Eastbound & Down
Relief Pitcher Kenny Powers was poised to rule the Big Leagues, but two things got in his way: his fading fastball and his insufferable personality. After a spectacular career flame-out, Kenny came home to Shelby County, NC and picked up a job as a substitute gym teacher (mostly so his brother Dustin would stop threatening to kick him out). He's spent every moment since then cashing in the last of his dying fame while plotting his inevitable comeback...one beer at a time.
When he loses his speed, former Major League Baseball pitcher, Kenny Powers (Danny McBride) is forced to move in with his brother in his old home town. Kenny takes a job as a substitute physical education teacher at his old home town.
Kenny Powers continues to struggle with life after baseball. His efforts to raise money through personal appearances falls flat and his job as a teachers assistant sees him struggling with small town community needs.
Kenny's money troubles increase and he resorts to trying to merchandise all his memorabilia from his playing days. As sales don't go as well as expected, Kenny suspects he needs God in his life.
Kenny looks to rekindle an old flame at a barbecue hosted by April and Cutler; Stevie cuts a greatest hits DVD for his favorite ballplayer in hopes of getting Kenny a big-league tryout.
Convinced he's lost his stuff, Kenny decides to give up his comeback dreams and move on as a working stiff--but his resolve is tested by arrogant car dealer Ashley Schaeffer and his new pet celebrity, a major-league arch-nemesis named Reg Mackworthy.
In the Season One finale, Kenny says goodbye to his life as a schoolteacher--and bids farewell to Dustin and his family--after he's tendered a big-league job offer in Tampa.
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Katy Mixon | April Buchanon |
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John Hawkes | Dustin Powers |
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Danny McBride | Kenny Powers |
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Andrew Daly | Terrence Cutler |
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Steve Little | Stevie Janowski |
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Jennifer Irwin | Cassie Powers |
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Ben Best | Clegg |
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Ethan Alexander McGee | Dustin Jr. |
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Bo Mitchell | Wayne |
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Sylvia Jefferies | Tracy |
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Will Ferrell | Ashley Schaeffer |
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Craig Robinson | Reg Mackworthy |
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Luke Bigham | |
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Randy Gambill | |
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Terry Bowden | Schaeffer Salesman |
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Quentin Kerr | Kevin Hickman |
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Nora Mangrum | Rose Powers |
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Evan Cheney | |
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Adam Scott | Pat Anderson |
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Rhoda Griffis | The Teacher |
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Gina Gershon | Realtor |
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Eddie Frierson | |
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L. Warren Young | Drug Dealer |
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Danny Vinson | Alan Hicks |
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Joe Inscoe | Examiner |
| Director | David Gordon Green |
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| Jody Hill |
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| Adam McKay |
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| Writer | Jody Hill, Danny McBride, Ben Best, Shawn Harwell | |
| Producer | Ben Best, Will Ferrell, Chris Henchy, Jody Hill, Danny McBride, Adam McKay, Peter Phillips, David Gordon Green, Stephanie Laing, Peter Barnett, David Blake Hartley, Maureen Milligan | |
| Musician | Wayne Kramer | |
| Photography | Tim Orr, Amy Vincent | |
| Packaging | Keep Case |
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| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Widescreen (1.78:1) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital 5.1 [English] Dolby Digital 2.0 [Spanish] |
| Subtitles | English | English (Closed Captioned) | French | Spanish |
| Distributor | Warner Home Video |
| Layers | Single side, Dual layer |
| Edition Release Date | Jun 30, 2009 |
| Regions | Region 1 |
| Purchased | On Nov 25, 2012 |
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| Quantity | 0 |
| Index | 1996 |
| Added Date | Mar 22, 2018 00:00:00 |
| Modified Date | Mar 03, 2025 21:38:54 |