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| Director: | Charles Braverman | 
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| Writer: | Fred Johnson, Don Enright, Ed Fields | 
| Staring: | 
| Chronicling the short but eventful life of Hank Gathers (played by Donny B. Lord as a child and Victor Love as a young adult), this fact-based drama chronicles the hoopster's rise from the inner city of Philadelphia to a starring role on Loyola Marymount's basketball team before a heart condition cut his career short. Nell Carter plays Hank's supportive mom, and George Kennedy portrays a neighborhood priest who inspired the boy. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 01, 1992 | 
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| Director: | Charles Braverman | 
| Writer: | Fred Johnson, Don Enright, Ed Fields | 
| Genres: | Drama, TV Movie | 
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| Production Companies | Tribune Entertainment, Alexander/Enright & Associates, McGillen Entertainment | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Victor Love | Hank Gathers | 
| Duane Davis | Bo Kimble | 
| George Kennedy | Father Dave Hagan | 
| Nell Carter | Lucille Gathers | 
| Kevin C. White | Derrick Gathers | 
| Sam Hennings | Coach Spencer | 
| Sarah Trigger | TV Reporter | 
| Brad Butcher | Young Hank | 
| Baldwin C. Sykes | Specs | 
| Michael D. Hall | Heat Gates | 
| Reynaldo Rey | Red | 
| Michole Briana White | Taffy | 
| Ahmad Stoner | Young Derrick | 
| Cory Curtis | Young Heat Gates | 
| De'Andre Alfred | Noo-Noo Gathers | 
| Bart Braverman | Tom Talmadge | 
| David Netter | Aaron | 
| Kimberly Russell | Carole | 
| Ed Arnold | Self | 
| Roger Hampton | Assignment Editor | 
| Ken Foree | First USC Coach | 
| Duane Tucker | Second USC Coach | 
| Cary J. Pitts | Booster | 
| Jeff Bankert | Forrest Palmer | 
| Molly McClure | Cashier | 
| Milt Kogan | Doctor | 
| Dick Baker | Referee | 
| John Mahon | LMU Coach | 
| Whitman Mayo | Nick | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Bruce Alan Greene | Steadicam Operator | 
| Charles Braverman | Director | 
| Fred Johnson | Writer | 
| Don Enright | Writer | 
| Ed Fields | Writer | 
| Stanley Clarke | Music | 
| Stephen Ashley Blake | Director of Photography | 
| Michael Paul Clausen | Production Design | 
| Stella Rose Kornbacher | Art Direction | 
| Gregory B. Atkins | Set Decoration | 
| Laura McIntyre | Set Decoration | 
| Kathryn Shemanek | Costume Design | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Les Alexander | Producer | 
| Don Enright | Producer | 
| James P. McGillen | Producer | 
| Russell Vreeland | Executive Producer | 
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
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