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Hoop Dreams

7.6 174 mins Documentary   1994
Fine Line Features   Kartemquin Films  
Director(s): Steve James

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.

Casts of Hoop Dreams

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

Spike Lee

as Self

Isiah Thomas

as Self

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