Kicking & Screaming is a 2005 English-language Comedy Family film written by Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick. The movie is directed by Jesse Dylan and produced by Jimmy Miller under the banner of Mosaic Media Group. Phil Weston is a goodhearted loser who suffered throughout his childhood due to his competitive overbearing sports coach father, and this has resulted in him inheriting that same attitude, which affects his relationship with his less-than athletic son. When he becomes coach of his son's soccer team, with a poor track record in terms of winning, he strives to beat a rival team, coached by none other than his father. Written by Tom Daly. Kicking & screaming features Will Ferrell in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Robert Duvall, Kate Walsh, Mike Ditka, Musetta Vander, Dylan Mclaughlin and Josh Hutcherson. The music was composed by Mark Isham. Cinematography was done by Lloyd Ahern II and editing by Stuart H. Papp and Peter Teschner. The motion picture has a running time of 95 minutes. It was released on 29th July 2005. Kicking & Screaming was made on a budget of $45 million and it was a hit at box office gross of $56 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Universal Pictures.