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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Profanity, Watch With Your Teen Movie Release: 1994 DVD Release: 05/09/2000 Format: DVD Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 51 mins Studio: New Line Home Video Members Wishing: 8 Genres: Sports & Recreation, Culture & Society, Biography, Race & Ethnicity, Social Issues, Sports See Also: Hoop Dreams [Criterion Collection]

This documentary about the aspirations of high-school basketball players from inner city Chicago won awards from the Sundance film festival, the New York Film Critics Circle, and the Academy Award (Oscar) for best editing. Two young men are followed during their entire high-school career, beginning with their participation in playground games and ending with their being recruited by colleges. The obstacles these young men face include parental drug addiction, family poverty, and inner-city violence, as well as the usual obstacles that arise in competition, including physical injuries. While each aspires to leave the ghetto, there are many reasons to suppose they may not be able to, despite each beating the odds against them by winning college scholarships. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

William Gates - Himself
Arthur Agee - Himself
Emma Gates - Herself (William's mother)
Sheila Agee - Herself (Arthur's mother)
Gene Pingatore - Himself (Coach)