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OU_Country
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Posted: 10/26/2015 3:05 PM
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I've been thinking of a hoops movie marathon night in the next couple weeks.

Let's talk favorite Basketball movies - my person favorite is Coach Carter. I like the teaching moments, and the motivation/inspiration provided in this one.

Of course there's the standard, Hoosiers, and I also really enjoy Glory Road.


What other suggestions for favorites do fellow BA posters have?
Last Edited: 10/26/2015 3:09:14 PM by OU_Country
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Posted: 10/26/2015 3:18 PM
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name of movie escapes me, but the doc on two chicago h.s. players
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Posted: 10/26/2015 4:14 PM
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Hoop Dreams. Good doc! Laid the groundwork for sports documentaries IMO.

If you're doing a marathon, make sure to include:

Hoosiers
Coach Carter
Love and Basketball
White Men Can't Jump
The Air Up There

and a dark horse... Basketball Diaries, though it's really more of a drug movie.

Personally, I never cared for Glory Road or He Got Game.
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Posted: 10/26/2015 7:19 PM
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The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh. Any movie that features Dr. J and Jonathan Winters can't be that bad, can it??
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Posted: 10/26/2015 7:29 PM
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Hoosiers
He Got Game
Blue Chips
That Championship Season
Space Jam
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Posted: 10/26/2015 7:50 PM
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"Teen Wolf" (the movie)

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Posted: 10/26/2015 10:07 PM
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MedinaCat wrote:expand_more
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh. Any movie that features Dr. J and Jonathan Winters can't be that bad, can it??
Indeed!!!
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Posted: 10/26/2015 10:33 PM
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Flubber, Son of Flubber??
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Posted: 10/27/2015 6:58 AM
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One on One
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Posted: 10/27/2015 7:21 AM
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In no particular order:

-Hoosiers
-White Men Can't Jump
-Above the Rim
-Teen Wolf
-Hoop Dreams

-Not a movie, but Honorable Mention to the TV show One Tree Hill.
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Posted: 10/27/2015 10:19 AM
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Not a movie, but have to love you some "White Shadow"
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Posted: 10/27/2015 11:01 AM
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Never been able to find a copy of it, but there was a 1970s movie titled "Drive, She Said" that was filmed almost exclusively on our campus and in Convo. Believe it was produced and/or directed by Jack Nicholson.
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Posted: 10/27/2015 11:29 AM
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SBH wrote:expand_more
Never been able to find a copy of it, but there was a 1970s movie titled "Drive, She Said" that was filmed almost exclusively on our campus and in Convo. Believe it was produced and/or directed by Jack Nicholson.
Surprised I've never head of this. I remember when "Mischief" was filmed in Nelsonville but had never heard of a movie being filmed in Athens. Couldn't find anything on Google other than a new movie by that name and one filmed in 1997.

Edit: Found it. It's called "Drive, He Said". Will have to see if I can find it somewhere.
Last Edited: 10/27/2015 11:30:42 AM by OUVan
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Posted: 10/27/2015 11:37 AM
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SBH wrote:expand_more
Never been able to find a copy of it, but there was a 1970s movie titled "Drive, She Said" that was filmed almost exclusively on our campus and in Convo. Believe it was produced and/or directed by Jack Nicholson.
Drive, She Said, 1997, filmed in Canada....New movie by same name coming out soon.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119021/plotsummary?ref_=tt_o...
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Posted: 10/27/2015 12:07 PM
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Drive, He Said. Released in 1971. Imdb lists Eugene, Oregon as the filming location.
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Posted: 10/27/2015 5:33 PM
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Hoosiers
He Got Game
Blue Chips
That Championship Season
Space Jam

While I don't consider Blue Chips a good movie, it's purely college hoops, so it might have to be included. I've never seen "That Championship Season". I'll have to check that out.
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Posted: 10/28/2015 9:06 AM
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Most players would throw " Love and Basketball" on that list.
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Posted: 10/28/2015 9:19 AM
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Promotional photo from "Drive, He Said" (1971) has team wearing "OHIO" uniforms.
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Posted: 10/28/2015 2:30 PM
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It is probably not a top 5 movie, but if you ever get a chance you should watch More Than a Game. It is about LeBron James and his trek through high school. His coach was an Ohio grad. I was invited to the first showing in the Akron Civic Theater. We had red carpet and all. My son who is a journalism grad from Ohio was involved in the original project that his best friend did as a project for his degree from Marymount in California. It was more of a documentry when it started and he did all of the editing. I know not everyone likes LeBron, but if you are from Akron he is the King. It is more of a movie about him growing up without much parenting and how his basketball coaches may have saved his life from the street of Akron.
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Posted: 10/28/2015 5:47 PM
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SBH wrote:expand_more
Promotional photo from "Drive, He Said" (1971) has team wearing "OHIO" uniforms.
It would be cool to see that, wasn't filmed here though.
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