PREVIEW: Home Team (U)

WHO’S IN IT?

Kevin James (Paul Blart: Mall Cop), Taylor Lautner (Abduction), Rob Schneider (The Hot Chick), Jackie Sandler (Just Go With It), Tait Blum (Unicorn), Gary Valentine (Here Comes the Boom), Maxwell Simkins (The Sleepover), Jacob Perez (The Marksman), Bryant Tardy (Logan), Manny Magnus (film debut), Liam Kyle (film debut), Christopher Farrar (Somewhere Between Arnold & Festus), Merek Mastrov (film debut), Isaiah Mustafa (It Chapter Two), Christopher Titone (The Ridiculous 6), Ashley D. Kelley (film debut), Lavell Crawford (Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates), Allen Covert (Grandma’s Boy), Anthony L. Fernandez (The Boatman), Jared Sandler (The Wrong Missy), Chloe Fineman (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Charles Francis Kinnane (The Good Thief) and Daniel Kinnane (Saving Bill Murray), directors; Keith Blum (film debut) and Chris Titone (film debut), writers; Allen Covert (That’s My Boy), Kevin Grady (The Wrong Missy), Kevin James (Paul Blart: Mall Cop), Jeff Lowell (film debut), Adam Sandler (Grown Ups) and Jeff Sussman (Grilled), producers; Rupert Gregson-Williams (Hacksaw Ridge), composer; Seamus Tierney (Brittany Runs A Marathon), cinematographer; Tom Costain (Just Go With It), Scott Hill (Here Comes the Boom) and Brian M. Robinson (Hubie Halloween), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Sean Payton (James), the NFL coach who led the New Orleans Saints to victory at the Super Bowl, is suspended for a year after being caught up in a major scandal. Newly disgraced, he returns to his home town where he attempts to reconnect with his son Connor (Blum) by coaching his underperforming football team…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The real-life story of disgraced NFL coach Sean Payton’s downtime is explored in comedic fashion within this light-hearted sports comedy from the folks at Happy Madison.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 28TH JANUARY 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON NETFLIX

 

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