Lady Ballers

Lady Ballers
Lady Ballers
	Teaser poster
Directed by	Jeremy Boreing
Written by	Jeremy Boreing; Brain Hoffman; Nick Sheehan;
Produced by	Jeremy Boreing; Dallas Sonnier;
Starring	Jeremy Boreing; David Considine; Jake Crain; David Cone; Blain Crain;
Cinematography	Kristopher Kimlin
Edited by	Jared Bently
Music by	Kyle McCuston
Production; company	Bonfire Legend
Distributed by	The Daily Wire
Release date	December 1, 2023;
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 instead watch Changing the Game, a Hulu documentary about transgender athletes.^[10] Film critic Christian Toto (and past Daily Wire contributor) praises it for "smart gags, impeccable timing and an “amateur” cast that gets the job done" commending Boreing for "maintaining a consistent tone and quality" but acknowledges that the film is not for progressives, who won't appreciate it or find the satirical targets appropriate.^[11]

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.
^ Toto, Christian (1 December 2023). "'Lady Ballers' Must Be Seen to Be Believed". Hollywood in Toto.

External links

Lady Ballers at IMDb

[1] 'Lady Baller' Film Gets Hundreds of Positive Reviews Despite LGBTQ+ Backlash Newsweek 2 December 2023

[2] "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.

[3] "Ted Cruz Has Cameo in Anti-Trans 'Comedy' 'Lady Ballers'". The Daily Beast. November 30, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.

[4] "Lady Ballers". IMDb.

[5] "'Triggering' trans women sports comedy Lady Ballers gets first Daily Wire movie trailer". November 28, 2023.

[6] "Ted Cruz Stars in Transgender Basketball Movie". Newsweek. November 28, 2023.

[7] The Most Triggering Movie of the Year With Jeremy Boreing. November 28, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.

[8] Hannah Herner; Hamilton Matthew Masters (28 June 2023). "Trans Advocates Protest Daily Wire Production in Nashville". Nashville Scene. Retrieved Dec 2, 2023.

[9] "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.

[10] John Serba (Dec 1, 2023). "'Lady Ballers' DailyWire Plus Review: Stream It Or Skip It?". Retrieved Dec 2, 2023.

[11] Toto, Christian (1 December 2023). "'Lady Ballers' Must Be Seen to Be Believed". Hollywood in Toto.

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