CHAMPIONS (2023)
Woody Harrelson, right, plays the coach of a rec league bound for glory in "Champions."
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Woody Harrelson can run. And jump. And coach basketball. But what he’s really good at, says "Champions" director Bobby Farrelly, is “doing something under pressure.”
In the movie world, some hotshot coach/player/attorney is always forced to lead a ragtag rec league in order to earn his way back to respectability. Kevin Costner, Emilio Estevez and Luke Wilson have been there.
Gene Hackman, Billy Bob Thornton and Emilio Estevez were hapless coaches in the past.
