cheerleader
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Margie Tompros
as Wannabee Cheerleader
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Jamie Vane
as Female Reporter
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Robert Vique
as Man on the Street #1
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Mary Ann Walsh
as Wannabee Cheerleader
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Kel Watrin
as San Diego Quarterback
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Gregory L. Williams
as Edwards Dwight
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Justin L. Wilson
as Sentinal Cheerleader
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Todd Eric Yeaman
as Washington Offensive Tackle
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Seanna Zimmerman
as Sentinal Cheerleader
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Eric Miller
as Detroit Lineman
- Art LaFleur
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John Madden
as Himself



