Hoop Dreams
An Extraordinary True Story.
1994 | 174m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Steve James |
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| Writer: | Steve James, Frederick Marx |
| Staring: |
| Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each way from inner-city Chicago to St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, a predominately white suburban school well-known for the excellence of its basketball program. Gates and Agee dream of NBA stardom, and with the support of their close-knit families, they battle the social and physical obstacles that stand in their way. This acclaimed documentary was shot over the course of five years. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 12, 1994 |
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| Director: | Steve James |
| Writer: | Steve James, Frederick Marx |
| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | chicago, illinois, ghetto, narration, college, sports, basketball, high school sports, inner city, high school student |
| Production Companies | Fine Line Features, Kartemquin Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $7,830,611
Budget: $700,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| William Gates | Self |
| Arthur Agee | Self |
| Gene Pingatore | Self |
| Steve James | Narrator (voice) |
| Dick Vitale | Self |
| Bobby Knight | Self |
| Spike Lee | Self |
| Isiah Thomas | Self |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Steve James | Writer, Director, Editor |
| Frederick Marx | Writer, Editor |
| William Haugse | Editor |
| Fenell Doremus | Assistant Editor |
| Ben Sidran | Music |
| Peter Gilbert | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Steve James | Producer |
| Catherine Allan | Executive Producer |
| Peter Gilbert | Producer |
| Neil Laird | Associate Producer |
| Frederick Marx | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | Best Documentary Feature | N/A | Nominated |
| Sundance Film Festival | Best Picture | N/A | Won |
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That all-consuming drive towards being a professional athlete eats away at two inner-city Chicago boys and their families. And yet, they still find time to celebrate the little victories along the way, keeping this film from diving too much into an exploration in futility, and more of a life-affirmi ... ng exploration of the nature of dreams.
Jun 23, 2021