ACTORS: Nick Nolte, Mary McDonnell, J.T.Walsh, Ed O'Neill, Alfre Woodard
PLAYERS: Shaquille O’Neal, Penny Hardaway, Allan Houston, Ed Stokes
DIRECTOR: William Friedkin (who also directed “The French Connection”)
WRITER: Ron Shelton
CAMEOS: Larry Bird, Bobby Knight, Rick Pitino, Dick Vitale, Jerry
Tarkanian, Bob Cousy
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"7)
I like the story more than the acting and the playing, but there’s no
doubt that this movie revolves around basketball and the recruiting
process. Nick Nolte has definitely had his ups and downs, but he is
very believable as a college basketball coach torn between building a
winner and breaking the rules. Penny Hardaway has a better chance of
winning an NBA title than winning an Oscar, and I think every single
play by Shaq involves him dunking without a defender anywhere near him.
It’s hard to say how closely the unseemly recruiting practices mirror
what goes on in the real world, but it’s close enough to make you
wonder."
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