| Lady Ballers | |
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| Directed by | Jeremy Boreing |
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| Cinematography | Kristopher Kimlin |
| Edited by | Jared Bently |
| Music by | Kyle McCuston |
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| Distributed by | The Daily Wire |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Lady Ballers is a 2023 comedy film starring, directed and co-written by Jeremy Boreing, co-CEO of conservative media company The Daily Wire.[1][2][3] It also stars David Considine, Jake Crain, David Cone, Blain Crain, and Tyler Fischer. Boreing plays a down-on-his-luck-coach who will do anything to win, even bring his old male basketball team together to compete in women's sports.[4]
Lady Ballers is the first comedy feature film that DailyWire+ has released and the fifth feature film overall. It mocks the idea that transgender women should be able to compete against cisgender women in sports.[5]
The movie has cameos from Daily Wire contributors and other prominent right-wing figures. Senator Ted Cruz and former competitive swimmer Riley Gaines both made cameo appearances as themselves. [6] Daily Wire's Ben Shapiro, Matt Walsh, Candace Owens, Michael Knowles, Andrew Klavan, Brett Cooper, and Jordan Peterson all make appearances.[7]
Plot
Coach Rob, a washed-up high school basketball coach hatches a scheme to get the boys who played on his old basketball team competitive by identifying as girls in order to compete in women's sports.
Cast
- Jeremy Boreing as Coach Rob
- David Considine as Alex
- Jake Crain as Jake
- David Cone as David/Davida
- Blain Crain as Blain/Blair
- Tyler Fischer as Felix/Shelix
- Billie Rae Brandt as Gwen Wilde
- Lexie Contursi
- Rosie Seraphine Harper
- Matt Walsh as Kris/Matt Walsh
- Ben Shapiro as the Ref
- Candace Owens as Candace Owens
- Brett Cooper as Stacey Santiago O'Brien
- Michael Knowles as Drake Diamond
- Andrew Klavan
- Spencer Klavan as The Peacemaker
- Clay Travis as the Hawkettes Coach
- Seth Dillon as the Cowgirls Coach
- Riley Gaines as Riley
- Ted Cruz as Sen. Ted Cruz
- Dr. Jordan B. Peterson
- Chandler Juliet as Sheila
- Kangmin Lee as a Ecstatic Fan
- Siaka Massaquoi as Deuce Johnson
- Ben Davies as Commercial Director
Production
Filming
Principal photography began in June 2023. The film was shot in Nashville.[8]
Distribution
The film was released on December 1, exclusively on DW+. Boreing said that he wanted to get the film into theaters, but they "wouldn't touch it."[9]
Reception
John Serba of Decider.com was reminded of the film Juwanna Mann and says "Lady Baller's is funny on occasion, but only unintentionally". He concludes it "isn't offensive as much as it's just depressing" and recommends viewers to skip it and consider instead the Hulu documentary Changing the Game.[10]
See also
References
- ↑ 'Lady Baller' Film Gets Hundreds of Positive Reviews Despite LGBTQ+ Backlash Newsweek 2 December 2023
- ↑ "DailyWire+ Drops Trailer For 'The Most Triggering Comedy Of The Year' Mocking Men In Women's Sports". The Daily Wire. November 27, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ↑ "Ted Cruz Has Cameo in Anti-Trans 'Comedy' 'Lady Ballers'". The Daily Beast. November 30, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ↑ "Lady Ballers". IMDb.
- ↑ "'Triggering' trans women sports comedy Lady Ballers gets first Daily Wire movie trailer". November 28, 2023.
- ↑ "Ted Cruz Stars in Transgender Basketball Movie". Newsweek. November 28, 2023.
- ↑ The Most Triggering Movie of the Year With Jeremy Boreing. November 28, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ↑ Hannah Herner; Hamilton Matthew Masters (28 June 2023). "Trans Advocates Protest Daily Wire Production in Nashville". Nashville Scene. Retrieved Dec 2, 2023.
- ↑ "Jeremy Boreing Says Theaters Won't Touch 'Lady Ballers' Because Hollywood Has Made Transgenderism Its Religion". The Daily Wire. November 28, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ↑ John Serba (Dec 1, 2023). "'Lady Ballers' DailyWire Plus Review: Stream It Or Skip It?". Retrieved Dec 2, 2023.
External links
- Lady Ballers at IMDb