Fast Break (1979)

  • PG
  • 03/02/1979 (US)
  • Comedy
  • 1h 47m

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.

Jack Smight

Director

Sandor Stern

Screenplay

Marc Kaplan

Story

Cast

Gabe Kaplan's headshot

Gabe Kaplan

David Greene
Harold Sylvester's headshot

Harold Sylvester

D.C.
Michael Warren's headshot

Michael Warren

Preacher
Bernard King's headshot

Bernard King

Hustler
Reb Brown's headshot

Reb Brown

Bull
Mavis Washington's headshot

Mavis Washington

Swish
Bert Remsen's headshot

Bert Remsen

Bo Winnegar
Randee Heller's headshot

Randee Heller

Jan

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