You can view trivia about each white men cant jump actor. He went on to write a comedy classic on the topic featuring woody harrelson as billy and wesley snipes as sidney. Billy hoyle is a white man who is a basketball hustler who banks on other teams underestimating his skills on the court. It is loosely based on the 20th century foxs 1992 film of the same name featuring arcadestyle gameplay but closely following the rules seen in street basketball as with the film, players compete with either cpucontrolled. Actorsactresses who made the best movie jocks yardbarker. According to the hollywood reporter, the updated take on. White men cant jump cast and crew cast photos and info. Black and white basketball hustlers join forces to double their chances of winning money on the street courts and in a basketball tournament. On the october 1, 1997 edition, trebek said, if you saw the movie white men cant jump, youll remember this category.
White men cant jump is a movie about black basketball hustlers and a white guy who cons some of them and is conned by the others. This list of white men cant jump actors includes any white men cant jump actresses and all other actors from the film. As a basketball player, harrelson showed us he had game white men cant jump and that he once might have semipro. Stanley kubrick considered white men cant jump one of his. Why white men cant jump had to pass on famous actors like keanu reeves mar. In his early acting days, harrelson was the quarterbackturnedslot back. Why white men cant jump had to pass on famous actors like. The actors are entirely in sync, and the scenes under and around the hoops are a thrill to watch. If any one word can describe white men cant jump, that word is fun. Actors beggining with w, and the ages they were then they starred in all their movies.
Check out this behind the scenes look at bad boys for life read more. Playing in an african american neighborhood the opposing teams thought woody harreison could not play basketball because he was caucasian. Billy hoyle woody harrelson is a white basketball hustler who banks on black players underestimating his skills on the court. However if robert rossens pool hall film the hustler presented the dark side of the life, ron sheltons white men cant jump shows the flip side of the coin. White men cant jump 15 movie clip slow, white, geeky chump 1992 hd duration. A remake of the 1992 comedy white men cant jump is set to hit the big screen. But that plot description doesnt begin to do justice to this movie, which is all about language and timing and loyalty and betrayal, and is very smart and very funny. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing white men cant jump near you. In white men cant jump, billy hoyle woody harrelson is a goofylooking white guy with a secret. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. White men cant jump nude scenes 8 images and 5 videos including appearances from rosie perez. White men cant jump is like a game of pickup basketball.
Blackandwhite hoop hustlers wesley snipes, woody harrelson cash in. Already an oscar nominee when he made white men cant jump, hollywood wunderkind shelton had continued success with sportsthemed films. White men cant jump cast list, listed alphabetically with photos when available. White men cant jump the actors woody harreison and wesley snipes played in the movie white me cant jump. White men cant jump is a basketball video game developed by high voltage software and published by atari corporation exclusively for the atari jaguar on august 1, 1995. Stanley kubrick is remembered as one of cinemas most reclusive and revolutionary filmmakers, and 14 years after his death, criterion provides a glimpse into his personal preferences with a. Assingment 6 paper le300 white men cant jump the actors. The torrent of yourmama comic insults heard in the basketball film white men cant jump suggests constant antipathy among the films racially mixed cast of characters.
White men cant jump 1992 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Wesley trent snipes born july 31, 1962 is an american actor, director, film producer, martial artist and author. He can play basketball better than almost any player out there on the courts of l. Ron shelton bull durham wrote and directed the basketballoriented seriocomedy white men cant jump. A remake of the 1992 film about a pair of basketball hustlers who team up to earn extra cash. When he moves into sidney deans wesley snipes territory, however, the two become rivals and then business partners, creating an elaborate ruse to con unsuspecting basketball players out of hundreds of dollars. As rough and shiny as chain nets on a sweltering summer day, white men cant jump is a poetic, ragtag triumph. His prominent film roles include new jack city 1991, white men cant jump 1992, passenger 57 1992, demolition man 1993, and the marvel comics character blade in the blade film trilogy 19982004 he formed a production company, amenra films, in 1991, and a subsidiary. White men cant jump cast, info, trivia famous birthdays.
Woody harrelson plays billy hoyle, a white con artist who hustles basketball games with black. Casting the remake of white men cant jump fox sports. White men cant jump remake in works with blake griffin. The movie tackles serious issues like hustling, family, relationships, race, life in poverty, and gambling debts. White men cant jump remake in the works the guardian. With wesley snipes, woody harrelson, rosie perez, tyra ferrell.
Billy hoyle woody harrelson and sidney deane wesley snipes are an unlikely pair of basketball hustlers. White men cant jump 1992 cast and crew billy hoyle woody harrelson is a white basketball hustler who banks on black players underestimating his skills on the court. White men cant jump, the 1992 comedy that made venice beach pickup basketball famous, is a classic sports movie from the writerdirector ron shelton who gave us bull durham, tin cup. But harrelson surprises them one day by actually going above the rim and dunking the ball and even hanging on the rim for some added effect. This is a hilarious basketball movie that generates a.
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