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Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story (1992)
Directed by Charles Braverman
Drama, TV Movie · 1h 32m
Chronicling the short but eventful life of Hank Gathers (played by Donny B. Lord as a child and Victor Love as a young adult), this fact-based drama chronicles the hoopster's rise from the inner city of Philadelphia to a starring role on Loyola Marymount's basketball team before a heart condition cut his career short. Nell Carter plays Hank's supportive mom, and George Kennedy portrays a neighborhood priest who inspired the boy.
Cast
Victor Love
Hank Gathers
D
Duane Davis
Bo Kimble
George Kennedy
Father Dave Hagan
Nell Carter
Lucille Gathers
K
Kevin C. White
Derrick Gathers
Sam Hennings
Coach Spencer
Sarah Trigger
TV Reporter
B
Brad Butcher
Young Hank
B
Baldwin C. Sykes
Specs
M
Michael D. Hall
Heat Gates
Reynaldo Rey
Red
Michole Briana White
Taffy
Crew
- Director
- Charles Braverman
- Writer
- Fred Johnson, Ed Fields, Don Enright
- Director of Photography
- Stephen Ashley Blake
- Original Music Composer
- Stanley Clarke
- Producer
- James P. McGillen, Don Enright, Les Alexander
Details
- Release date
- 1992-04-01
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Tribune Entertainment, McGillen Entertainment, Alexander/Enright & Associates