Two ordinary inner-city kids dare to dream the impossible - professional basketball glory - in this epic chronicle of hope and faith. Filmed over a five-year period,
Hoop Dreams follows young Arthur Agee and William Gates as they navigate the complex, competitive world of...
Two ordinary inner-city kids dare to dream the impossible - professional basketball glory - in this epic chronicle of hope and faith. Filmed over a five-year period,
Hoop Dreams follows young Arthur Agee and William Gates as they navigate the complex, competitive world of scholastic athletics while striving to overcome the intense pressures of family life and the realities of their Chicago streets. This landmark documentary chronicling two remarkable families who challenge the American dream has received a DVD release from the Criterion Collection, one of the best companies in home video.
What Others Say...
"The most powerful movie about sports ever made"
- Hal Hinson, Washington Post
"A prodigious achievement that conveys the fabric of modern American life, aspirations and incidentally, sports, in close-up and at length, Hoop Dreams is a documentary slam dunk"
- Todd McCarthy, Variety
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Released: 1994