Hoop Dreams

Hoop Dreams

  • Director: Steve James
  • Writer: Steve James,Frederick Marx
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: October 14, 1994
  • Sound mix: Ultra Stereo
  • Also known as: 籃球夢
  • "Hoop Dreams" is a documentary directed by Steve James, starring William Gates, Arthur Archie and others. It was screened at the Toronto Film Festival on September 12, 1994.
    The film tells the story of two black teenager from Chicago ghetto chase Hoop Dreams is therefore something  .

    Details

    • Release date October 14, 1994
    • Filming locations Cabrini Green Housing Complex, Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production companies KTCA Minneapolis, Kartemquin Films, Sprockets Music

    Box office

    Budget

    $700,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $7,830,611

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $18,396

    Gross worldwide

    $11,830,611

    Movie reviews

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    • By Makayla 2022-01-11 08:03:05

      Basketball dream textbook compilation

      Film art 43 pages won Nike National Basketball Association Promote Film Art 91 pages documentary more emphasis on the method of parallel comparison Two black middle school students dream of becoming professional basketball players The film is compared around their sports career in parallel comparison of the two methods compared to only record one character film Rich in content and complex film art 104 An event that is happening can trigger a series of retrospectives to illustrate the cause...

    • By Fernando 2022-01-11 08:03:05

      About the "Basketball Dream" that I haven't watched yet

      In the late 1980s and early 1990s, they achieved box office success. Two high school basketball players lived a four-year documentary. The public photos of William Gates provide an indicative record of his appearance when he was young and herald a story of "adulthood". The distributor of "Basketball Dream" launched a campaign to get the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to nominate the film as the best film rather than the best documentary. The movement failed, but it...

    • By Kristoffer 2022-01-11 08:03:05

      How much is a pound of dreams?

      At the beginning of the movie, two children, William and Arthur, sit at home and watch live NBA games on TV. I saw Jordan, who was at his peak, making a beautiful short dunk, and the boy's eyes glowed. "I want to enter the NBA." Behind them, their families came out one by one, adding to their basketball dreams in front of the camera, with unstoppable excitement and pride. The first few shots also show the family situation of the two: William lives in the project and Arthur lives in the west...

    • By Verdie 2022-01-11 08:03:05

      A small look at "Basketball Dream"

      Due to learning requirements, a film that must be enjoyed is called "Basketball Dream". I thought it was an old-fashioned inspirational film, but I was pleasantly surprised. It is a documentary that I love. The basketball dream tells the story of two teenagers who love basketball and finally entered the university through their performance in high school for six years, and they are getting closer and closer to their desires. The film not only records the life of the school, but also integrates...

    • By Elroy 2022-01-11 08:03:05

      Persevere in faith

      At the center of the narrative of this documentary is the dream of two boys who love basketball to enter the NBA.

          Everyone has such a dream in their teenage years, hoping that they can do the same job with their idols and become as powerful as their idols. Perhaps in this world, every minute and every second, there will be countless young people who have the idea of ​​entering the NBA one day in the future, but in the end, how many people can realize that wish?

      No matter...

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    • By Annie 2022-03-27 09:01:15

      Real-world achievements without exaggerated lighting, dazzling special effects, high-speed photography, and exciting music are everything. It is a blessing that they are all burdened with stereotypes and yearning, but in the end they turned back to their own tracks and avoided sinking or...

    • By Ericka 2022-03-27 09:01:15

      The camera lens is very objective, so there is a strong sense of fate. I don't know much about the world of being a father when I was a...

    • By Tressie 2022-03-27 09:01:15

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    • By Stevie 2022-03-27 09:01:15

      Once upon a time, I also regarded basketball as my life, defeated all the opponents in the same school, and the girls I liked came to watch my games, but like the tone of the film, the basketball fanatic who did not become a professional player in the end recalled the past with...

    • By Mireille 2022-03-27 09:01:15

      Real and inspiring not because they were basketball stars but because it shows us how hard it real is to achieve your...

    Movie plot

    William Gates and Arthur Agie are two black teenagers living in Chicago's old city. They have the same dream at the age of 14-to play in the NBA. Their families also hope that they can enter the NBA, in order to change the destiny of the family's poverty.
    High school. Arthur is very talented in basketball. He was recommended by scouts to enter St. Joseph's High School, where NBA star Isiah Thomas was trained, under the guidance of Coach...
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    Behind the scenes gags

    In the film, Arthur participated in a training camp organized by the alma mater of NBA player Isiah Thomas. Isaiah not only appeared in the training camp, but also accepted several interviews with James. However, considering the content of the film, this part of the interview did not appear in the final cut of the film in  .
    The film captured Arthur’s father’s involvement in drug dealing when he was practicing football. In order to...
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    Creative background

    When director James first came up with the idea of ​​shooting the film, he was still in graduate school. As an out-and-out basketball fan, James suddenly realized that what basketball means to him is completely different from what it means to black kids. In the United States, black children from poor backgrounds want to get ahead, and entering the professional sports circle is one of their few good ways; but for James, basketball is...
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    Editing principle

    The film took a total of 250 hours of material, the latter part of the clip took two years. When editing, the director determined a central line of thought: to narrate strictly around the two protagonists, and delete all the content that is not closely related to the realization of the two Hoop Dreams, so the duration of the film is less than 170 minutes. Although, this makes many plots of the film lack continuity, such as the audience...
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    Movie quotes

    • Arthur Agee: I just wanna go somewhere I'm gonna play. I can get the grades. I love basketball.

    • William Gates: Coach Pingatore had these dreams in head. He just wanted me to go the same route he took Isiah... Basketball was just like - he was possessed with it. You know, it was his life. And he wanted it to be everybody else's life too.

    • Self - High School Basketball Coach: You should have been happy and enthusiastic about doing your punishment. But, someday you're gonna learn, that everything that was done was for your benefit. So, you can come back four years from now and say, "Coach, you were right."