''Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach'' is a 2009 American

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directed by

Danny Leiner Daniel Leiner (May 13, 1961 – October 18, 2018) was an American film and television director. He was best known for directing the stoner comedy films ''Dude, Where's My Car?'' and '' Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle''. Leiner was born in Ma ...

(his final film before his death in 2018) and features actor

Seann William Scott Seann William Scott (born October 3, 1976) is an American actor. In film, Scott is best known for his breakout role as Steve Stifler in the ''American Pie'' film series (1999–2012). He also starred in a lead role as Doug Glatt in '' Goon'' (2 ...

as the main character and

Randy Quaid Randy Randall Rudy Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is an American actor and comedian known for his roles in both serious drama and light comedy. He was nominated for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award for his role in '' The ...

in a supporting role. It was filmed mostly in

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and

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, and was released

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on January 14, 2009.

Cast

as Gary "The Beast" Houseman *

as Coach Lew Tuttle *

Brando Eaton Brando Matthew Eaton (born July 17, 1986) is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his roles in ''Dexter (TV series), Dexter'', ''The Secret Life of the American Teenager'', and ''Zoey 101''. Early life Brando Matthew Eat ...

as Mike Jensen * Emilee Wallace as Jenny Tuttle * A.D. Miles as Steve Pimble *

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as Norma Sanchez * Daniel Ross as Jeffery Vanier * Tim Williams as Dickhead Daubert *

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as Amy Daubert * Conor Donovan as Burke Nibbons * Allen Evangelista as Maricar Magwill *

Justin Chon Justin Jitae Chon (born May 29, 1981) is a South Korean-American actor and filmmaker. He has directed three films, Gook (film), ''Gook'' (2017), ''Ms. Purple'' (2019), and ''Blue Bayou (film), Blue Bayou'' (2021). He is also known for portrayin ...

as Joe Chang * Vincent Coleman Taylor as Kevin Jones (as Vincent Taylor) * Bryan Mitchell as Randy King * Remington Dewan as Paul the Videographer *

Meredith Eaton Meredith Hope Eaton Gordon (sometimes credited as Meredith Eaton-Gilden; born August 26, 1974) is an American actress. She is tall, and refers to herself as a "short-stature actress". She is known for portraying the attorney Emily Resnick on t ...

as Mrs. Tuttle * Joseph Dwyer as Tommy Tremble *

Sterling Knight Sterling Sandmann Knight (born March 5, 1989) is an American actor, singer, and dancer. He is known for his role as Chad Dylan Cooper in the Disney Channel sitcom '' Sonny with a Chance'' and its spinoff '' So Random!'', Zander Carlson in '' Me ...

as Opposing Team Tennis Player (uncredited) *

Deke Anderson Deke Anderson (born March 16, 1959, in Reno, Nevada) is an American television and film actor and former body builder. Active from around the mid-1990s, he has had lead and supporting roles in some actioners earlier on in his career. He had a r ...

as Gil Houseman

Production

The screenplay, written by Andy Stock and Rick Stempson, won the 2005 BlueCat Screenplay Competition. The film is set in

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, but was filmed mostly in

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, and various locations around the city. The writers are both

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graduates.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Balls Out: Gary The Tennis Coach 2009 comedy films 2009 direct-to-video films 2009 films 2000s sports comedy films American sports comedy films Films directed by Danny Leiner Films scored by John Swihart Films set in Nebraska Films shot in Austin, Texas Tennis films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films English-language sports comedy films