Fast Break

Fast Break

1979
1h 47m
4.8

4.8/10

9 votes • View on IMDb

"Gabe Kaplan's having a ball! - His dream team's got a preacher, a jailbird, a pool shark, a muscleman. And the best guy on the team is a girl."

Overview

David Greene is a New York basketball enthusiast, who wants to coach. He is then offered the coaching job at a small Nevada college. He brings along some players, who are a bit odd but good. Like Swish who unknown to the rest of the team is a girl. Preacher, who's being sought by some nefarious characters. And D.C., who's a fugitive. And along with some of the students at the college, he turns them into a contender. In order to give the tam the respect they deserve and some exposure, Greene schemes to try and get the number 1 team led by Bo Winnegar, to play them.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Kings Road Entertainment
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date March 2, 1979
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0079136

Cast

Gabe Kaplan
Gabe Kaplan

David Greene

Harold Sylvester
Harold Sylvester

D.C.

Michael Warren
Michael Warren

Preacher

Bernard King
Bernard King

Hustler

Reb Brown
Reb Brown

Bull

Mavis Washington
Mavis Washington

Swish

Bert Remsen
Bert Remsen

Bo Winnegar

Randee Heller
Randee Heller

Jan

Connie Sawyer
Connie Sawyer

Mom

John Chappell
John Chappell

Alton Gutkas

Rhonda Bates
Rhonda Bates

Enid Gutkas

K Callan
K Callan

Ms. Tidwell

Key Crew

Jack Smight
Director
Stephen J. Friedman
Producer
Jerry Frankel
Executive Producer
Sandor Stern
Screenplay