White Men Can't Jump (DVD, 2003)

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The cast also includes Rosie Perez, Tyra Ferrell and Cylk Cozart. Actor: Woody Harrelson. Actor: Wesley Snipes. Actor: Rosie Perez. Actor: Tyra Ferrell. Actor: Cylk Cozart. Actor: Kadeem Hardison. Format: DVD.

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Two dudes from LA decide to con the local neighbourhood with a basketball...

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EAN5039036006132
eBay Product ID (ePID)3949107

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ActorKadeem Hardison, Woody Harrelson, Wesley Snipes, John Marshall Jones, Rosie Perez, Tyra Ferrell, Ernest Harden, Cylk Cozart
Film/TV TitleWhite Men Can't Jump
DirectorRon Shelton
LanguageEnglish
Subtitle LanguageCzech\Danish\Dutch\English\Finnish\Hebrew\Hungarian\Icelandic\Norwegian\Polish\Portuguese\Swedish
Run Time111 Mins
Aspect Ratio1.85 Wide Screen\16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year2003
FormatDVD
FeaturesWidescreen, Closed Caption, With Subtitles, Interactive Menus\Scene Access\Theatrical Trailer\Music Video White Men Can T Jump by Riff
GenreGeneral, Comedy

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Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Hearing ImpairedEnglish
Additional InformationA comical pair of basketball hustlers--Sidney (Wesley Snipes) and Billy (Woody Harrelson)--join forces to run a risky con game on the toughest courts of Los Angeles. However, things aren't all fun and games when the boys run afoul of a group of gangsters. Snipes and Harrelson reunited for MONEY TRAIN in 1995, although the film wasn't actually a sequel to this one.
ReviewsRolling Stone - ...Snipes and Harrelson are natural athletes as well as actors, and their raunchy by-play has a muscular poetry..., Los Angeles Times - ...A sassy and profane urban fairy tale that finds laughs in some very clever places..., New York Times - ...Uncommonly sweet....Snipes gives a funny, knowing performance with a lot of physical verve..., Entertainment Weekly - ...Snipes, it's clear, is going to be a very big star. Fiercely magnetic, with the insinuating velvet sexiness of a matinee idol....He also has an actor's awareness...
Format DescriptionDVD 9
Sound sourceDolby Digital 2.0
Movie/TV TitleWhite Men Can't Jump

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  • Out of work Snipes & Harrelson hussle for money on the basketball courts of LA. Great slow-motion and flashy action. Can Harrelson make the dunk shot?

    White Men Can't Jump is a 1992 movie, starring Woody Harrelson & Wesley Snipes. This basketball film was released to coincide with the enthusiasm generated by the USA `Dream Team' at the Barcelona Olympics, the year big-league professionals were first allowed to compete. The two leads are both former high school/college players in their late 20s, without steady jobs, living with their girlfriends in low-rent districts. To make ends meet, they play two-on-two pick-up games for money at the various public basketball courts around LA. Their particular hussle is for Snipes to boast to a group of players that he is so good that he can beat any two of them, and they get to choose Snipes's teammate. The marks invariably pick Harrelson, who sits on the sidelines wearing goofy sportsgear and looking generally unathletic. Much of the movie is devoted to sports action. There is a lot of high-quality and slow-motion film of various basketball moves. The hardest move of all is the `dunk', which requires a player to leap so high that his elbow is above the basket, thus allowing him to dunk the ball through the hoop from above, at close range. Harrelson keeps saying that he favours pragmatic, winning basketball, while Snipes and the other neighbourhood players earn respect with more flashy, show-boating action. However, the reality is that Harrelson's pride suffers, and this leads him to make a losing bet that he can make a dunk shot. Meanwhile, Snipes is more successful at holding onto his winnings, and even gets back into the construction business. Harrelson's character has some of the elements of Dostoyevsky's `The Gambler' (see also the James Caan film): a man who feels compelled to destroy his life through gambling, despite possessing a considerable talent. However, this film doesn't go quite as deep as that. Instead, the finale shows the pair winning one final game, before deciding they need to grow up and get proper jobs. Apart from the players personal lives, a key theme of the film is the concept of honour within the game. Under no circumstances can a losing pair welch on a bet. On the other hand, Snipes & Harrelson's usual hussle is recongnised acceptable duplicity. However, the real test comes when Snipes conspires with the opposition to throw the game and make Harrelson the sole financial loser. Is that an acceptable hussle? Overall, an entertaining film, provided you like sports. 6.5/10

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  • Good film seen in youth when much younger before digital tv brilliant action brilliant movie based on hoodlum basketball hustle for money brilliant en

    Good film seen in youth when much younger before digital tv brilliant action brilliant movie based on hoodlum basketball hustle for money brilliant ending. Feel good movie.

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  • Excellent

    Brilliant film which I watched many years ago . Dvd is excellent quality and value for money.

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  • My son (21) loves NBA and he thoroughly enjoyed the movie

    It was better than I remembered

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  • White men can jump

    Brill old film, classic

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  • Good funny film

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  • Great movie

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  • Great product and price

    Great product and price

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  • Excellent thank you

    Excellent thank you

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  • Awesome Film

    All time favourite film

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