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Passing Glory

  • TV Movie
  • 19991999
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
280
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
42,859
2,572
Passing Glory (1999)
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A talented all-black high school basketball team challenges the top all-white team in civil-rights-era New Orleans.A talented all-black high school basketball team challenges the top all-white team in civil-rights-era New Orleans.A talented all-black high school basketball team challenges the top all-white team in civil-rights-era New Orleans.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
280
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
42,859
2,572
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Steve James
    • Writer
      • Harold Sylvester
    • Stars
      • Andre Braugher
      • Rip Torn
      • Sean Squire
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Steve James
    • Writer
      • Harold Sylvester
    • Stars
      • Andre Braugher
      • Rip Torn
      • Sean Squire
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    • 2User reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Passing Glory (1999)
    Passing Glory (1999)
    Passing Glory (1999)
    Passing Glory (1999)
    Khalil Kain, Darris Love, Elimu Nelson, and Sean Squire in Passing Glory (1999)
    Rucka Rucka Ali in Passing Glory (1999)

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    Andre Braugher
    Andre Braugher
    • Father Joseph Verrett
    Rip Torn
    Rip Torn
    • Father Robert Grant
    Sean Squire
    • Travis Porter
    Ruby Dee
    Ruby Dee
    • Mommit Porter
    Bill Nunn
    Bill Nunn
    • Howard Porter
    Daniel Hugh Kelly
    Daniel Hugh Kelly
    • Mike Malone Sr.
    Tony Colitti
    Tony Colitti
    • Chick Viola
    Anderson Bourell
    • Mike Malone Jr.
    Khalil Kain
    Khalil Kain
    • Heatwave Hundley
    Tony Bond
    • Clanky
    Khaz Benyahmeen
    • Boo
    • (as Khaz B)
    Darris Love
    Darris Love
    • Antoine Toussaint
    Elimu Nelson
    Elimu Nelson
    • Touché
    Damien Dante Wayans
    Damien Dante Wayans
    • Snow Lurcher
    • (as Damien Wayans)
    Brett Rice
    Brett Rice
    John Lawhorn
    Shawn Wright
    Shawn Wright
    Tom Turbiville
    • Director
      • Steve James
    • Writer
      • Harold Sylvester
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    5/10
    Passing-ly decent...
    I must admit that I watched picked this one up on the drawing power of Andre Braugher, based on his powerful work on the now-defunct tv series "Homicide: Life on the Street". So I guess I shouldn't be disappointed that his character in this movie strongly resembles Homicide's Frank Pembleton. (In this movie he's a Jesuit priest; in Homicide his strong moral centre arises from his Jesuit background) Despite this, or perhaps because of this, Braugher is almost always compelling when he's onscreen, exercising his range from indignant anger to his icy cold stare.

    There were also some strong supporting performances, especially Bill Nunn as the concerned father of the best player on the high school team. The whole thing is apparently drawn from real life, and the background of the struggle to overcome America's apartheid system is certainly compelling.

    All that said, however, this movie does have some problems. Many of these probably arise from the format- in a 90 minute made for cable movie, there isn't time to be as expansive as one would like. But still, too many of the characters are really one dimensional, and follow a pattern of set up/resolution. Rather than showing any real-life personality, they get the movie-imposed "character arc". (And pity the poor white folks in this movie; I know there's frustratingly little time to offer us more characters, but we get really no chance to get into the heads of the players on the other side of the ball and their families.) And worst of all, this movie ends with the deeply cliched BIG GAME.

    Seeing as this comes from the director of the very good documentary "Hoop Dreams", I would have hoped for more investigation of the characters involved, and the circumstances of their lives, rather than more kinetic in-game action. (And, despite the executive producer presence of Magic Johnson, the basketball sequences are fairly uninspired.)

    All things considered, the movie was well put together and moved along briskly. If I wasn't thrilled, at least I wasn't bored. If you like Andre Braugher, you'll probably want to see this movie, but in general, you'd probably be better off watching a few old episodes of "Homicide", and chasing that with "Hoop Dreams".

    Final note: If I were making a movie about a high-school basketball team, I'd get my people to watch "Hoosiers", and then filter everything from that film out of my project. Sports are such a huge part of so many people's lives, there's got to be more stories than these movies keep on telling. In this flick, I found all the trouble that went into setting up the BIG GAME much more interesting that the game itself; why can't that be the focus?

    Rating: 5 out of 10 (average). (And this factors in a bonus point for Andre Braugher)
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    • lemmy caution
    • Jun 19, 2000

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 21, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
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      • TNT
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Un pase a la gloria
    • Filming locations
      • Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    • Production companies
      • Magic Johnson Entertainment
      • Quincy Jones-David Salzman Entertainment
      • Rosemont Productions International
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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