What is the best Basketball movie?

nAj jAn™

nAj jAn™

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Don't hate me guys but the best Basketball movie I think would be the Blue Chips!! I didn't know Butch McRae was Penny Hardaway until I recognized the way he dribble...

I liked The Sixth Man and The Air Up There also!
Petrie should signed Kevin Bacon....
 
HndsmCelt

HndsmCelt

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Bricklayer said:
Whatever that one was with Whoopi Goldberg as the coach. :eek:
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That would be Eddie, featuring the acting debut of Greg Ostertag adn Valde Divac... also had John Sally, and Rick "the oil slick" Faux.
 
nAj jAn™

nAj jAn™

Bench
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That Billy Crystal movie in Paris when he was a referee, what title was that?

Very funny..especially the scene he didn't count the basket of Barkley I think....
 
slugking50

slugking50

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nAj jAn™ said:
That Billy Crystal movie in Paris when he was a referee, what title was that?

Very funny..especially the scene he didn't count the basket of Barkley I think....
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Spud Webb was in that. Its called Forgot Paris. He was in Eddie also.




Hoosiers is numero uno!!
 
Variant

Variant

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I enjoyed the Pistol Pete movie as a kid... although the basketball scenes in it seem extremely wooden. Maybe that's a more accurate reflection on the style of basketball played during Pistol Pete's time however :)
 
albeitrue

albeitrue

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White Men Can't Jump was a great movie.

Who doesn't like Woody Harrelson with Rosie Perez? :p

I'll have to catch some of the other movies you all have listed...
 
Purple Reign

Purple Reign

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1. Hoop Dreams - The father of one of the boys in the movie just died a few weeks ago. Was shot and killed in a robbery in Chicago

2. White Men Can't Jump

3. Love and Basketball

Honorable Mention - Fish That Saved Pittsburgh, Like Mike, Space Jam
 
KP

KP

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Hoosiers
White men can't jump
And even though that greasy Bstrd Rick Fox was in it I gotta go with
He Got Game ... Jesus! Jesus! John Turturro was hilarious! "I prayed to the Lord! I said Lord... Deliver Jesus to us!" --Classic!
 
Evenstar

Evenstar

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i saw eeddie when it was in theatres, oh gawd that was a long time ago. i don't remember much, just that whoppi became coach when she made some shot. i'll hafta rent it again sometime, to see vlade, tag etc.

webber was in like mike??? oh gawd, and i never wanted to have to watch that. i'll check it out for c-webb ( only because i have a free movie pass :D)
 
slugking50

slugking50

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nAj jAn™ said:
Nobody likes Blue Chips here? :) I know! I know! But the guy was still not a Laker then...:)
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Maybe because Blue Chips is an awful movie... That might be it:p


Like Mike is also awful.


Been 12 years since ive seen Hoop Dreams..... Its 4-6 hours if I remember right...
 
nAj jAn™

nAj jAn™

Bench
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Was Ray Allen had a movie? Directed by Spike Lee i think.....

I wish there will be a basketball movie that is really inspiring, to know more about not just playing basketball but respecting each players, and also not just winning but reaching their goal! More like a "Remember the Titans" and "Varsity Blues" kind of movie.

There's so many great football movies, wish more great basketball movies also in the future!
 
*Serbprincess*

*Serbprincess*

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Variant said:
I enjoyed the Pistol Pete movie as a kid... although the basketball scenes in it seem extremely wooden. Maybe that's a more accurate reflection on the style of basketball played during Pistol Pete's time however :)
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A coach told me and my friend about that movie this summer and ever since then we've been trying to figure out what it's called, anyone know the name?
 
HndsmCelt

HndsmCelt

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#26
Thbe film youfolks are thinking of is "He Got Game" Excelent film with Denzel as Rays dad who is in the joint.

I can't belive NO ONE else is pimping "Rebound"
 
BJax24

BJax24

Bench
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coach carter hasn't even come out yet but it looks like it will be one of the greatest basketball movies to come out just by seeing the previews
 
Rockmeister

Rockmeister

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BJax24 said:
coach carter hasn't even come out yet but it looks like it will be one of the greatest basketball movies to come out just by seeing the previews
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Previews can also be deceiving. Haven't you ever seen previews to a movie and then saw the movie and been disappointed?
 
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