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About this movie. Filmmaker and Beastie Boy Adam Yauch documents the lives and talent of some of America's most gifted high school basketball players as they prep for the first annual Elite 24 all-star game in 2006 at Harlem's famed Rucker Park. Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabar were groomed on that same court, and young hopefuls such as ...
Gunnin' for That No. 1 Spot is a documentary film that follows eight high school basketball players as they prepare for the first-ever Elite 24 basketball tournament, which was held at Harlem's Rucker Park in 2006. The film is directed by Adam Yauch, better known as MCA from the iconic hip-hop group Beastie Boys.
27 de jun. de 2008 · What is Gunnin' for That #1 Spot about? On the corner of 155th Street and Frederick Douglas Boulevard in Harlem, New York lies Rucker Park. By appearances, the green concrete pavement, anchored on either end by its run down slab bleachers, is no different than any other basketball court in the city.
10 de jul. de 2008 · Concentrating on eight of the 24 top-ranked high school players from around the country who participated in the 2006 edition, “Gunnin’ for That #1 Spot” doesn’t leave any cliched stone ...
18 de jun. de 2008 · Hip-hop and basketball have never been so uninspiringly brought together as they are in Gunnin’ for That #1 Spot, Beastie Boy Adam Yauch’s kinetic but shallow chronicle of the buildup to the first annual Boost Mobile Elite 24 Hoops Classic.Yauch flatters the NBA dreams of his 10 cherry-picked subjects—eight black, two white—by introducing them from the confines of their own imaginary ...
10 de jul. de 2008 · Concentrating on eight of the 24 top-ranked high school players from around the country who participated in the 2006 edition, “Gunnin’ for That #1 Spot” doesn’t leave any cliched stone ...
Gunnin’ for That #1 Spot. Eight of the U.S.’s top high school basketball players compete in the first “Elite 24” tournament at Rucker Park. 27 IMDb 6.3 1 h 37 min 2008. PG-13. Documentary · Sports · Ambitious · Inspiring. This video is currently unavailable. to watch in your location. Details.
