Summaries

A basketball player's father must try to convince him to go to a college so he can get a shorter sentence.

Tells the story of Jesus Shuttlesworth, the most sought after high school basketball prospect in the nation. Jesus and his dream to make it to the big ranks in professional basketball are overshadowed by his father, Jake, who is spending his life in prison for killing Jesus' mother.—Anonymous

Jake Shuttlesworth is in prison serving time for killing his wife in a violent family feud. He is released on parole, but with one condition - he must persuade his son, genius basketball player Jesus to sign with the governor's alma mater university, Big State. And Jake only has a week to do it.—Anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • prison
  • porn actor in mainstream movie
  • basketball
  • father son rivalry
  • university
Genres
  • Drama
  • Sport
Release date Apr 30, 1998
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Cabrini-Green Public Housing Projects, Near North Side, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Production companies Touchstone Pictures 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks

Box office

Budget $25000000
Gross US & Canada $21567853
Opening weekend US & Canada $7610663
Gross worldwide $21567853

Tech specs

Runtime 2h 16m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital SDDS
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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