Monica and Quincy love and play basketball together through many life challenges from childhood to adulthood.
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Cast
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Glenndon Chatman | ... | Young Quincy |
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Jess Willard | ... | Jamal |
| Chris Warren | ... | Kelvin (as Chris Warren Jr.) | |
| Kyla Pratt | ... | Young Monica | |
| Alfre Woodard | ... | Camille Wright | |
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Naykia Harris | ... | Young Lena |
| Harry Lennix | ... | Nathan Wright | |
| Debbi Morgan | ... | Nona McCall | |
| Dennis Haysbert | ... | Zeke McCall | |
| Sanaa Lathan | ... | Monica Wright | |
| Omar Epps | ... | Quincy McCall | |
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Colleen Matsuhara | ... | UCLA Coach |
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Al Foster | ... | Coach Hiserman |
| Nathaniel Bellamy Jr. | ... | Highschool Referee #1 (as Nathaniel Bellamy) | |
| Regina Hall | ... | Lena Wright | |
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In 1981 in L.A., Monica moves in next door to Quincy. They're 11, and both want to play in the NBA, just like Quincy's dad. Their love-hate relationship lasts into high school, with Monica's edge and Quincy's top-dog attitude separating them, except when Quincy's parents argue and he climbs through Monica's window to sleep on the floor. As high school ends, they come together as a couple, but within a year, with both of them playing ball at USC, Quincy's relationship with his father takes an ugly turn, and it leads to a break up with Monica. Some years later, their pro careers at a crossroads, they meet again. It's time for a final game of one-on-one with high stakes. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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21 April 2000 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Love and Basketball See more »Filming Locations:
Barcelona, Catalonia, SpainEdit
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Budget:
$20,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$8,139,180, 23 April 2000, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$27,441,122, 13 August 2000Company Credits
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5 years earlier, Omar Epps & Tyra Banks played a romantic couple who were college athletes in "Higher Learning". See more »Goofs
During the final one-on-one basketball scene, Quincy and Monica both have the ball in one shot. See more »Crazy Credits
The end of the creidts show Quincy's and Monica's daughter dunking a basketball . See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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I loved that Monica was fierce about her love of basketball, had a quick temper on the court, and knew exactly what she wanted. I kept waiting for her to punch out those idiot female high school classmates of hers who kept picking on her because she was a tomboy. There was a nice contrast between Monica's independence and the traditional homemaker route that her mother took. The subplot about the troubled marriage of Quincy's parents was also well done. I have seen other basketball movies ("Above The Rim" and "He Got Game" comes to mind), but this is one of the better ones, esp. since it tells the story from the viewpoint of the female athlete, and an African-American one, at that. I wholeheartedly recommend this. It's free of the fluff that permeates other romantic dramas.