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Le vite di due ragazzi del centro di Chicago che lottano per diventare giocatori di basket universitari sulla strada per diventare professionisti.Le vite di due ragazzi del centro di Chicago che lottano per diventare giocatori di basket universitari sulla strada per diventare professionisti.Le vite di due ragazzi del centro di Chicago che lottano per diventare giocatori di basket universitari sulla strada per diventare professionisti.
- Candidato a 1 Oscar
- 23 vittorie e 9 candidature totali
Marlyn Hopewell
- Self - High School Guidance Counselor
- (as Sister Marlyn Hopewell)
Trama
Lo sapevi?
- QuizAccording to Roger Ebert, after the film failed to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary, he and Gene Siskel learned about the nominating process. He said that members of the Academy's documentary committee held flashlights when they watched documentaries, and anyone who had "given up" could wave it against the screen. The movie was turned off if a majority waved their flashlights. This film was turned off after 15 minutes.
- Citazioni
William Gates: That's why when somebody say, "when you get to the NBA, don't forget about me", and that stuff. Well, I should've said to them, "if I don't make it, don't you forget about me."
- Curiosità sui creditiThanks to the St. Joseph High School community and Coach Gene Pingatore who agreed to participate in a not for profit Kartemquin Educational film telling William and Arthur's stories. Today, St. Joseph, with a 39% minority enrollment, remains committed to the dream of a better life for all. Awarding need based financial aid to 40% of its students, St. Joseph with limited resources continues to maintain its academic excellence. A Hoop Dreams Fund has been set up to provide academic scholarships.
- Colonne sonoreIn This Very Room
Words & Music by Ron & Carol Harris
© 1979 Ron Harris Music (ASCAP)
All Rights Reserved.
All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured. Used by Permission.
Recensione in evidenza
Objective and Quiet, but Powerful Statement to Represent Disadvantaged Youth in Urban America
"Basketball is a ticket out of ghetto." (William Gates)
"... nobody cares about you. You're a black, you're a young male... The only reason why you're here [Nike training camp] is so you can make their team win. And if the team wins these schools get a lot of money." (Spike Lee)
These phrases, which have persisted as common knowledge among the African-American community during last several decades, have become familiar to the non-hyphenated Americans in the 90s, thanks to the films such as Boyz N the Hood and He Got Game. Among them, Hoop Dreams, a documentary that follows two black youths during a five-year period, is the most objective and the most quiet, but the most powerful statement to represent the disadvantaged youth in urban America.
The film reveals the pattern they follow. Being deluded by the luxurious surface of pro sports, they neglect education and then ending up going nowhere. The community suffers the vicious cycle and their feelings that the system exploits them remain.
Kudos to the filmmakers for their insane amount of work. They must have gone through numerous negotiations to attend and film various scenes, such as family's private events, classrooms, academic counseling, recruiting sessions with college coaches, and surgery operation rooms.
"... nobody cares about you. You're a black, you're a young male... The only reason why you're here [Nike training camp] is so you can make their team win. And if the team wins these schools get a lot of money." (Spike Lee)
These phrases, which have persisted as common knowledge among the African-American community during last several decades, have become familiar to the non-hyphenated Americans in the 90s, thanks to the films such as Boyz N the Hood and He Got Game. Among them, Hoop Dreams, a documentary that follows two black youths during a five-year period, is the most objective and the most quiet, but the most powerful statement to represent the disadvantaged youth in urban America.
The film reveals the pattern they follow. Being deluded by the luxurious surface of pro sports, they neglect education and then ending up going nowhere. The community suffers the vicious cycle and their feelings that the system exploits them remain.
Kudos to the filmmakers for their insane amount of work. They must have gone through numerous negotiations to attend and film various scenes, such as family's private events, classrooms, academic counseling, recruiting sessions with college coaches, and surgery operation rooms.
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Dettagli
Botteghino
- Budget
- 700.000 USD (previsto)
- Lordo Stati Uniti e Canada
- 7.830.611 USD
- Fine settimana di apertura Stati Uniti e Canada
- 18.396 USD
- 16 ott 1994
- Lordo in tutto il mondo
- 11.830.611 USD
- Tempo di esecuzione2 ore 50 minuti
- Colore
- Mix di suoni
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