United States / Mar 02, 1979 / PG
Gabe Kaplan's having a ball! - His dream team's got a preacher, a jailbird, a pool shark, a muscleman. And the best guy on the team is a girl.
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
David Greene is a New York basketball enthusiast, who wants to coach. He is then offered the coaching job at a small Nevada college. He brings along some players, who are a bit odd but good. Like Swish who unknown to the rest of the team is a girl. Preacher, who's being sought by some nefarious characters. And D.C., who's a fugitive. And along with some of the students at the college, he turns them into a contender. In order to give the tam the respect they deserve and some exposure, Greene schemes to try and get the number 1 team led by Bo Winnegar, to play them.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Randee Heller | Jan |
| Connie Sawyer | Mom |
| John Chappell | Alton Gutkas |
| Rhonda Bates | Enid Gutkas |
| K Callan | Ms. Tidwell |
| Marty Zagon | Henry |
| Richard Brestoff | Howard |
| Doria Cook-Nelson | Snooty Girl |
| James Jeter | Officer Hedgewood |
| Steve Conte | Man on Bus |
| Larry Farmer | Benton |
| Craig Impleman | Hollis |
| Charles R. Penland | Larry |
| Jim Spillane | Krebbs |
| Le Tari | Thompson |
| Oscar Williams | Norman |
| Marty Gorowitz | Frenchie |
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| Bob Levine | Bum |
| John McCurry | Hal |
| Jack Smight | Dibber |
| Jackie Sule | Polly |
| Laurence Fishburne | Street Kid |
| Ken Butler | Sammy (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Weissman | Cousin David (uncredited) |
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Fast Break |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Kings Road Entertainment |
| Release date | 2 marzo 1979 |
| Executive producer | Jerry Frankel |
| Production | Stephen J. Friedman, Jack Grossberg |
| Writer | Sandor Stern, Marc Kaplan |
| Editing | Frank J. Urioste |
| Cinematography | Charles Correll |
| Assistant directors | Jack Smight |
| Camera operators | Charles Correll |
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| Additional photography | Charles Correll |
| Production design | John Barry, Norm Baron, Cheryal Kearney |
| Art direction | Norm Baron, John Barry, Cheryal Kearney |
| Set decoration | Cheryal Kearney, John Barry, Norm Baron |
| Music | James Di Pasquale, David Shire |
| Sound | James Di Pasquale, David Shire |
Release dates
Theatrical release
TV
Germany / Jul 28, 1987 / TV premiere
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