The most important thing in life is showing up
An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.
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Classical in form, contemporary, earnest and grave.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- resolvedopen-ended
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Cast
- Keanu ReevesConor O'Neill
- Diane LaneElizabeth Wilkes
- John HawkesTicky Tobin
- Bryan HearneAndre Ray Peetes
- Julian GriffithJefferson Albert Tibbs
- Michael B. JordanJamal
- A. Delon Ellis Jr.Miles Pennfield II
- Kris D. LoftonClarence
- Michael PerkinsKofi Evans
- Brian M. ReedRaymond 'Ray Ray' Bennet
Crew
- Brian RobbinsDirector
- John GatinsScreenplay
- Tom RichmondDirector of Photography
- Mark IshamOriginal Music Composer
- Ned BastilleEditor
- Brian RobbinsProducer
- Michael TollinProducer
- Tina NidesProducer
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