 Hoop Dreams 1994  PG-13, 165 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Steve James
Cast: Steve James, William Gates, Arthur Agee, Emma Gates, Curtis Gates, Sheila Agee, Arthur "Bo" Agee, Spike Lee, Isiah Thomas, Earl Smith, Bill Gleason, Patricia Weir, Marjorie Heard, Luther Bedford, Aretha Mitchell
This film was made over a five-year period during which the filmmakers follow the ups and downs of two African-American youths who aspire to become basketball champions. The important lesson of this film is that the luck and work required to become a sports hero often makes it impossible to achieve academic success at the same time. If the dream fails, lack of education exacerbates the problem. This film provides a good look at Chicago's inner-city world.
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Joe and Max 2002   PG-13, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steve James
Cast: Leonard Roberts, Til Schweiger, Peta Wilson, John Toles-Bey, Richard Roundtree, David Paymer, Jurgen Schornagel, Bruce Weitz, Siena Goines, Paul Collins, Daniel Hugh Kelly
Joe Louis (Leonard Roberts) and Max Schmeling (Til Schweiger) were the top heavyweight boxers of the 1930s and 40s, and their rivalry was legendary. But–they were also good friends, and Schmeling, despite being used by Hitler as an example of the superiority of the Aryan race, was against Hitler's regime and worked against the Nazi cause during World War II. This made-for-cable TV entry is the story of the two fighters. 1 User Review
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| | Joe and Max | Anonymous 08/10/2007 | | Excellent! I love this movie! |
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Passing Glory 1999  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steve James
Cast: Andre Braugher, Rip Torn, Ruby Dee, Bill Nunn, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Sean Squire, Tony Colitti, Anderson Bourell, Khalil Kain, Damien Wayans
This riveting story revolves around a real-life, high-school basketball game played between an all-White team and and an all-Black team in New Orleans during the 1960s. Andre Braugher plays the angry Father, Joseph Verrett, who serves as a role model for his undefeated team as it challenges the South's racist structure.
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Prefontaine 1997 PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steve James
Cast: Jared Leto, R. Lee Ermey, Ed O'Neill, Breckin Meyer, Lindsay Crouse, Amy Locane, Laurel Holloman, Brian McGovern, Kurtwood Smith, Adrian Amadeus
Steve Prefontaine (Jared Leto) was an exceptional athlete and human being. Trained by Bill Bowerman (R. Lee Ermey)–who later co-founded Nike–runner Prefontaine began his career slowly but was determined to become an Olympic contender. Prefontaine epitomized what happens to young athletes whose personal welfare is often ignored by the sports establishment. The difference between Prefontaine and his fellow athletes is that he fought for athletes' rights.
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Stevie 2003  N/R, 140 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Steve James
Cast: Steve James, Stephen ("Stevie") Fielding
In this documentary, director Steve James reunites with the boy, Stevie Fielding, he had been a "Big Brother" to during his college years. Stevie, now 22 years old, is in deep trouble and faces a 20 year jail sentence. As Steve gets reacquainted with Stevie, he begins to question the role he played in determining the path Stevie took that led to destruction.
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| 1. Hoop Dreams (1994)
2. Joe and Max (2002)
3. Passing Glory (1999)
4. Prefontaine (1997)
5. Stevie (2003)
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