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Shooting Stars

  • 2023
  • PG-13
  • 1h 56m
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6.5/10
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Shooting Stars (2023)
A look at the young life of basketball star LeBron James. Feature film adaptation of LeBron James and Buzz Bissinger's book 'Shooting Stars'.
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A look at the young life of basketball star LeBron James. Feature film adaptation of LeBron James and Buzz Bissinger's book 'Shooting Stars'.A look at the young life of basketball star LeBron James. Feature film adaptation of LeBron James and Buzz Bissinger's book 'Shooting Stars'.A look at the young life of basketball star LeBron James. Feature film adaptation of LeBron James and Buzz Bissinger's book 'Shooting Stars'.

  • Director
    • Chris Robinson
  • Writers
    • Frank E. Flowers
    • Tony Rettenmaier
    • Juel Taylor
  • Stars
    • Marquis Mookie Cook
    • Wood Harris
    • Caleb McLaughlin
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    3.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Chris Robinson
    • Writers
      • Frank E. Flowers
      • Tony Rettenmaier
      • Juel Taylor
    • Stars
      • Marquis Mookie Cook
      • Wood Harris
      • Caleb McLaughlin
    • 15User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Marquis Mookie Cook
    • LeBron James
    • (as Mookie Cook)
    Wood Harris
    Wood Harris
    • Coach Dru Joyce II
    Caleb McLaughlin
    Caleb McLaughlin
    • Lil Dru Joyce III
    Avery Serell Wills Jr.
    • Willie McGee
    • (as Avery S. Wills Jr.)
    Khalil Everage
    Khalil Everage
    • Sian Cotton
    Sterling Henderson
    • Romeo Travis
    • (as Scoot Henderson)
    Dermot Mulroney
    Dermot Mulroney
    • Keith Dambrot
    Katlyn Nichol
    Katlyn Nichol
    • Savannah
    Natalie Paul
    Natalie Paul
    • Gloria James
    Algee Smith
    Algee Smith
    • Ilya McGee
    Sam Hubbard
    Sam Hubbard
    • Coach Coop
    Diane Howard
    • Carolyn Joyce
    Bryant Bentley
    Bryant Bentley
    • Lee Cotton
    Drake Tobias
    Drake Tobias
    • Jimmy Podeski
    Malcolm J. Walters
    Malcolm J. Walters
    • Jermaine
    • (as Malcolm Walters)
    Mark McNeil II
    Mark McNeil II
    • Malik
    Logan Soland
    Logan Soland
    • Jake
    Jon Elliott
    Jon Elliott
    • Marlon
    • (as Jon Solomon)
    • Director
      • Chris Robinson
    • Writers
      • Frank E. Flowers
      • Tony Rettenmaier
      • Juel Taylor
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    • Trivia
      This movie was shot on location all over Akron, Ohio and Cleveland, Ohio. Some of the basketball scenes were shot at Case Western Reserve University near downtown Cleveland, Ohio. The actor portraying, LeBron James, Mookie Cook, plays D-1 college basketball at University of Oregon, and the actor playing Carmelo Anthony, Jett Howard, plays D-1 college basketball at University of Michigan. -Brad Pyner
    • Goofs
      The Fab 4 play the Seniors on the playground in late October. The foliage on the trees at the park is late spring/early summer foliage.
    • Quotes

      Coach Dru Joyce II: How successful you become depend on how well you manage pressure.

    • Connections
      References The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      Zoom
      Written by Ronald La Pread (as Ronald LaPread), Lionel Richie
      Performed by The Commodores (as Commodores)
      Courtesy of Motown Records
      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

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    4/10

    Shooting Stars

    Shooting Stars was an extremely attempt at capturing Lebron's story except it was evident he was involved with creating this because everything was just so completely over worked and exaggerated and just felt forced. It felt like it tried so hard to be the best sports story and movie ever rather than just being natural and telling the story. But that's par for the course with Lebron. It fit his personality and ego perfectly. It was clear his teammates didn't even like him. This movie just made me like him less. It had decent production but that's about all it had going for it. Don't waste your time.
    • RobTheWatcher
    • Jun 29, 2023
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    • Release date
      • June 2, 2023 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kayan Yıldızlar
    • Filming locations
      • Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA
    • Production companies
      • Cold Front Productions
      • SpringHill Entertainment
      • Tangerine Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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