Hoop Dreams

Theatrical - Wide 1994-10-14

Cast William Gates Arthur Agee Steve James Spike Lee
Directed by Steve James

Box Office Gross: $7,830,611

Running Time: 174 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Fine Line Features, Kartemquin Films

Genres: Documentary

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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... See more 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.

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