Woody Harrelson and cast members of the feel-good basketball comedy Champions spoke with SavannahGuthrie about all the fun they had on set and how they hope the film changes perceptions of people with intellectual disabilities.
Woody Harrelson and"The Friends" are out to change how Hollywood views actors with intellectual disabilities while having some laughs along the way.
Woody Harrelson plays a basketball coach of a team of players with intellectual disabilities in the new comedy "Champions."More than 30 years after starring in"White Men Can't Jump," Harrelson returns to the court as a minor league basketball coach who runs into legal trouble and has to coach a team of players with intellectual disabilities to satisfy a community service requirement.
The film also features plenty of laughs as it reunites Harrelson with"Kingpin" co-director Bobby Farrelly, who is making his solo directorial debut. Farrelly and his brother Peter are known for the comedy hits"Dumb and Dumber" and"There's Something About Mary."
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