The American Game (1979)
Before "Hoop Dreams" was...
Documentary film contrasting the experiences of two high-school seniors, basketball players from remarkably different backgrounds. Brian Walker is taken from his close-knit Indiana family, living in a small town. In contrast, Stretch Graham has practically no family support, and looks to his Brooklyn team and his warm-hearted coach for support. Both are actively being recruited by colleges.
- Date of release
- 1979-04-03
- TMDB
- 9.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Jay Freund, David Wolf
Casting
- Nathaniel Bellamy Jr. — Basketball player
- Julius Erving
- Gil Ferschtman
- Stretch Graham
- Jules Irving
- David Tawil
- Brian Walker
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