The American Game
Before "Hoop Dreams" was...
1979 | 89m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | David Wolf, Jay Freund |
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| Documentary film contrasting the experiences of two high-school seniors, basketball players from remarkably different backgrounds. Brian Walker is taken from his close-knit Indiana family, living in a small town. In contrast, Stretch Graham has practically no family support, and looks to his Brooklyn team and his warm-hearted coach for support. Both are actively being recruited by colleges. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 03, 1979 |
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| Director: | David Wolf, Jay Freund |
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| Keywords | basketball |
| Production Companies | World Northal Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 21, 2026 Entered: May 19, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Nathaniel Bellamy Jr. | Basketball player |
| Julius Erving | |
| Gil Ferschtman | |
| Stretch Graham | |
| Jules Irving | |
| David Tawil | |
| Brian Walker |
| Name | Job |
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| Kenneth Hunter | Title Designer |
| Jeffrey Kaufman | Music |
| David Wolf | Director |
| Jay Freund | Director |
| Yaron Gershovsky | Compositor |
| Lee Dichter | Sound Director |
| Name | Title |
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| Anthony Jones | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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