Love and Basketball (New Line Platinum Series)
starring: Nathaniel Bellamy Jr., Glenndon Chatman, James DuMont, Christine Dunford, Omar Epps
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From the playground to the pro leagues, Monica and Qunicy taught each other how to play the game. Now, their commitment to the sport will force them to make a choice between each other and the game...between family and team...between "Love & Basketball." DVD Features: Two Original Documentaries, Deleted Scenes, Blooper Reel, Three Feature Length Commentaries, Music Video, DVD-ROM Content Including Screenplay And Original Theatrical Web Site, 127 Minutes
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Gina Prince-Bythewood, a former college athlete, puts a spin on this one-on-one tale of Love and Basketball. Sanaa Lathan (The Best Man) is the fiercely driven, hot-tempered Monica, a tomboy who gives her all for basketball. Omar Epps (The Mod Squad) is Quincy, an NBA player's son who has pro dreams of his own. Next-door neighbors since first grade, they start as rivals (she flabbergasts the boy by outplaying him in a game of driveway pickup) and age into best friends and lovers. The romantic complications follow a familiar game plan, but the film throws a fascinating spotlight onto the contrast between men's and women's basketball. While Quincy plays college ball on huge courts to cheering, sold-out crowds, we see Monica's sweat, tears, and sheer physical dedication in front of tiny audiences in small gyms and second-rate auditoriums.
The story is pointedly set in the late 1980s, years before the establishment of the WNBA, so Monica's prospects for pro ball lie exclusively in Europe, while Quincy steps into the pros at home. It's a pleasure to see a character as passionate and fully developed as Monica, and Lathan gives a fiery portrayal (she had never played ball before the film, but you'd never tell from her performance). Prince-Bythewood favors her struggle over Quincy's and opens our eyes to her unique challenges with a sharp, savvy contrast. Alfre Woodard costars as Monica's harping mom (always trying to get her to be more ladylike) and Dennis Haysbert is Quincy's philandering father. Hoops fan Spike Lee produced. --Sean Axmaker
From the playground to the pro leagues, Monica and Qunicy taught each other how to play the game. Now, their commitment to the sport will force them to make a choice between each other and the game...between family and team...between "Love & Basketball." DVD Features: Two Original Documentaries, Deleted Scenes, Blooper Reel, Three Feature Length Commentaries, Music Video, DVD-ROM Content Including Screenplay And Original Theatrical Web Site, 127 Minutes
Amazon.com:
Gina Prince-Bythewood, a former college athlete, puts a spin on this one-on-one tale of Love and Basketball. Sanaa Lathan (The Best Man) is the fiercely driven, hot-tempered Monica, a tomboy who gives her all for basketball. Omar Epps (The Mod Squad) is Quincy, an NBA player's son who has pro dreams of his own. Next-door neighbors since first grade, they start as rivals (she flabbergasts the boy by outplaying him in a game of driveway pickup) and age into best friends and lovers. The romantic complications follow a familiar game plan, but the film throws a fascinating spotlight onto the contrast between men's and women's basketball. While Quincy plays college ball on huge courts to cheering, sold-out crowds, we see Monica's sweat, tears, and sheer physical dedication in front of tiny audiences in small gyms and second-rate auditoriums.
The story is pointedly set in the late 1980s, years before the establishment of the WNBA, so Monica's prospects for pro ball lie exclusively in Europe, while Quincy steps into the pros at home. It's a pleasure to see a character as passionate and fully developed as Monica, and Lathan gives a fiery portrayal (she had never played ball before the film, but you'd never tell from her performance). Prince-Bythewood favors her struggle over Quincy's and opens our eyes to her unique challenges with a sharp, savvy contrast. Alfre Woodard costars as Monica's harping mom (always trying to get her to be more ladylike) and Dennis Haysbert is Quincy's philandering father. Hoops fan Spike Lee produced. --Sean Axmaker
Features:
- Classic DVD
- Exclusive interviews, highlights, and behind the scenes coverage
- DVD's main menu allow you to jump directly to the action
- Presented in full-screen digital video
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Rating: - Love And Basketball (dvd)
Easy to figure out - boy / girl , crush on each other in 'just' young , grade school kids. Both love basketball . Girl probably more proficient than boy, or seems to think so. All good ingredients for love story. Works for me,
"mustyCelticjoe "
Rating: - I Love This Movie
I hadn't seen this movie for a while, but once I saw it on Amazon I had to get it. It's one of those movies that you have to own on DVD just because it's an old favorite. I love Sanaa Lathan in this movie, and how the love between Monica and Q was always there, from the moment he pushed her on her face. :D
Rating: - Love and Basketball
This item arrived earlier than promised and in excellent condition.I would highly recommend this seller to anyone making a purchase on Amazon.com.
Rating: - Love and Basketball
This is one of the best movies I have ever seen. It really brings out the soft heart for someone who enjoys romantic movies. Everyone should see this movie.
Rating: - Amazing
It's a really great love story between the girl next door and a guy who has been with a lot of women.Great twists in the story and I would absolutely recommend it to anyone!
- Love And Basketball (dvd)Easy to figure out - boy / girl , crush on each other in 'just' young , grade school kids. Both love basketball . Girl probably more proficient than boy, or seems to think so. All good ingredients for love story. Works for me,
"mustyCelticjoe "
- I Love This MovieI hadn't seen this movie for a while, but once I saw it on Amazon I had to get it. It's one of those movies that you have to own on DVD just because it's an old favorite. I love Sanaa Lathan in this movie, and how the love between Monica and Q was always there, from the moment he pushed her on her face. :D
- Love and BasketballThis item arrived earlier than promised and in excellent condition.I would highly recommend this seller to anyone making a purchase on Amazon.com.
- Love and BasketballThis is one of the best movies I have ever seen. It really brings out the soft heart for someone who enjoys romantic movies. Everyone should see this movie.
- AmazingIt's a really great love story between the girl next door and a guy who has been with a lot of women.Great twists in the story and I would absolutely recommend it to anyone!
