Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault
Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault
Air Date | Rating | Share | Against the Competition |
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Saturday, November 23, 1996 | N/A |
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- Season: 1996-97
- Network: HBO
- Genre: Drama
- Category: Movies
- Subject Matter: Sports, Biography, True Story
Plot Synopsis
In 1959, a young Harlem playground basketball player is spotted by a park director who attempts to guide the super talented hoopster toward college and an NBA career. The dream is shattered when the young celebrity becomes addicted to heroin. While in jail he goes cold-turkey and emerges, hoping to reclaim the Harlem park from drug dealers and gamblers. In 1971 he succeeds in helping other kids by setting up basketball Tournaments in his crime ridden neighborhood.
Crew
- D.J. Caruso - Executive Producer
- Mark Bakshi - Executive Producer
- Rick Singer - Executive Producer
- John Badham - Executive Producer
- David Coatsworth - Producer
- Eriq LaSalle - Director
- Alan Swyer - Writer
- Steve Golin - Writer
Production Company:
- HBO Pictures IAW Way Out Pictures & The Badham Company
Production Type:
- In-House
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