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Hoop Dreams
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7.6Every 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.
Released: 1994-09-12174 minDir: Steve JamesDocumentaryBudget: $700,000Box office: $7.8M
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Cast
- William Gates as Self
- Arthur Agee as Self
- Gene Pingatore as Self
- Steve James as Narrator (voice)
- Dick Vitale as Self
- Bobby Knight as Self
Themes
- chicago, illinois
- sports
- narration
- ghetto
- college
- basketball
- high school sports
- inner city
- high school student
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Ratings
IMDb
8.3/10
28,938 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
98%
Metacritic
98/100
- Year
- 1994
- Runtime
- 170 min
- Genres
- Documentary, Drama, Sport
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 23 wins & 9 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- basketball
- Director
- Steve James
- Screenwriter
- Steve James
- Cast member
- Steve James
- Composer
- Ben Sidran
- Cinematographer
- Peter Gilbert
- Narrative location
- Chicago
- Filming location
- Chicago
- Duration
- 170
- FilmAffinity ID
- 943398
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Sport
- basketball
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- publication date
- 1994-01-00
- title
- Hoop Dreams
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Film Editing
- distributed by
- Netflix
- capital cost
- 700000
- box office
- 11800000
- different from
- Hoosiers
- review score
- 8.3/10
Sources (8)
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Gallery (5)
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