The Red Sneakers
Brief Synopsis
High school student Reggie Reynolds lives with his hard-working single mother Gloria. R
Cast & Crew
Gregory Hines
Dempsey Pappion
Gregory Hines
Harrison Kane
Maxine Guess
Kendra Fitzrandolph
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Synopsis
Reggie Reynolds, a 17-year-old high school student, is more mathematician than athlete, but when junk shop owner Zeke gives Reggie a pair of magic red sneakers, he is transformed into a great basketball player.
High school student Reggie Reynolds lives with his hard-working single mother Gloria. Reggie is a great student, but a lackluster athlete who longs to be a superstar. That is until he meets Zeke, the mystical owner of a "junk shop." In exchange for a helping hand, Zeke offers Reggie anything in the shop. Reggie chooses a "magical" pair of red canvas hightop sneakers that transform him into an unstoppable basketball player. Uncle Joe, a disreputable scout for sneaker company entrepreneur Mercado, sees Reggie's new skills at tryouts. Uncle Joe and Mercado attempt to exploit Reggie's new talents by convincing him to endorse the company's shoes. When Mercado discovers that it's the sneakers that are making Reggie play so well, he steals them before the big game, forcing Reggie to look inward and use his natural talents.
Director
Gregory Hines
Cast
Dempsey Pappion
Gregory Hines
Harrison Kane
Maxine Guess
Kendra Fitzrandolph
Scott Thompson
Philip Akin
Neil Crone
Angelo Tsarouchas
Nichole Lischer
Rufus Crawford
Drew Nelson
David Klar
Linda Carter
Ruben Santiago-hudson
Vanessa Bell Calloway
Warren Benns
David Huband
Kenner Ames
Vincent D'onofrio
Dirk Mclean
Brendan Connor
Bruce Gray
Yvette Mckoy
Chris Collins
Camille Lawrence
Billy Otis
Jeff Packer
Jordan Walker
Reuben Thompson
Doug Stoddard
Jake Goldsbie
Cabral Richards
Sarah Barrable-tishauer
Makyla Smith
Crew
Diana Alvarez
Roy T Anderson
David Aulicino
Tom Bate
Tom Bate
John Berrie
Jessica Carter
Erika Caseres
Janet Cavanagh
Stanley Clarke
Bryan Day
David Erlichman
Eric Fraser
Michael Gibson
Robert Halmi Jr.
Keith Hlady
Etheline Joseph
Alex Kavanagh
Diane Kerbel
Beth Klein
Christina Kuhnigk
Mike Lee
Stephanie Lees
Tom Lynch
David Mcaree
Cathie Mcgaw
Leorra Newman
Jeffrey Rubin
Mark Saltzman
B.j. Sears
Gary Stephenson
Evan Webber
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Miscellaneous Notes
Nominated for the 2003 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Children's Special from the National Academy of Arts and Sciences. Also nominated for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special (Gregory Hines).
Nominated for the 2003 Writers Guild Award for Outstanding Achievement in Television Writing (Children's Script) (Mark Saltzman, Story by Jeffrey Rubin) by the Writers Guild of America (WGA).
Aired in United States February 10, 2002
Aired in United States November 19, 2002
Aired in United States on Video/DVD November 19, 2002
Gregory Hines makes his full-length television film directorial debut.
Telecast as a presentation of "Showtime Original Pictures For All Ages."
TV rating: TV-PG
