Fast Break
Gabe Kaplan's having a ball! - His dream team's got a preacher, a jailbird, a pool shark, a muscleman. And the best guy on the team is a girl.
1979 | 107m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Jack Smight |
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| Writer: | Sandor Stern, Marc Kaplan |
| Staring: |
| David Greene is a New York basketball enthusiast, who wants to coach. He is then offered the coaching job at a small Nevada college. He brings along some players, who are a bit odd but good. Like Swish who unknown to the rest of the team is a girl. Preacher, who's being sought by some nefarious characters. And D.C., who's a fugitive. And along with some of the students at the college, he turns them into a contender. In order to give the tam the respect they deserve and some exposure, Greene schemes to try and get the number 1 team led by Bo Winnegar, to play them. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 02, 1979 |
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| Director: | Jack Smight |
| Writer: | Sandor Stern, Marc Kaplan |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | sports, basketball |
| Production Companies | Kings Road Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Gabe Kaplan | David Greene |
| Harold Sylvester | D.C. |
| Michael Warren | Preacher |
| Bernard King | Hustler |
| Reb Brown | Bull |
| Mavis Washington | Swish |
| Bert Remsen | Bo Winnegar |
| Randee Heller | Jan |
| Connie Sawyer | Mom |
| John Chappell | Alton Gutkas |
| Rhonda Bates | Enid Gutkas |
| K Callan | Ms. Tidwell |
| Marty Zagon | Henry |
| Richard Brestoff | Howard |
| Doria Cook-Nelson | Snooty Girl |
| James Jeter | Officer Hedgewood |
| Steve Conte | Man on Bus |
| Larry Farmer | Benton |
| Craig Impleman | Hollis |
| Charles R. Penland | Larry |
| Jim Spillane | Krebbs |
| Le Tari | Thompson |
| Oscar Williams | Norman |
| Marty Gorowitz | Frenchie |
| Bob Levine | Bum |
| John McCurry | Hal |
| Jack Smight | Dibber |
| Jackie Sule | Polly |
| Laurence Fishburne | Street Kid |
| Ken Butler | Sammy (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Weissman | Cousin David (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jack Smight | Director |
| Sandor Stern | Screenplay |
| Charles Correll | Director of Photography |
| Frank J. Urioste | Editor |
| John Barry | Production Design |
| Norm Baron | Art Direction |
| Cheryal Kearney | Set Decoration |
| Marc Kaplan | Story |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jerry Frankel | Executive Producer |
| Stephen J. Friedman | Producer |
| Jack Grossberg | Associate Producer |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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