A 2015 film directed by Jim Valdez that has a former golf star (Boyd Kestner) being sentenced to do community service after wrecking a car. He works with a group of teens by teaching them to play golf and enter a golf tournament that could help redeem himself in the sports world.
The movie also stars Natalie Imbruglia, Rob Morrow, and Jay R. Ferguson.
It has been described as The Bad News Bears meets golf.
Tropes for the film:
- Alliterative Title: Little Loopers.
- Golf Clubbing: Hutch breaks a car window with a golf club in a fit of rage, which gets him into some legal trouble.
- Hair-Trigger Temper: Hutch gets angry about his situation that he goes to wreck a car, which earns him some community service as punishment for the damage.
- I Want You to Meet an Old Friend of Mine: Mark Moses previously worked wit Rob Morrow on Atlas Shrugged.
- Sports Hero Backstory: Hutch McGee was a golf pro before his fall from grace and has been reduced to owning a golf club with his partner, Big Earl Boyd.
