Love & Basketball
Brief Synopsis
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Eleven-year-old Quincy doesn't know what to make of Monica, a girl who can outplay any of the guys on the neighborhood basketball court. Soon he is infatuated with her and, much to his surprise, she is eager to become closer to him. Best friends all throughout the following school years, the pressur
Cast & Crew
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Gina Prince-bythewood
Director
Sanaa Lathan
Omar Epps
Glenndon Chatman
Robin Roberts
Herself
Afton Thompson
Film Details
Also Known As
Love and Basketball
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Romance
Sports
Release Date
2000
Distribution Company
NEW LINE CINEMA (NEW LINE)
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 4m
Synopsis
Eleven-year-old Quincy doesn't know what to make of Monica, a girl who can outplay any of the guys on the neighborhood basketball court. Soon he is infatuated with her and, much to his surprise, she is eager to become closer to him. Best friends all throughout the following school years, the pressure for each to be recruited by college basketball coaches brings them closer together and their love blooms beyond friendship.
Director
Gina Prince-bythewood
Director
Cast
Sanaa Lathan
Omar Epps
Glenndon Chatman
Robin Roberts
Herself
Afton Thompson
Aichi Ali
Marte Alexander
Christine Dunford
April Griffin
Harry Lennix
Brett C Smith
Lead Person
Jenece Johnson
Erika Ringor
Jesse Corti
Stu Lantz
Himself
Chris Warren
Chevana Player
Dick Vitale
Himself
Alfre Woodard
Marigold Clark
Shawnte Watson
Rebecca Patterson
Audrey Gomez
Elimu Nelson
Naykia Harris
Nathaniel Bellamy
Charles O'bannon
Valerie Agee
Sandra Perez
Tyra Banks
Carla Houser
Sabrina Robertson
Regina Hall
Chick Hearn
Himself
Yolanda Higgins
Al Foster
Wendi Levy
Colleen Matsuhara
Lisa Barkin Oxley
Carenda Saunder
Erica Jackson
Sandra Von Embriqs
James Dumont
Jess Willard
Sharon Vigne
Erika Wilson
Chandra Cole
Kara Brock
Boris Kodjoe
Leticia Oseguera
Dion Basco
Andre Bellinger
Dennis Haysbert
Shar Jackson
Krystal Braden
Lorna Monique Clemmons
Major Dennis
Trevor Wilson
Himself
Gabrielle Union
Terry Cummings
Himself
Lakesha Willingham
Kyla Pratt
Debbi Morgan
Crew
Joene Acord
Accounting Assistant
Sande Alessi
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Phillip Ali
Foreman
Brian Andrew-tunstall
Hair Stylist
Rod Bacote
Location Assistant
Dick Baker
Advisor
Sidney R. Baldwin
Photography
Maeyen A Bassey
Assistant
Lamonte Bell
Accountant
Terence Blanchard
Music
Terence Blanchard
Music Conductor
David Bodin
Best Boy Grip
Brett A. Boydstun
Production Coordinator
Jamala Gaither Brown
Set Production Assistant
Thomas Franklin Buckner
Set Production Assistant
Willie Burton
Sound Mixer
Reggie Rock Bythewood
Special Thanks To
Reggie Rock Bythewood
Archival Footage
Pepe Caceres
Sound Mixer
Dwight Campbell
Lighting Technician
Ruth Carter
Costume Designer
Laurie Cartwright
Other
Conan Castro
Set Costumer
Ricardo Ceballos
Production Manager
Susan K Chan
Art Director
Joe Chess
Steadicam Operator
Aubra Cohen
Accounting Assistant
Aisha Coley
Casting
Jennifer Conroy
Assistant Production Coordinator
Cori J Cooperider
Assistant
James F Cornick
Electrician
Terry Cummings
Other
Anthony David
Stand-In
Andrew Z. Davis
Executive Producer
Lucia De La Riva
Other
Sterfon Demings
Hair Stylist
Rebecca Edwards
Accounting Assistant
Jeff Egan
Medic
Marcus Epps
Swing Gang
Eduardo H. Esparza
Props
Joseph R. Feeney
Transportation Co-Captain
Darran Fowler
Props Assistant
Mar Francoli
Location Manager
Jose Gaspar
Electrician
Craig Gentry
Other
Michael Giangregorio
Set Costumer
Arlene Gibbs
Assistant
Anita Gibson
Makeup Artist
Emily Glatter
Production Associate
Nicole Goodwin
Production Assistant
Lara B Grant
Post-Production Assistant
William J Gray
Rigging Gaffer
Martin L Grimes
Swing Gang
Cynthia Guidry
Executive Producer
Lupe Guitierrez
Production
Jay Hager
Camera Assistant
Aisha M Hamilton
Art Department Coordinator
Isabel Harkins
Makeup Assistant
Robert Wayne Harris
Other
Chick Hearn
Other
Judy Heinzen
Location Assistant
John Hendrickson
Assistant Editor
Dervon Herron
Assistant Property Master
Jimmie Herron
Property Master
Bill Holmquist
Construction Coordinator
Dwight Hovey
Other
Jeffrey Howard
Production Designer
Andrea Jackson
Hair Stylist
Mario Jackson
Grip
Magic Johnson
Special Thanks To
Malvin Gray Johnson
Other
Sarah K Jones
Production Assistant
Stephen O Jones
Best Boy Grip
Mark S. Kaufman
Music
Ric Keeley
Post-Production Supervisor
Marion G Kirk
Set Costumer
Martin Kitrosser
Script Supervisor
Sam Kitt
Producer
Kevin Krakower
Craft Service
Steven G Ladish
Swing Gang
Stu Lantz
Other
Spike Lee
Producer
Jodi Leininger
Location Assistant
Alan D Levinson
Special Thanks To
Marvin E. Lewis
Boom Operator
Michael E Listorti
Dolly Grip
Mark Anthony Little
Assistant Director
Joe Lucio
Security
Alfonso Lujan
Key Grip
Michael Lyon
Electrician
Kerrie Marshall
Stunt Man
Cristobal Martin
Assistant Director
Marc Martinez
Boom Operator
Vincent Mata
Camera Assistant
Robert C Mathews
Hair Stylist
Colleen Matsuhara
Advisor
Colleen Matsuhara
Special Thanks To
Jadi Mccurdy
Set Production Assistant
Joe Mcnally
Special Thanks To
Mark Mcriley
Medic
Wayne Middleton
Location Manager
Raymond S. Milazzo Jr.
Camera Assistant
Melanie Miller
Rights & Clearances
Wayne Miller
Craft Service
Helen Monaghan
Costume Supervisor
Michael J. Moore
Assistant Director
Ted Moser
Transportation Coordinator
Jennifer Mount
Other
Bert Muhleman
Post-Production Assistant
Randy Musselman
Transportation Captain
Craig Muzio
Scenic Artist
Antonio Navarro
Camera Assistant
Troy Nimmer
Production Assistant
Eric Oliver
Assistant Director
Kathy Orlando
Other
Lisa Barkin Oxley
Production
Maxine Parker
Production Coordinator
Lori Pawiski
Special Thanks To
David Peck
Other
Joann Perritano
Unit Production Manager
Manny Perry
Stunt Coordinator
Joshua Persoff
Assistant Property Master
Simone Perusse
Best Boy
Gina Prince-bythewood
Screenplay
Paul Prokop
Production Associate
Edward J Protiva
Swing Gang
Lisa D Quercioli
Set Costumer
Joshua Ravetch
Production
Lex Rawlins
Camera Assistant
Pat Riley
Special Thanks To
Glenn Roberts
On-Set Dresser
Robin Roberts
Other
Janice Robinson
Stand-In
Dena Roth
Set Decorator
Deandre Russell
Set Production Assistant
Alex Ruttenberg
Casting Associate
Salvador Sanchez
Researcher
Pelcio R Santos
Grip
Ralph O Sepulveda
Assistant Editor
Alexis Seymour
Avid Editor
Robert D Shacklett
Other
Terilyn A. Shropshire
Editor
Lori Silfen
Music
Porfirio Silva
Other
Ed Solomon
Special Thanks To
Steve Spencer
Advisor
David Sporn
Other
Joann Stafford-chaney
Hair Stylist
Mike Starkey
Grip
Jay Stern
Executive Producer
R. Michael Stringer
Key Grip
Melodee Sutton
Music Supervisor
Monte Swann
Video Playback
Ronnie Sweeting
Video Assist/Playback
Henry Tanner Ossawa
Other
Marilyn Tasso
Production Accountant
Carme Tenuta
Makeup Artist
F. Laini Thompson
Makeup Artist
Michael Tolochko
Electrician
Thomas Traynor
Location Assistant
Lee Tucker
Technical Supervisor
Lee Tucker
Technical Supervisor
Gisella Tutsaus
Makeup Artist
Joseph Urbanczyk
Camera Operator
Michael Vieyra
Production Assistant
Gina Villalobos
Camera
Reynaldo Villalobos
Other
Reynaldo Villalobos
Director Of Photography
Dick Vitale
Other
Katherine Walker
Set Production Assistant
Eric Ward
Dolly Grip
Joe Weinberger
Special Thanks To
George A Wells
Grip
Ron Wilkinson
Set Designer
Adam Wilson
Other
Jerald Wilson
Electrician
Trevor Wilson
Other
James Wright
Consultant
Film Details
Also Known As
Love and Basketball
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Romance
Sports
Release Date
2000
Distribution Company
NEW LINE CINEMA (NEW LINE)
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 4m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Spring April 21, 2000
Released in United States on Video October 10, 2000
Released in United States January 2000
Feature directorial debut for Gina Prince-Bythewood.
Completed shooting August 17, 1999.
Began shooting June 16, 1999.
Project was workshopped at the Sundance Institute's 1998 January Screenwriters Lab.
Released in United States Spring April 21, 2000
Released in United States on Video October 10, 2000
Released in United States January 2000 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Premieres) January 20-30, 2000.)
