Slam (2008)

Mouth, Monkey, and Jason are your average teenagers with a love for the game of basketball. On the last day of school, they get on the wrong side of Li Wei, the captain of the high school ... See full summary »

Director:

Jonathan Hua Lang Lim

Writer:

Jonathan Hua Lang Lim

Stars:

Andrew Chou, Xiaofan Lin, Zhao Wen Qi

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Andrew Chou	...	Jason
Xiaofan Lin	...	Mouth
Zhao Wen Qi	...	Xiao Xiao
Ding Shaofan	...	Ding Zi
Mu Sitafa	...	Liu Ge
Wei Guang Wang	...	Li Jian Guo
Zhi Gang Wang	...	Lao Lin
Wang Wei	...	Li Wei
Liang Yi	...	Meng Ban
Yishan Zhang	...	Monkey

Storyline

Mouth, Monkey, and Jason are your average teenagers with a love for the game of basketball. On the last day of school, they get on the wrong side of Li Wei, the captain of the high school basketball team. Li Wei & his entourage swear to make the boys' summer break a living hell. The conflict reaches a high point in the finals of the Adidas annual 3-on-3 street basketball tournament. Will the boys win back their pride against the biggest bullies on the court?

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Plot Keywords:

basketball | fight | bully | revenge | beijing china | 

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Taglines:

There's always that struggle before the victory

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Family | Sport

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

China

Language:

Mandarin

Release Date:

20 March 2008 (Singapore)

Also Known As:

Kou lan dui jue

Filming Locations:

Beijing, China

Box Office

Budget:

$800,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Beijing Crimson Culture & Media Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Color:

Color (original 35 mm prints)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Dumb sports movie

Seriously, this movie uses so many clichés from sports films like there's no tomorrow. The storyline is wholly impossible given that the three kids have minimal basketball skills and are completely overwhelmed by the other teams in the 3-3 tournament.

The team sucks so bad and then starts to get game right as the tournament picks up? I also have no idea why the Chinese American boy was put into the story -- he added little or nothing to the movie.

The viewer never gets to see who the main character really is and why he has a strained relationship with his father.

What a waste of about 93 minutes. I certainly do not recommend this movie to anyone.