Hoop Dreams
Hoop Dreams

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This documentary follows two young African-Americans through their high school years as they perfect their skills in basketball in the hopes of getting a college scholarship and eventually play in the NBA. Arthur Agee and William Gates both show great potential and are are actively recruited as they look to enter high school. They start off at the same high school but unable to pay an unexpected bill for tuition fees, Arthur has to withdraw and go to the local public high sch... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Hoop Dreams:

William Gates
Arthur Agee
Gene Pingatore
Steve James
Dick Vitale
Bobby Knight

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This documentary follows two young African-Americans through their high school years as they perfect their skills in basketball in the hopes of getting a college scholarship and eventually play in the NBA. Arthur Agee and William Gates both show great potential and are are actively recruited as they look to enter high school. They start off at the same high school but unable to pay an unexpected bill for tuition fees, Arthur has to withdraw and go to the local public high school. The film follows them through their four years of high school and their trials and tribulations: injuries, slumps and the never ending battle to maintain their grades. Through it all, their hoop dreams continue.

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Baltimore Sun - 10/10 by Stephen HunterGreat American movies are, these days especially, few and far between, so let's everybody take a deep breath and mark the moment: Hoop Dreams, all three hours' worth, is a great American movie. It's got the sting of drama and the ache of truth; it's even got the sting of truth and the ache of drama.
rec.arts.movies.reviews - 10/10 by Scott RenshawIt is not simply a great documentary; it is one of the best films of any kind you will see this year.
Los Angeles Times - 10/10 by Kenneth TuranBy focusing on the personal side of the city game, Hoop Dreams tells us more about what works and what doesn't in our society than the proverbial shelf of sociological studies. And it is thoroughly entertaining in the bargain.
Tampa Bay Times - 10/10 by Steve PersallAlthough the filmmakers are subtle in their methods and unobtrusive in their interviewing style, they make their points forcefully.
Boston Globe - 10/10 by Jay CarrAlthough the filmmakers are subtle in their methods and unobtrusive in their interviewing style, they make their points forcefully.
Philadelphia Inquirer - 10/10 by Carrie RickeyThe most moving aspect of this indelible documentary is that it chronicles its subjects' growth from instinctively going for the goal to deciding which goals are worth shooting for.
Chicago Tribune - 10/10 by Michael WilmingtonHoop Dreams has the movie equivalent of all-court vision. It picks up everything happening in the gym, in the stands and even outside. It gives us the thrill of the game, but it doesn't cheat on either the vibrant social context or the deep human story.
CineVue - 10/10 by John BleasdaleIt’s the film’s humanity which is at the core of its genius.
EmanuelLevy.Com - 10/10 by Emanuel LevyBoasting an epic scale, and a running time to match, this seminal docu, an absorbing anatomy of the American Dream in Chicago's inner-city, has more passion, compassion and suspense than most Hollywood fictional stories.
Creative Loafing - 10/10 by Matt BrunsonA remarkable film saturated with ironic twists, heartbreaking scenarios and moments of pure jubilation.

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