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Cast: Ross Patterson, Joey Kern, Christine Lakin, Richard Riehle
Jack and his pals are in a bit of a rut. They've spent 2 decades chasing women and fleeing commitment. They're not quite alcoholic -- more like "alcohol-ish".
Jack is about to turn 40, and he's starting to see hidden messages in everyday street signs. Snedden's goal in life is to f@#% his way through the alphabet. Price is 1 drink away from a total meltdown. Victor is a "fretrosexual" -- he never has sex, just worries about it.
In this hysterical ‘mockumentary’, Ross Patterson of Funny Or Die stars as Ted “The Wiffler” Whitfield, the greatest professional wiffleball player in sports history. But when Ted’s attempt to break the homerun record with his best friend and teammate Willie “High Sox” Hamilton (Joey Kern of Grind and Super Troopers) is derailed by a steroid scandal, everything starts to fall apart. It’s a non-stop hilarious tale of fame, groupies, firearms, sex tapes, mountain lions, peanuts and more. Most of all, it’s about love of the game.
"SCREWBALL: THE TED WHITFIELD STORY" is a sports comedy done a documentary style. It tells the story of Ted Whitfield, the greatest wiffleball player ever as he tries to break the homerun record and his subsequent battles with substance abuse. The story tells of the rise and fall of Ted and there's plenty of laughs along the way. There's been many sports comedies but there has never been one about the sport of wiffleball, the game we all grew up playing.
There are many laugh out loud moments in the film and the characters are just as zany. The cast which includes Ross Patterson as "The Wiffler" all do a terrific job playing these over the top characters.
This is a film that plays for laughs and I got the impression the entire cast had a great time making the film and it translates well back to the audience.
The film also provides us with the rules of professional wiffleball which are very different from that of professional baseball.
Not a great film by any means but the film has a great pace to it, provides plenty of laughs to keep you entertained and it's a cool variation on other baseball comedies out there. If you like your comedy a little crude then I suggest picking this one up, it was much better than I expected it was going to be.
As far as Special Features go the DVD only comes with a few trailers but it's worth picking up before the movie itself. You can order the DVD HERE.
Rleased by Anchor Bay Entertainment
*** Out Of *****