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Director
  
Gregory Hines

Music director
  
Stanley Clarke

Duration
  

Language
  
English

4.8/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Fantasy

Screenplay
  
Mark Saltzman

Country
  
United States

The Red Sneakers movie poster
Release date
  
February 10, 2002 (2002-02-10) (United States)

Writer
  
Jeffrey Rubin (story), Mark Saltzman (teleplay)

Cast
  
Vanessa Bell Calloway
(Berniece),
Dempsey Pappion
(Reggie),
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
(Uncle Joe (as Ruben Santiago Hudson)),
Scott Thompson
(Aldo),
Philip Akin
(Mr. Seabrooke),
K. C. Collins
(Roscoe (as Chris Collins))

Similar movies
  
One on One (1977), Believe in Me (2005), Blue Chips (1994), Passing Glory (1999), Home of the Giants (2007)

The red sneakers 2002 movie trailer


The Red Sneakers is a 2002 American made for fantasy television film produced and directed by Gregory Hines. The drama features Vanessa Bell Calloway, Dempsey Pappion, and Ruben Santiago-Hudson.

Contents

Plot

This coming-of-age story features a mediocre high school basketball player (Dempsey Pappion) who is given a pair of magical basketball shoes by a stranger (Gregory Hines). He quickly becomes a superstar shooter on his team. He is recruited by college basketball scouts and plans his future in college basketball, as he neglects potential academic scholarship possibilities.

Cast

  • Vanessa Bell Calloway as Berniece
  • Dempsey Pappion as Reggie
  • Ruben Santiago-Hudson as Uncle Joe
  • Scott Thompson as Aldo
  • Philip Akin as Mr. Seabrooke
  • K. C. Collins as Roscoe
  • Kendra FitzRandolph as Courtney
  • Cabral Richards as Khalil
  • Vincent D'Onofrio as Mercado
  • Gregory Hines as Zeke
  • Sarah Barrable-Tishauer as Larosa
  • Jordan Walker as Noah Greggory
  • Drew Nelson as Jacob
  • Neil Crone as Coach Blake
  • Reuben Thompson as Alvin Duke
  • Jake Goldsbie as Boy

    • Exhibition

    The film premiered on Showtime Networks on February 10, 2002.

    Critical response

    Sara Long, with the faith based and family oriented Dove Foundation gave the film a positive review, writing, "The Red Sneakers is an enjoyable movie based around inner desires, and what one knows is right as far as actions go ... Then the movie turns around to focus on the inner battle over how to behave against what one wants, and what one should do. Though this movie does have several instances of profanity, it is nothing too severe. Because the overall content is well-displayed, the film is approved for ages 12 and up.

    Awards

    Nominations

  • Emmy Award - Outstanding Directing in a Children's Special - Gregory Hines - 2003
  • Emmy Award - Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special - Gregory Hines - 2003
  • Writers Guild of America - WGA Award (Television) - Children's Script - Mark Saltzman (teleplay) and Jeffrey Rubin (story)
  • Young Artist Awards - Best Family Television Movie - Leading Young Actor - Jake Goldsbie - 2003

    • Film Festivals

  • Chicago International Children's Film Festival - 2002

    • References

    The Red Sneakers Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA

    The Red Sneakers IMDb The Red Sneakers themoviedb.org