Hoop Dreams
“An Extraordinary True Story.”
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 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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Cast
40 people
William Gates
Self
Also in
Life After Hoop Dreams
Early Edition
Arthur Agee
Self
Known for
Win It All
Emma Gates
Self - William's Mother
Curtis Gates
Self - William's Brother
Sheila Agee
Self - Arthur's Mother
Arthur 'Bo' Agee
Self - Arthur's Father
Earl Smith
Self - Talent Scout
Gene Pingatore
Self - High School Basketball Coach
Isiah Thomas
Self - Professional Basketball Player
Also in
In Living Color
Ready or Not: The 96 NBA Draft
Sister Marlyn Hopewell
Self - High School Guidance Counselor
Bill Gleason
Self - Television Reporter
Patricia Weir
Self - President, Encyclopedia Brittanica
Steve James Director · Frederick Marx Writer Peter Gilbert Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $7.8M · Budget $700K · United States release September 12, 1994
Box office
Budget
$700,000
Worldwide gross
$7,830,611
Gross vs. budget
11.2×
Production
Fine Line Features
Production
Kartemquin Films
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 20, 1994
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · September 12, 1994
Theatrical
Australia
September 5, 1996 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 14, 1995 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 28, 1995 · Theatrical
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