| Overall: | A |
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| Violence: | B- |
| Sexual Content: | A |
| Language: | B- |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C |
| Run Time: | 118 |
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| Video Release: | 06 Jun 2006 |
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In The Basket, basketball becomes a unifying force for a group of students when their teacher uses it as part of his program to help them overcome their prejudice toward two German refugees. Two documentaries follow aspiring athletes in their journey toward the NBA. Hoop Dreams focuses on two inner-city kids from Chicago and The Year of the Yao tracks China’s first citizen to play in the national league.
Home Video Extra Features
Walt Disney Home Entertainment helps you enjoy this DVD trip down Glory Road with an audio commentary by director James Gartner and producer Jerry Bruckheimer, as well as screenwriters Christopher Cleveland and Bettina Gilois.
Learn just how important work ethic was for Coach Haskins and journey into the world of the team portrayed in the movie by watching More Than a Game: Legacy of the Bear (a featurette highlighting Coach Haskins’ 38-year-long career, with commentary by Don Haskins and Pat Riley), Surviving Practice (a look at Coach Haskins’ grueling four-hour per day practice schedule, with commentary by NBA star Tim Hardaway) and extended interviews with the real University of Texas El Paso basketball team members that have played for Coach Haskins.
Deleted scenes and a portion of a music video by Alicia Keys are also included. Available in either wide or full screen presentations, the DVD provides audio tacks in English (Dolby Digital 5.0), Spanish and French, with subtitles in Spanish and French.
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About the Reviewer: Kerry Bennett
Kerry Bennett is interested in media from both a journalist and parent perspective. Along with authoring articles for several family-oriented publications, she has written for Parent Previews for nearly 10 years. She serves as Vice President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness. She and her husband Garry have four sons.
