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The Hot Flashes (2013)
An unlikely basketball team of unappreciated middle-aged Texas women, all former high school champs, challenge the current high school girls’ state champs to raise money for breast cancer prevention. Sparks fly as the women go to comic extremes to prove themselves on and off the court, become a national media sensation, and gain a new lease on life.
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An unlikely basketball team of unappreciated middle-aged Texas women, all former high school champs, challenge the current high school girls’ state champs to raise money for breast cancer prevention. Sparks fly as the women go to comic extremes to prove themselves on and off the court, become a national media sensation, and gain a new lease on life.
Rating:R
Genre:Comedy
Written By:Brad Hennig
In Theaters:7/12/2013
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Runtime:99 minutes
Studio:Vertical
Cast
Susan Seidelman
Director
Brooke Shields
Beth Humphrey
Daryl Hannah
Ginger Peabody
Wanda Sykes
Florine Clarkston
Andrea Frankle
Kayla Rash
Eric Roberts
Lawrence Humphrey
Jessica Rothe
Millie Rash
Charlotte Graham
Jocelyn Humphrey
Carl Palmer
Coach Slaughter
Michal Anna Marble
Team Manager
Morrey McElroy
Nurse Morrey
Maria Mason
Workshop Instructor
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