Hoop Dreams

• 7.626 Documentary
• 1994-09-12
• 174 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

William Gates (Self) Arthur Agee (Self) Gene Pingatore (Self) Steve James (Narrator (voice)) Dick Vitale (Self) Bobby Knight (Self) Spike Lee (Self) Isiah Thomas (Self)

Director:

Steve James

Writer:

Frederick Marx Steve James