An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.
Acting
Keanu's most underrated performance — raw, desperate, human.
Writing
Kids' dialogue feels authentic, not cute — rare for 2001.
Practical Effects
Actual Cabrini-Green locations before demolition.
Director
Brian Robbins
Keanu Reeves
Conor O'Neill
Diane Lane
Elizabeth Wilkes
Michael B. Jordan
Jamal
D. B. Sweeney
Matt Hyland
John Hawkes
Ticky Tobin
Bryan Hearne
Andre Ray Peetes
Julian Griffith
Jefferson Albert Tibbs
DeWayne Warren
Jarius 'G-Baby' Evans
Kris D. Lofton
Clarence
Graham Beckel
Duffy
Michael McGlone
Jimmy Fleming
Dawn Lewis
Ellen
Mark Margolis
Fink
Greg Sandquist
Barber's Son
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Michael B. Jordan's film debut at age 14 — he's Jamal, the kid who never gets the ball.
Cabrini-Green was demolished 2002-2011; this captures the towers' final years of infamy.
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