Gunnin' for That #1 Spot (2008)

Director:

Adam Yauch

Release Date:

10 October 2008 (UK)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

Eight of the U.S.'s top high school basketball players compete in the first "Elite 24" tournament at Rucker Park.

Plot Keywords:

Apostrophe In Title | Digit In Title | Punctuation In Title | Number In Title

Cast

Jerryd Bayless	...	Himself
Michael Beasley	...	Himself
Tyreke Evans	...	Himself
Robert Garcia	...	Unofficial MC / Narrator (as Bobbito Garcia)
Donte Greene	...	Himself
Brandon Jennings	...	Himself
Jason Kidd	...	Himself
Kevin Love	...	Himself
Kyle Singler	...	Himself
Lance Stephenson	...	Himself

Directed by
Adam Yauch

Produced by
Terrence Chin	....	associate producer
Jon Doran	....	producer
Chris Rivers	....	associate producer
Arthur Roses	....	associate producer
Adam Yauch	....	producer

Cinematography by
Chris Ekstein

Film Editing by
Neal Usatin

Sound Department
Mike Guarino	....	sound mixer
Paul Hsu	....	sound re-recording mixer
Matt Israel	....	sound mixer
John Sember	....	sound mixer
Jeffrey Stern	....	dialogue editor
Andy Theiss	....	sound recordist
Jon Weiner	....	additional engineering
Allan Zaleski	....	sound effects editor

Visual Effects by
Remi Gletsos	....	visual effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Arthur Scipio Africano	....	camera operator
Vanya Edwards	....	camera operator
Chris Ekstein	....	camera operator
Johnny North	....	camera operator
Matt Porwoll	....	camera operator

Editorial Department
Remi Gletsos	....	assistant editor
Julian Ong	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Brian Godshall	....	music clearances

Other crew
David Magdael	....	publicist

Production Companies

• Oscilloscope Pictures

Distributors

• Gravitas Ventures (2008) (USA) (TV) (VOD)
• Oscilloscope Pictures (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Diffusion Pictures (2008) (UK) (all media)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language

Runtime:

USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Oscilloscope Pictures

Gunnin'

Gunnin' for that #1 spot was a neat glimpse into the world of the top high school basketball players. The lives of the high school players was way more intense than I would have imagined. On the outside, they all seemed like your typical high school boys, but their passion and skills for the sport really set them apart from other high school students. The mere fact that they had college coaches and sponsors trying to recruit them all the time showed that these guys were on a completely different level than your average high school basketball player. The determination of the college coaches to have their chosen player recruited to join their school and play for them was really astounding. I didn't realize that so much effort went into recruiting high school players. The kids seemed way older than 17-18 years old because they had to deal with so much, and some of them had to make some really mature decisions regarding their futures.

The visual effects made the movie fresh and not monotonous. It was able to hold my attention and kept me wanting more. I feel like the visuals mixed with the music really added a lot to the documentary and made it even more entertaining. I absolutely loved the music all throughout the film.