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Also Known As: Basquete Blues

Company: KTCA Minneapolis / Kartemquin Films

Aspect Ratio: 1.33 : 1

Plot: This documentary follows two inner-city Chicago residents, Arthur Agee and William Gates, as they follow their dreams of becoming basketball superstars. Beginning at the start of their high school years, and ending almost 5 years later, as they start college, we watch the boys mature into men, still retaining their "Hoop Dreams". Both are recruited into the same elite high school as their idol, former Detroit Piston superstar Isiah Thomas. Only one survives the first year; the other must return to a high school closer to his home. Along the way, there is much tragedy, some joy, a great wealth of information about inner city life, and the suspense of not knowing what will occur next. This is not a "by-the-numbers" film.

Cast and Character: William Gates as Himself / Arthur Agee as Himself / Emma Gates as Herself - William's Mother / Curtis Gates as Himself - William's Brother / Sheila Agee as Herself - Arthur's Mother / Arthur 'Bo' Agee as Himself - Arthur's Father / Earl Smith as Himself - Talent Scout / Gene Pingatore as Himself - High School Basketball Coach / Isiah Thomas as Himself - Professional Basketball Player / Marlyn Hopewell as Herself - High School Guidance Counselor / Bill Gleason as Himself - Television Reporter / Patricia Weir as Herself - President: Encyclopedia Brittanica / Marjorie Heard as Herself - High School Guidance Counselor / Luther Bedford as Himself - High School Basketball Coach / Aretha Mitchell as Herself - High School Guidance Counselor

Creators: n/A

Description: A film following the lives of two inner-city Chicago boys who struggle to become college basketball players on the road to going professional.

Directors: Steve James

Genres: Documentary / Drama / Sport

Location: Cabrini Green Housing Complex, Chicago, Illinois, USA

MPAA: Rated PG-13 for drug content and some strong language

Opening Weekend: n/A

Poster: posters/0110057.jpg

Rating: 8.0

Release Date: 14 October 1994 (USA)

Runtime: 170 min

Seasons: n/A

Sound Mix: Ultra Stereo

Tagline: An Extraordinary True Story.

Title: Hoop Dreams

Trailer:

Url: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110057/

Votes: 13,257

Writers: Steve James / Frederick Marx

Year: 1994

Hoop Dreams got rated 8.0.

About the movie: This documentary follows two inner-city Chicago residents, Arthur Agee and William Gates, as they follow their dreams of becoming basketball superstars. Beginning at the start of their high school years, and ending almost 5 years later, as they start college, we watch the boys mature into men, still retaining their "Hoop Dreams". Both are recruited into the same elite high school as their idol, former Detroit Piston superstar Isiah Thomas. Only one survives the first year; the other must return to a high school closer to his home. Along the way, there is much tragedy, some joy, a great wealth of information about inner city life, and the suspense of not knowing what will occur next. This is not a "by-the-numbers" film.

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