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A coach (Gabriel Kaplan) from New York packs his Nevada college basketball team with street-wise players. (Learn more)

Starring: Gabriel Kaplan, Harold Sylvester, Michael Warren (View All)

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Starring: Gabriel Kaplan, Harold Sylvester, Michael Warren

Hot on the heels of his Welcome Back Kotter success, Gabe Kaplan starred in this hastily assembled theatrical feature. Kaplan plays David Greene, the coach of a Nevada collegiate basketball team. Inasmuch as the local talent is pretty pathetic, Greene convinces a group of jive-talking New York street kids into playing for the college. Culture-clash jokes abound, with the black cast members usually coming out on top. In keeping with sports-comedy tradition, one of Greene's team members is a girl, and a very attractive one. Though it hasn't an original bone in its body, Fast Break is breezy entertainment, with a particularly thrilling climax. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Quick Facts

US Release Date

2/1/79

MPAA Rating

Rated PG

Running Time

107 mins.

Language

  • English

Distributor

  • Sony Pictures Releasing

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