Hoops, there it is!
SPACE JAM (1996)
One of the greatest courtside showdowns in history took place in 1996.
Led by Michael Jordan, the Toon Squad takes on the Monstars, battling for ultimate basketball bragging rights.
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Omar Epps and Sanaa Lathan make an attractive couple, all the more so when they go one-on-one.
Josh Lucas stars in this relentlessly rousing drama, based on Haskins' bestselling autobiography.
We all could learn a thing or two from the young heroines of the Roosevelt High Roughriders.
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Comparisons toHoop Dreamsare inevitable, and entirely justified.
TEEN WOLF (1985)
High school student Scott Howard (Michael J. ThinkLean on MemeetsHoosiers with even more shouting.
WHITE MEN CAN’T JUMP (1992)
Who knew Woody Harrelson had real street-ball skills?
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Who knew Wesley Snipes could make with the funny?
Who knew that there were such things as basketball hustlers?
Harrelson and Snipes show some real chemistry in Ron Shelton’s brisk comedy.
Frank Connor
(Kareem Abdul-Jabbar once called him the greatest player he had ever seen.)
Manigault’s life story is as remarkable as it is inspirational.
A killer setting: disco-era Pittsburgh.
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And the gravity-defying artistry (and comedy stylings) of Julius ‘‘Dr.
What’s not to love?
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Bob Greene
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Neil Leifer
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