From childhood to early adulthood, two friends (Sanaa Lathan, Omar Epps) fall in love while trying to... (Learn more)
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Starring: Sanaa Lathan, Omar Epps, Dennis Haysbert
A young African-American couple navigates the tricky paths of romance and athletics in this drama. Quincy McCall (Omar Epps) and Monica Wright (Sanaa Lathan) grew up in the same neighborhood and have known each other since childhood. As they grow into adulthood, they fall in love, but they also share another all-consuming passion: basketball. They've followed the game all their lives and have no small amount of talent on the court. As Quincy and Monica struggle to make their relationship work, they follow separate career paths though high school and college basketball and, they hope, into stardom in big-league professional ball. Love and Basketball was the first feature film for writer/director Gina Prince-Bythewood, who previously helmed several comedy specials for Dave Chappelle. Spike Lee co-produced. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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US Release Date
4/21/00
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13
Running Time
124 mins. (V)
Locations
- Los Angeles, CA
- University of Southern California
Language
- English
Box Office Total
$27,441,122
Awards
- Nominated for a Best Actress award at the 2000 Independent Spirit Awards [Festival/Aw Awards.
- Nominated for a Best First Feature award at the 2000 Independent Spirit Awards [Festival/Aw Awards.
- Winner of the Best First Screenplay award at the 2000 Independent Spirit Awards [Festival/Aw Awards.
Distributor
- New Line Cinema
- New Line Home Entertainment
