Movie
Hoop Dreams
Documentary film with a runtime of 176 minutes, released in 1994. Presented in English.
At a Glance
Synopsis
This documentary about the aspirations of high-school basketball players from inner city Chicago won awards from the Sundance film festival, the New York Film Critics Circle, and the Academy Award (Oscar) for best editing. Two young men are followed during their entire high-school career, beginning with their participation in playground games and ending with their being recruited by colleges. The obstacles these young men face include parental drug addiction, family poverty, and inner-city violence, as well as the usual obstacles that arise in competition, including physical injuries. While each aspires to leave the ghetto, there are many reasons to suppose they may not be able to, despite each beating the odds against them by winning college scholarships.
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Cast
- Arthur Agee
- Emma Gates
- Sheila Agee
- Earl Smith
- Gene Pingatore
- Isiah Thomas
- Dick Vitale
- Bobby Knight
- Spike Lee
- William Gates
- Spike Lee
- Aretha Mitchell
- Dick Vitale
- Kevin O'Neill
- Dennis Doyle
- Joe 'Sweetie' Agee
- Myron Gordon
- Gene Pingatore
- Luther Bedford
- Catherine Mines
- Isiah Thomas
- Michael O'Brien
- Derrick Zinneman
- Jazz Agee
- Shannon Johnson
- Bill Gleason
- Earl Smith
- Emma Gates
- William Gates
- Clarence Webb
- Willie Gates
- Bill Haugse
- Steve James
- Stan Wilson
- Gordon Quinn
- Joey Meyer
- James Kelly
- Frank DuBois
- Frederick Marx
- Patricia Weir
- Catherine Allan
- Marilyn Hopewell
- Bobby Knight
- Alvin Bibbs
- Bo Ellis
- Alicia Mines
- Tomika Agee
- Sheila Agee
- William Haugse
- Marjorie Heard
- Bob Gibbons
- Peter Gilbert
- Curtis Gates
- Tim Gray
- Arthur Agee
