Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996) (TV)

Director:

Eriq La Salle

Writers (WGA):

Alan Swyer (written by) and
Larry Golin (written by)

Release Date:

23 November 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Sport

Tagline:

From the mean streets of Harlem come the greatest basketball player the world has never known.

Plot:

A dramatization of the life of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (Don Cheadle), with a lot of factual based occurrences...

Plot Keywords:

Police | College | Vietnam War | Premarital Sex | Racial Slur

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Don Cheadle	...	Earl "The Goat" Manigault
James Earl Jones	...	Dr. McDuffie
Michael Beach	...	Legrand
Ronny Cox	...	Coach Scarpelli
Loretta Devine	...	Miss Mary
Glynn Turman	...	Coach Powell
Monica Calhoun	...	Evonne
Colin Cheadle	...	Young Earl
Michael Ralph	...	Dion
Daryl Mitchell	...	Dean Memminger
Nicole Ari Parker	...	Wanda (as Nicole Parker)
Tamara Tunie	...	Miss Marcus
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	...	Himself
Chick Hearn	...	Himself
Cress Williams	...	Kimbrough

Also Known As:

Rebound
Rebound: The Legend of Earl Manigault (Australia)

MPAA:

Rated R for graphic drug use, strong language, some sexuality and a scene of violence.

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:16 | UK:15 (video premiere) | USA:R | Australia:MA (cable rating)

Filming Locations:

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Badham Company, The

Quotes:

Legrand: You know, it's been a business doing pleasure with you.

Could this be a rare good basketball movie?

I was so scared after "Heaven Is A Playground" I thought I'd never see another basketball movie again. But with little else on, I decided to give "Rebound...." a go. I mean it's about basketball, tells the story of a legend, and has the "Soul Glo" guy from "Coming To America" in it, so it couldn't be all bad.

The story begins from "The Goat's" early days as a kid in Harlem. He amazes some older guys when given the chance to play in a pick up game and from there his legend rises. "The Goat" has an amazing leap, a deadly shot, great ball-handling skills- it seems the sky will be the limit. Soon though "the Goat" starts mixing with the wrong crowd and as tragedy enters his life, he gets into smack. Before he knows it, the best years of his life are gone and "The Goat" decides he'll turn to helping others.

It's an OK movie, but hardly a rare story and not much made this movie stand out. Could have had more stuff from when he quit the heroin and helped the kiddies, and a bit more basketball action, but that may have been difficult as Don Cheadle's basketball skills weren't too convincing.