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A look at the young life of basketball star LeBron James. Feature film adaptation of LeBron James and Buzz Bissinger's book 'Shooting Stars'.A look at the young life of basketball star LeBron James. Feature film adaptation of LeBron James and Buzz Bissinger's book 'Shooting Stars'.A look at the young life of basketball star LeBron James. Feature film adaptation of LeBron James and Buzz Bissinger's book 'Shooting Stars'.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 3 nominations
Marquis Mookie Cook
- LeBron James
- (as Mookie Cook)
Avery Serell Wills Jr.
- Willie McGee
- (as Avery S. Wills Jr.)
Sterling Henderson
- Romeo Travis
- (as Scoot Henderson)
Malcolm J. Walters
- Jermaine
- (as Malcolm Walters)
Jon Elliott
- Marlon
- (as Jon Solomon)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis movie was shot on location all over Akron, Ohio and Cleveland, Ohio. Some of the basketball scenes were shot at Case Western Reserve University near downtown Cleveland, Ohio. The actor portraying, LeBron James, Mookie Cook, plays D-1 college basketball at University of Oregon, and the actor playing Carmelo Anthony, Jett Howard, plays D-1 college basketball at University of Michigan. -Brad Pyner
- Quotes
Coach Dru Joyce II: How successful you become depend on how well you manage pressure.
- ConnectionsReferences The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
- SoundtracksZoom
Written by Ronald La Pread (as Ronald LaPread), Lionel Richie
Performed by The Commodores (as Commodores)
Courtesy of Motown Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Featured review
A year ago, Giannis Antetokounmpo got a Disney+ production with his life story. He was a former champion, but amazing enough to get his story to be told. His story was truly amazing and also a fun feature for (almost) all ages. It was a family story and a tale that dealt his and his brothers' success.
This time I want to say that Lebron gets his share and his story is told, but it is a little but similar, regarding the story of a team and not just an individual. Lebron is almost even not the main star of a films that is talking about his rise, which is an interesting choice of the narrative to be told from a perspective of few main characters and not just one.
The rating went up and its music is fantastic and almost makes a feeling like you're watching a movie from the kind and type of "Bohemian Rhapsody", when it is clear who is the main character (and it is also clear that envy will take place, eventually), but the writers would rather check some more angles and of course fill the gaps with fabulous and really pumps, when it seems that the films is losing focus, the soundtrack gets him back on track.
Really fun time when not expecting anything from a movie with Dermot Mulroney as a leading character in the movie. Marquis Mookie Cook has the look and his first movie debut is not bad, but the really fun part is to get a decent dose of Wood Harris (forever Avon Barksdale, from "The Wire" and lately also Creed's trainer - Tony 'Little Duke' Burton). If your kids are grown enough, open the TV and watch a great classic Sports Drama with a legendary story of one legend and his basketball band.
This time I want to say that Lebron gets his share and his story is told, but it is a little but similar, regarding the story of a team and not just an individual. Lebron is almost even not the main star of a films that is talking about his rise, which is an interesting choice of the narrative to be told from a perspective of few main characters and not just one.
The rating went up and its music is fantastic and almost makes a feeling like you're watching a movie from the kind and type of "Bohemian Rhapsody", when it is clear who is the main character (and it is also clear that envy will take place, eventually), but the writers would rather check some more angles and of course fill the gaps with fabulous and really pumps, when it seems that the films is losing focus, the soundtrack gets him back on track.
Really fun time when not expecting anything from a movie with Dermot Mulroney as a leading character in the movie. Marquis Mookie Cook has the look and his first movie debut is not bad, but the really fun part is to get a decent dose of Wood Harris (forever Avon Barksdale, from "The Wire" and lately also Creed's trainer - Tony 'Little Duke' Burton). If your kids are grown enough, open the TV and watch a great classic Sports Drama with a legendary story of one legend and his basketball band.
- BoBo_Goal32
- Nov 1, 2023
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- Runtime1 hour 56 minutes
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