Hoop Dreams (movie)
- User score: 7.6
- Production country: United States of America
- Producer: Steve James
- Production companies: Fine Line Features, Kartemquin Films
- Genre: Documentary
- Budget: $700,000
- Revenue: $7,830,611
- Release date: 9/12/1994
- Run time: 174 min.
Movie description
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.
