White Men Can't Jump (1992)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Ron Shelton

Writer (WGA):

Ron Shelton (written by)

Release Date:

27 March 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Sport

Tagline:

It ain't easy being this good.

Plot:

Black and white basketball hustlers join forces to double their chances.

Plot Keywords:

Basketball | Racial Slur | Cult Favorite | Gay Slur | Vulgarity

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Wesley Snipes	...	Sidney Deane
Woody Harrelson	...	Billy Hoyle
Rosie Perez	...	Gloria Clemente
Tyra Ferrell	...	Rhonda Deane
Cylk Cozart	...	Robert
Kadeem Hardison	...	Junior
Ernest Harden Jr.	...	George
John Marshall Jones	...	Walter
Marques Johnson	...	Raymond
David Roberson	...	T.J.
Kevin Benton	...	Zeke
Nigel Miguel	...	Dwight 'The Flight' McGhee
Duane Martin	...	Willie Lewis
Bill Henderson	...	The Venice Beach Boys
Sonny Craver	...	The Venice Beach Boys

Runtime:

115 min | USA:118 min (VHS version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Finland:K-14 | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Singapore:M18 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

In the film Woody Harrelson's character makes a reference to suspected JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. In real life Harrelson's own father had also been targeted as a possible accomplice in the killing.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the "drink of water" fight scene the blanket changes from yellow to orange to yellow and back to orange.

Quotes:

Rhonda Deane: All I care about is getting out of the Vista View apartments, because there ain't no "vista", there ain't no "view", and there certainly ain't no vista of no view.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Due South: White Men Can't Jump to Conclusions (#2.13)" (1996)

Soundtrack:

THE HOOK

Greed and Basketball. How Can You Not Like This Film?

Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson team up on the playgrounds of L.A. to hustle all comers. The direction is sharp and the cinematography is surprisingly impressive as the mean streets of Los Angeles are caught with striking camera shots. The under-rated screenplay is intelligent, focused, and clever. All in all "White Men Can't Jump" is far from being a classic, but it is still a fine film that is better than many think. 4 stars out of 5.