Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach

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Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach
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Directed by Danny Leiner
Written byAndy Stock
Rick Stempson
Produced byDanny Leiner
Seann William Scott
StarringSeann William Scott
Randy Quaid
Leonor Varela
Cinematography Rogier Stoffers
Edited byMatthew Rohrs
Music by John Swihart
Production
company
GreeneStreet Films
Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release date
  • January 14, 2009 (2009-01-14)(United States)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15 million

Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach is a 2009 American sports comedy film directed by Danny Leiner (his final film before his death in 2018) and features actor Seann William Scott as the main character and Randy Quaid in a supporting role. It was filmed mostly in Austin and Taylor, Texas, and was released direct-to-video on January 14, 2009. [1]

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Cast

Production

The screenplay, written by Andy Stock and Rick Stempson, won the 2005 BlueCat Screenplay Competition. [2] The film is set in Lincoln, Nebraska, but was filmed mostly in Austin, Texas, and various locations around the city. The writers are both Lincoln East High School graduates. [3]

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