That Championship Season (1999) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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Television movie based on Jason Miller's play about former members of a high school basketball team who reunite with their coach to commemorate their championship season--20 years earlier. But slowly, an ugly undercurrent of bigotry, suspicion, fear and jealousy begins to destroy everything that onc

Cast & Crew

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Paul Sorvino

Vincent D'onofrio

Terry Kinney

Tony Shalhoub

Mayor George Sitkowski

Gary Sinise

Paul Sorvino

Film Details

MPAA Rating

Genre

Adaptation

Drama

Release Date

1999

Production Company

Digital Sound & Pictures; Fotokem Film & Video; MGM Television Entertainment; Panavision, Ltd.; Post Group, The; Showtime Networks

Distribution Company

MGM Home Entertainment

Location

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration

2h

Synopsis

Television movie based on Jason Miller's play about former members of a high school basketball team who reunite with their coach to commemorate their championship season--20 years earlier. But slowly, an ugly undercurrent of bigotry, suspicion, fear and jealousy begins to destroy everything that once united these basketball heroes.

Director

Paul Sorvino

Cast

Vincent D'onofrio

Terry Kinney

Tony Shalhoub

Mayor George Sitkowski

Gary Sinise

Paul Sorvino

Joe Bays

Susan M Carr

Denise Faye

Carol Lawrence

Claire'S Mother

Jerri Lynn London

Nicolas Risher

Jeff Rogers

Hammond Basketball Player

Bill Sorvino

Frank Rodriguez

Louis L Weiss

Old Violin Player

Crew

J Tom Archuleta

Assistant Director

Peter Bankins

Property Master

Kelly Barr

Production Coordinator

Larry Blank

Ellen Brill

Bryan Byrd

Robert Curran

Studio Executive (Mgm)

Bill Dance

Extras Agent/Coordinator

John De Cuir

Production Designer

Kevin Duncan

Assistant Director

Duke Foster

Transportation Coordinator

Monica Foster

Creative Executive (Showtime)

Cormac Funge

Greg Gontz

Assistant Editor

Mark Green

Steven Greener

Tony Guerin

Camera Operator

Doris Hellmann

Production Accountant

Conrad Hool

Unit Production Manager

Jackie Ioachim

Richard S Kaufman

Music Supervisor

David Kelson

Robert Maisto

Construction Coordinator

James M Mcewen

Lighting Technician

Jason Miller

Play As Source Material

Jason Miller

Emjay Olson

Ashlee Petersen

Dennis K Petersen

Special Effects Coordinator

Suzanne Rodier

Jeremiah Samuels

Judith Saunders

Script Supervisor

Gary Sinise

Executive Producer

Mary Jo Slater

William Smith

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Paul Sorvino

Music Conductor

Paul Sorvino

Paul Sorvino

Chris Squires

Camera Operator

Bruce Surtees

Director Of Photography

Carmen Tetzlaff

Casting Assistant

David Thornsberry

Location Manager

Leo Trombetta

Katy Trpin

Rick Tucker

Theadora Van Runkle

Costume Designer

Mathew Waters

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Joan Ziff

Film Details

MPAA Rating

Genre

Adaptation

Drama

Release Date

1999

Production Company

Digital Sound & Pictures; Fotokem Film & Video; MGM Television Entertainment; Panavision, Ltd.; Post Group, The; Showtime Networks

Distribution Company

MGM Home Entertainment

Location

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration

2h

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Aired in United States June 6, 1999

Released in United States on Video November 23, 1999

Remake of theatrical film released in 1982 and adaptation of original Broadway play.

Although the official premiere date is June 6, 1999, "That Championshiop Season" was telecast on Showtime on May 27, 1999 to qualify it for 1998-1999 Emmy award consideration.

Paul Sorvino, who starred as Phil Romano in both the Broadway play and in the 1982 feature film version, makes his motion picture directorial debut.

Began shooting early January 1999.

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