Streetballers
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Running time 1h 58m Country United States | 5.6/10 IMDb Genre Drama, Sport Screenplay Matthew Scott Krentz Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date North America:August 21, 2009 Writer Matt Krentz, Vernon Whitlock III Music director Jason Chandler Pettus, Daniel Godsil Similar movies The Transporter Refueled , Pulp Fiction , Million Dollar Baby , Snatch , Rocky IV , Rocky Tagline Streetballers is for basketball, what Field of Dreams was for baseball. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Streetballers is a 2009 independent film by Matthew Scott Krentz. The film tells the story of a friendship between two junior college basketball players, one black, one Irish-American, both trying to use streetball as their escape. Jacob Whitmore, the black player is played by former University of Missouri basketball player Jimmy McKinney. Director Matthew Krentz plays the white basketball player John Hogan.
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- Plot
- Reception
- Cast
- Awards
- References
The film was shot in St. Louis, Missouri with an entirely local cast and crew. Krentz is from Webster Groves, one of the city's inner-ring suburbs.
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Plot
Two basketball players are drawn into the lures of crime and gambling on the courts of St. Louis, Missouri tough Northside neighborhoods. Constantly searching for sanity in the midst of alcoholism, racism, and drugs, John Hogan (played by the film director Matthew Scott Krentz) and Jacob Whitmore (played by Jimmy McKinney) find release and therapy while competing at one of the most competitive street courts in the U.S.
Both must spend an entire summer helping one another overcome adversity. Their dedication and love for the game of basketball transcend from the playground courts into each of their dysfunctional households, where the two boys played the constant role of father figure.
Jacob has no choice but to play in an underground league, constantly fighting to keep his cousin Damon out of debt and possible death. John’s overpowering guilt and family trauma erupt into a state of beautiful confusion with each spiritual intervention by Terry Gibson, a neighborhood boy killed in a drunk-driving accident.
Together, the two paint a sad and hopeful portrait with their innocence, concerns, and faith in the unknown.
Reception
Although the film opened in only two theaters, its per-screen opening weekend viewership was high. At more than $5700 per screen, it outstripped better-known films with nationwide showing such as Harry Potter and G.I. Joe to rank ninth in the country in per-screen viewership.
The film made a similar per-screen showing during its opening weekend in Los Angeles, taking 14th place in per-screen viewership, but grossing "more than $6,000".
Cast
Awards
References
Streetballers WikipediaStreetballers IMDb Streetballers themoviedb.org