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Hoop Dreams

United States

1994

171 Min

Color

English

Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
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PROD Frederick Marx, Steve James, Peter Gilbert

CAST William Gates, Arthur “Man” Agee, Jr., Emma Gates, Curtis Gates, Arthur “Bo” Agee, Sr., Sheila Agee, Joe “Sweetie” Agee, Tomika “Tony” Agee, Earl Smith, Isiah Thomas, Spike Lee, Bobby Knight, Kevin O’Neill

ED Frederick Marx, Steve James, William Haugse

Two ordinary inner-city kids dare to dream the impossible — professional basketball glory — in this epic chronicle of hope and faith. Filmed over a five-year period, Hoop Dreams follows young Arthur Agee and William Gates as they navigate the complex, competitive world of scholastic athletics while striving to overcome the intense pressures of family life and the realities of their Chicago streets. —The Criterion Collection

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Pavel Richardson

26Jan10

A great film that shows the depravity of these low income houses, and how the promises of a high education is only a hollow victory. These boys have to put in so much, that a small slip is not even allowed. There are countless twist and turn that are seemingly realistic and shamefully true. It's a a struggle. And the camera records every living, breathing minute of it.