Hoop Dreams 1994 123movies

Watch: Hoop Dreams 1994 123movies, Full Movie Online – This documentary follows two young African-Americans through their high school years as they perfect their skills in basketball in the hopes of getting a college scholarship and eventually play in the NBA. Arthur Agee and William Gates both show great potential and are are actively recruited as they look to enter high school. They start off at the same high school but unable to pay an unexpected bill for tuition fees, Arthur has to withdraw and go to the local public high school. The film follows them through their four years of high school and their trials and tribulations: injuries, slumps and the never ending battle to maintain their grades. Through it all, their hoop dreams continue..
Plot: 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.
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Ratings:

	8.3/10 Votes: 26,586
	98% | RottenTomatoes
	98/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 246 Popularity: 5.355 | TMDB

Reviews:

Documentary film-making at its best
It runs for three hours but it feels much less, such is the power that this documentary holds. Absorbing, you get sucked in and the film has this grip on you.

If Reality TV is your thing, I’d seriously give this film a go, then you can stop watching Reality TV and start to recognise, understand and prioritise real-world situations that actually matter, like racism, poverty, drug abuse, peer pressure and well, dreams.

You’ll fall in love with the characters, and there’s even a bad-guy for us to boo. You can sometimes question the manipulative techniques on display, but the film is actually not as guilty as some, the makers have a genuine affection for their subjects and do as much as they can within the rules of documentary to help them out without compromising their objectivity.

Be that as it may, this film should be compulsory viewing for many younger audiences, as it shows you exactly how real life differs from the garbage that passes for representation of youth on TV and in film today.

I really can’t say enough about the need for more films like this, the fact that the Academy Awards were changed because of the strength of this film goes some way to showing you exactly how powerful it is.

A superb supporting “cast” powers this excellent film
“Hoop Dreams” brilliantly follows multiple parallel stories, bringing the viewer into the lives of two families of inner-city kids looking for a chance at the “big time”, their ticket out of the ghetto. Although the main focus is on William Gates and Arthur Agee, their “supporting cast” is equally enthralling. From William’s jaded brother Curtis, sublimating his own basketball aspirations to the reality of his blue-collar mailroom job, to Arthur’s indomitable mom Sheila, doing the impossible every day as she keeps her troubled family together, there are a thousand reasons to cheer, laugh, cry, and rage packed throughout this amazing, inspirational, cautionary documentary.

By examining not only the players but also their families and environments, we are given a clearer view of their aspirations and motivations, what they plan to achieve and what they wish to avoid.

I will not summarize or elaborate further. If you have not seen this movie, put it on the short list. 9/10.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 2 hr 50 min (170 min)
Budget 700000
Revenue 7830611
Status Released
Rated PG-13
Genre Documentary, Drama, Sport
Director Steve James
Writer Steve James, Frederick Marx
Actors William Gates, Arthur Agee, Emma Gates
Country United States
Awards Nominated for 1 Oscar. 23 wins & 9 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Ultra Stereo
Aspect Ratio 1.33 : 1 (intended ratio), 1.33 : 1 (master ratio), 1.85 : 1 (theatrical ratio)
Camera N/A
Laboratory N/A
Film Length N/A
Negative Format Video (NTSC)
Cinematographic Process Betacam SP (source format), D1 (master format)
Printed Film Format 35 mm