All Starz
The Wayans brothers, for TWOOOOOOOOOOOO.
It’s not often (at least not often enough) that basketball flicks get play on the premiere movie channels. The Basketball Diaries gets some love sometimes, as does Love & Basketball, but those are more just movies that happen to have the word “basketball” in the title. Where are the epics? Where’s White Men Can’t Jump? Where’s Hoosiers? Where’s Hoop Dreams? Where’s Blue Chips, for God’s sake?
Then tonight, scrolling through titles, I saw it. They started after 3 a.m., mind you, but they were on the schedule nonetheless. Two basketball movies AT THE 
SAME TIME, on Starz Kids & Family and Starz in Black. Two EPICS of the genre: The Sixth Man and Celtic Pride, respectively. Featuring various and sundry Wayans brothers. Yeeeeeeeah. Thanks, Starz.
(On a side note, the NBA actually signed off on Celtic Pride, I guess—seeing that they used real teams and uniforms. I’d love to hear David Stern explain that one sometime.)
I REALLY need to get LeaguePass.
27 Responses to “All Starz”
Dec.6 at 4:58 am
Russ Bengtson says:
By the way, it’s worth watching “Blue Chips” just to see Bob Cousy shoot free throws. And for the incomparable Matt Nover, of course.
Dec.6 at 1:11 pm
Bryant Reeves says:
White Men Can’t Jump - greatest basketball movie of all time.
Dec.6 at 1:15 pm
Jamison says:
I don’t know, Big Country. Space Jam would give WMCJ a run for it’s money.
Dec.6 at 2:32 pm
Bryant Reeves says:
Woody and Always Bet on Black vs. Jordan and some cartoons? You’ve got to be kidding me. Space Jam’s only saving grace was the Bill Murray cameo.
Dec.6 at 3:00 pm
Omar says:
I know you ain’t talking about basketball movies and forgot Above The Rim! Straight Classic!
Dec.6 at 3:29 pm
Max Airington says:
You mean Above the 8ft Rim?
Dec.6 at 3:37 pm
Russ Bengtson says:
Yeah, Above The Rim was sketchy. At least I didn’t mention Eddie. (It’s only a matter of time before Whoopi actually DOES get the Knick job, right?) Then there was Sunset Park. Rhea Perlman AND ONYX’s Fredro Starr (and a pre-famous Terrence Howard)? SAY WORD.
Dec.6 at 3:43 pm
Max Airington says:
Still no He Got Game?
Dec.6 at 3:45 pm
SteveSmith#8 fan says:
The funny thing about Sunset Park which came out around 1996 is that one of the characters in the movie plays the exact same character (a high school basketball player) almost ten years later in Coach Carter. I cannot remember the guy’s name but he is a shorter guy with a bald head in both movies and plays shooting guard if I remember correctly.
Dec.6 at 3:49 pm
Matthew says:
Four words……….. The
Air
Up
There
Dec.6 at 3:51 pm
Matthew says:
Even better was that Gilligan’s Island joint with the Harlem Globetrotters. Shit was classic!!!!!!!!!!
Dec.6 at 4:09 pm
Russ Bengtson says:
Oh yeah, He Got Game is great.
Dec.6 at 5:10 pm
BETCATS says:
I thought it was just Shawn and Marlon as the Wayans brothers. ?Damon?
Dec.7 at 2:57 am
See Bee Fore says:
Sunset Park what time is it? It’s time to get live, it’s time to represent! Word Up. And Warrick from CSI has a bit part.
Dec.7 at 3:05 am
Boing Dynasty says:
He got game is the best ball movie forever, watching Ray shoot, pretending Denzel can shoot(yuck), not to mention Rosario Dawson’s titty’s. CLASSIC
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Dec.7 at 6:35 am
Patrick says:
the soundtrack and epic mood of He Got Game (except those weird prostitute scenes with Milla), flipping clips of solitary hoops junkies practicing amidst picturesque scenery and punctuated by rayray’s clockwork jumpshot, capture the true beauty of this game often overshadowed by showmanship. that pickup run 5on5 is not so much a run as a a filmmaker’s exercise in aesthetics.
thanks, spike.
Dec.7 at 8:23 am
Chris? says:
The wayans bros. episode where they have to play those other 2 brothers in basketball was on last night (or this morning?) too.
Dec.7 at 11:10 am
Karan says:
best bball movie of all time: rebound
Dec.7 at 12:41 pm
H to the izzo says:
He got Game definitely the best.It was all brilliant from the story down to the setting and mood.It showed basketball is more than just the bullshit(agents,groupies e.t.c.)It showed basketball for what its meant to be.I know its not really a basketball movie but finding forrester was good too
Dec.7 at 3:04 pm
Sparker says:
is anyone else old enough to remember “fast break” with bernard king and gabe kaplan? that gets my vote. (as opposed to, say, the fish that saved pittsburgh with the doctor).
Dec.7 at 3:18 pm
Richie says:
This isnt a movie but needs mentioning; ‘Hang Time’, Anthony Anderson, Reggie Theus and a chick who can ball…. What more can you ask for?
Dec.7 at 11:06 pm
Seth says:
Like Mike, dammit. Features the best-delivered line in sports movie history:
Allen Iverson: “HOW’D HE DO DAT!?”
Dec.8 at 11:08 am
Nadav Mor says:
In Space Jam, in the last play of the game between the monsters and the toons, Jordan makes a lay up, by stretching his arm all the way from back court. He gets 2 points for it. However, it should be a three, cause his feet are behind the line.
Holla
Dec.8 at 2:13 pm
Max Airington says:
http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/10423 Will Ferrell and Andre 3000. In a basketball movie. Someone’s job should be on the line right now.
Dec.10 at 6:57 pm
Question says:
Word em up Karan… Rebound is a dope movie! Up there with He Got Game as classic ball movies.
Dec.10 at 8:26 pm
BETCATS says:
Has anybidy actullya watched a full episode of the White Shadow?
May.3 at 9:42 pm
Steven says:
Is everyone forgetting about hoop dreams? Or is that classified just as a documentary?