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Cast

Credited cast:
	Jimmie Walker	...	Morris Bird III
	James Earl Jones	...	Morris Bird, Jr.
	Debbie Allen	...	Julie Sutton
	Tamu Blackwell	...	Sandra Bird (as Tamu)
	Valerie Curtin	...	Miss Goldfarb
	Kevin Hooks	...	Hoover Sissle
	Sorrell Booke	...	Samuelson
	William Traylor	...	Coach
	Darrell Zwerling	...	Dr. Brimson
	Sam Laws	...	Horton
	Harry Caesar	...	Bonner
	S. Pearl Sharp	...	Aunt Edythe (as Saundra Sharp)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Betty Aberlin
	Steve Doubet
	Anson Downes

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Storyline

Just before a championship basketball tournament, a teenage athlete learns that he has leukemia.

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Plot Keywords:

basketball | leukemia | based on novel | See All (3) »

Taglines:

Jimmie Walker As You've Never Seen Him Before! A Hot-Shot High School Basketball Star With So Much to Live For and So Little Time Left. See more »

Genres:

Drama | Sport

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 October 1977 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Tuskien taival See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Crestview Productions (III),Charles Fries Productions See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

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A very poignant, interesting story

5 June 2000 | by chris-636 – See all my reviews

A story that I found interesting and comedian Jimmie Walker's only dramatic performance ever is a true classic worth watching!! Additional cast members multi-talented Debbie Allen, Tamu, Kevin Hooks and the man himself James Earl Jones helped make this movie memorable.

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