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Boogie

  • 2021
  • R
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
2.7K
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Taylor Takahashi in Boogie (2021)
From acclaimed writer, producer and restaurateur Eddie Huang comes his directorial debut BOOGIE, the coming-of-age story of Alfred “Boogie” Chin, a basketball phenom living in Queens, New York, who dreams of one day playing in the NBA. While his parents pressure him to focus on earning a scholarship to an elite college, Boogie must find a way to navigate a new girlfriend, high school, on-court rivals and the burden of expectation.
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Coming-of-age story of Alfred "Boogie" Chin, a basketball phenom living in Queens, New York, who dreams of one day playing in the NBA. While his parents pressure him to focus on earning a sc... Read allComing-of-age story of Alfred "Boogie" Chin, a basketball phenom living in Queens, New York, who dreams of one day playing in the NBA. While his parents pressure him to focus on earning a scholarship to an elite college, Boogie must find a way to navigate a new girlfriend, high s... Read allComing-of-age story of Alfred "Boogie" Chin, a basketball phenom living in Queens, New York, who dreams of one day playing in the NBA. While his parents pressure him to focus on earning a scholarship to an elite college, Boogie must find a way to navigate a new girlfriend, high school, on-court rivals and the burden of expectation.

  • Director
    • Eddie Huang
  • Writer
    • Eddie Huang
  • Stars
    • Taylor Takahashi
    • Pamelyn Chee
    • Jorge Lendeborg Jr.
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    2.7K
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    • Director
      • Eddie Huang
    • Writer
      • Eddie Huang
    • Stars
      • Taylor Takahashi
      • Pamelyn Chee
      • Jorge Lendeborg Jr.
    • 52User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
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    Taylor Takahashi
    Taylor Takahashi
    • Alfred 'Boogie' Chin
    Pamelyn Chee
    Pamelyn Chee
    • Mrs. Chin
    Jorge Lendeborg Jr.
    Jorge Lendeborg Jr.
    • Richie
    Taylour Paige
    Taylour Paige
    • Eleanor
    Pop Smoke
    Pop Smoke
    • Monk
    • (as Bashar "Pop Smoke" Jackson)
    Perry Yung
    Perry Yung
    • Mr. Chin
    Mike Moh
    Mike Moh
    • Melvin
    Domenick Lombardozzi
    Domenick Lombardozzi
    • Coach Hawkins
    Steve Coulter
    Steve Coulter
    • Mr. Richmond
    Jessica Huang
    • Fortune Teller
    Eddie Huang
    Eddie Huang
    • Uncle Jackie
    Alexa Mareka
    Alexa Mareka
    • Alissa
    Despot
    • Assistant Coach
    Ren Hsieh
    Ren Hsieh
    • Young Mr. Chin
    Claire Hsu
    Claire Hsu
    • Young Mrs. Chin
    Charlamagne Tha God
    Charlamagne Tha God
    • Patrick
    • (as Lenard 'CThaGOD' McKelvey)
    Ac Casciani
    • Barracks MC
    • (as AC Casciani)
    Ming Wu
    • Arthur (Dragon Team)
    • Director
      • Eddie Huang
    • Writer
      • Eddie Huang
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    7ilikemovies2323

    Could've been better. Could've been much worse.

    While for the most part Boogie may seem like a tonally confused, mess of a film, I find it to be more or less saved by its incredible amount of passion, great characters, and the few good actors that portray them. Especially Taylour Paige whose performance is as good if not better than her's in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. Can't wait for Zola.
    Gordon-11

    Engaging

    This film tells a story that is best understood under a lens of an understanding of the Chinese culture. It is an engaging story.
    2Entertainmentsparadise

    Missed me like a brick!

    A basketball player faces the challenges of family, love and his pursuit of NBA dreams.

    The plot development isn't effective and with some questionable acting, unnecessary scenes that doesn't add to the plot nor theme. The film simply doesn't deliver a convincing story. The love story is mediocre and the issue/ antagonist isn't developed properly

    The basketball scenes are decent, but there isn't much being shown.

    If you enjoy basketball films, this isn't one I would recommend you add to your list. The faults outweigh the positive.

    With an abrupt ending and mediocre execution of the plot, Boogie doesn't live up to any hype it was given. Decent basketball footage and some mixture of songs but the poor acting serves vital when rating this film. Issa no for me dawg.
    5tsroque

    Had High Hopes

    I had such high hopes for this film. I seriously don't think basketball scholarships are the #1 issue for Asian families. Would have been more believable if the parents were against Boogie's dream to play ball, but instead, Boogie was just a good player...not the best with family struggles.
    3iboso64

    Dreadful and dull = Dreadfully dull

    The camera crew knew what they were doing. It's well-shot, I'll give it that much. The writing it bad, the direction is bad. I'm assuming Eddie Huang either has money, or knows people with money, because that's the only way slop like this gets financed. The lead is sullen, almost everyone is unappealing, and there's zero tension. Even the clichéd final game lacks any sort of suspense. It's clear that the only reason this got a theatrical release is the pandemic has made theaters desperate for product and better films still want to make some money, so they're waiting. This is filler. Wait for it to show on some streaming service, then skip it.

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    • Trivia
      Eddie Huang's directorial debut.
    • Connections
      Edited into Pop Smoke: AP (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      Mr. Chin
      Written by Yellowman (as Winston Foster), Henry Lawes

      Performed by Yellowman

      Courtesy of VP Music Group, Inc.

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    • Release date
      • March 5, 2021 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • PapyStreaming
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 布吉闖籃關
    • Production companies
      • Immersive Pictures
      • Wink Productions
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,178,620
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,200,165
      • Mar 7, 2021
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,191,023
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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