The film follows William Gates and Arthur Agee, two African-American teenagers who are recruited by a scout from St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, a predominantly white high school with an outstanding basketball program, whose alumni include NBA great Isiah Thomas.
Agee and Gates are both from poor African-American neighborhoods in Chicago, Illinois. Gates lived in Cabrini–Green while Agee and his family resided in West Garfield Park.
MPAA Rating: | PG-13 |
Genre: | Documentary, Drama, Sports |
Country: | United States |
Produced By: | Gordon Quinn, Catherine Allan, Peter Gilbert, Frederick Marx, Steve James |
Directed By: | Steve James |
Written By: | Steve James, Frederick Marx |
Cast: | Patricia Weir, Emma Gates, Jazz Agee, Catherine Mines, Gene Pingatore, Arthur Agee, Marlyn Hopewell, Sheila Agee, Luther Bedford, Aretha Mitchell, Bill Gleason, Marjorie Heard, Tomika Agee, Shannon Johnson, Arthur 'Bo' Agee, Joe 'Sweetie' Agee, Earl Smith, Isiah Thomas, Curtis Gates, William Gates |
In Theaters: | Oct 14, 1994 |
Runtime: | 2 hours 50 minutes |
Production: | KTCA Minneapolis, Kartemquin Films |
Budget: | $700,000 |
Box Office: | $7,830,611 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Netflix |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |