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The Basket (2000)

Movie
Audience Score
68
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PG 1 hr 45 minMay 5th, 2000Drama
Peter Coyote ET Erin Brokovich and Karen Allen The Perfect Storm star in this touching family drama about the unifying power of basketball in a community torn apart by war Both a riveting sports film and a tale of triumph over adversity The Basket is a hoop dream movie with a whole lot of heart Dallas Morning News In 1918 when the wheatfarming townspeople of Waterville Washington welcome home their first wounded son from WWI theyrestruck by the harsh reality of war And just as bigotry and hatred toward two German orphans dividethe closeknit community a new schoolteacher Martin Coyote rolls into town with some strange ideas and an even stranger leather ball Through the brandnew game called basketball Martin strivesto bring harmony to the townbefore it tears itself apart
StarringPeter CoyoteKaren AllenRobert Burke
DirectorRich Cowan

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:May 5th, 2000
On DVD & Blu-ray:December 11th, 2001 - Buy DVD
Movie Box Office Gross:$619,042 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English