The trailer just dropped for Mr. Throwback, a new mockumentary series starring Happy Endings’ Adam Pally, Saturday Night Live’s Ego Nwodim and… The Golden State Warriors’ Steph Curry?
Produced by David Wain, Mr. Throwback actually looks pretty funny for a show starring an NBA point guard in a prominent role. Come to think of it, there have been more than a few solid comedies featuring pro basketball players, such as…
5 Marques Johnson in ‘White Men Can’t Jump’
When we think of White Men Can’t Jump, we tend to think of Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson, and of course, Jeopardy! champion Rosie Perez.
But it also features former NBA player Marques Johnson as Raymond, an aggrieved victim of Billy and Syd’s hustle. Johnson later revealed that the character was based on real-life basketball player Reggie Harding, who died tragically in 1972.
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Space Jam is a ridiculous movie,...
Produced by David Wain, Mr. Throwback actually looks pretty funny for a show starring an NBA point guard in a prominent role. Come to think of it, there have been more than a few solid comedies featuring pro basketball players, such as…
5 Marques Johnson in ‘White Men Can’t Jump’
When we think of White Men Can’t Jump, we tend to think of Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson, and of course, Jeopardy! champion Rosie Perez.
But it also features former NBA player Marques Johnson as Raymond, an aggrieved victim of Billy and Syd’s hustle. Johnson later revealed that the character was based on real-life basketball player Reggie Harding, who died tragically in 1972.
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- 7/27/2024
- Cracked
A memorable scene from Ron Shelton’s 1992 hoops comedy White Men Can’t Jump finds a playground baller (played by former NBA great Marques Johnson) fuming after he falls victim to a hustle. First the big guy pulls out a razor. Then he decides he needs something a little stronger, so he heads to his car to retrieve his gun – at which point everyone scrambles madly for the exits. Based on a real-life chapter of basketball lore, the moment is both scary (perhaps even more so now, when all public space...
- 5/19/2023
- by Chris Vognar
- Rollingstone.com
UCLA broadcaster Chris Roberts, who called the football and men’s basketball play-by-play for 23 seasons before retiring, died May 12 at his Glendora, Calif., home at age 74. He had complications of Parkinson’s disease, according to the university.
Roberts began calling games in the fall of 1992 through the spring of 2015, in the process setting a local record for calling NCAA Division I games on Los Angeles radio. His final season with the Bruins was in 2014-15, when Roberts equaled Fred Hessler’s record for the longest tenured play-by-play broadcaster in UCLA history.
Roberts called 16 bowl games, including the Bruins’ Rose Bowl appearances on January 1, 1994 and January 1, 1999. Roberts also broadcast the men’s basketball team for 19 trips to the NCAA Tournament. That included the 1995 NCAA Tournament Championship.
The author of two books, Stadium Stories: UCLA Bruins and UCLA Football Vault, which he co-wrote with Bill Bennett, Roberts was an eight-time nominee for...
Roberts began calling games in the fall of 1992 through the spring of 2015, in the process setting a local record for calling NCAA Division I games on Los Angeles radio. His final season with the Bruins was in 2014-15, when Roberts equaled Fred Hessler’s record for the longest tenured play-by-play broadcaster in UCLA history.
Roberts called 16 bowl games, including the Bruins’ Rose Bowl appearances on January 1, 1994 and January 1, 1999. Roberts also broadcast the men’s basketball team for 19 trips to the NCAA Tournament. That included the 1995 NCAA Tournament Championship.
The author of two books, Stadium Stories: UCLA Bruins and UCLA Football Vault, which he co-wrote with Bill Bennett, Roberts was an eight-time nominee for...
- 5/13/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
"White Men Can't Jump" is a rare example of moviemaking where everything seemed to come together perfectly. Writer/director Ron Shelton was able to combine his love for LA and streetball with this 1992 effort, and found two stars who couldn't have had better chemistry, both on camera and off. Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson, who played Sidney Deane and Billy Hoyle respectively, were effortlessly captivating as struggling Venice Beach basketball players who hustle their way through LA's streetball scene. Had Snipes not sabotaged his "White Men Can't Jump" audition with Keanu Reeves, things might have been different. But as it stands, the movie is one of the best basketball films ever made, largely due to its two leads and their easy rapport.
After Sidney encounters Billy during a pickup game on the famed Venice Beach courts, he invites "the chump" to play, only to discover that Billy is good — maybe even better than him.
After Sidney encounters Billy during a pickup game on the famed Venice Beach courts, he invites "the chump" to play, only to discover that Billy is good — maybe even better than him.
- 2/18/2023
- by Joe Roberts
- Slash Film
“Talk to the hand” may be a popular phrase of breezy dismissal, but talking to a particular hand has terrible consequences in the Australian horror “Talk to Me.” This directorial debut feature for twin siblings Danny and Michael Philippou belies their prior reputation as “filmmakers on a rampage” making sometimes controversially violent, bad-taste comedic videos for YouTube channel RackaRacka. It’s a determinedly non-jokey supernatural thriller in which a group of Adelaide teens get in way over their heads playing an occult party game.
A somewhat mixed bag, as the script doesn’t fully ballast the serious tenor, this is nonetheless a confidently crafted effort with enough intriguing elements to keep viewers involved, if not particularly scared. It should easily attract international buyers on the lookout for modestly scaled but polished genre fare.
After a brief, stabby prologue, the significance of which is unclear until later, we meet high schooler...
A somewhat mixed bag, as the script doesn’t fully ballast the serious tenor, this is nonetheless a confidently crafted effort with enough intriguing elements to keep viewers involved, if not particularly scared. It should easily attract international buyers on the lookout for modestly scaled but polished genre fare.
After a brief, stabby prologue, the significance of which is unclear until later, we meet high schooler...
- 1/22/2023
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
The first clip from Talk To Me, an upcoming supernatural horror film from the producers of 2014's critically acclaimed The Babadook, has been revealed, teasing a teen party gone wrong as a portal to the supernatural world is inadvertently opened. The film follows a group of friends who learn to conjure spirits using a recently discovered embalmed hand with unexpected powers. The thrill of their paranormal adventures soon turns sinister when they find that it is far easier to open the door to the spirit world than to close it.
Ahead of Talk To Me's debut at Sundance Film Festival later this month, Deadline has unveiled a first look at the upcoming horror from the producers of The Babadook. The clip teases the sudden and dark turn the film takes when teenager Mia gives in to pressure from her friends and conjures a spirit. What starts as a seemingly harmless...
Ahead of Talk To Me's debut at Sundance Film Festival later this month, Deadline has unveiled a first look at the upcoming horror from the producers of The Babadook. The clip teases the sudden and dark turn the film takes when teenager Mia gives in to pressure from her friends and conjures a spirit. What starts as a seemingly harmless...
- 1/18/2023
- by Rishi Singh
- ScreenRant
Exclusive: J. Marques Johnson will make his television debut in the second season of BET+’s Tyler Perry drama series, All the Queen’s Men.
The one-hour series created by Christian Keyes is based on his popular book, Ladies Night. The first season established Marilyn ‘Madam’ DeVille (Eva Marcille) as a fierce businesswoman ruling over her empire in the lucrative male exotic nightclub industry. Now, hell-bent on expanding her Queendom in Season 2, Madam will have to navigate this sexy yet dangerous world if she wants to stay alive and ahead of the game.
Johnson will play Rayshon, an amateur at Madam’s Club Eden, who isn’t cut out for the life of an exotic dancer, though that doesn’t keep him from trying. With VIP hazing going on inside of the club and private clients luring him into a dark underworld outside of the club, Rayshon often finds himself the victim.
The one-hour series created by Christian Keyes is based on his popular book, Ladies Night. The first season established Marilyn ‘Madam’ DeVille (Eva Marcille) as a fierce businesswoman ruling over her empire in the lucrative male exotic nightclub industry. Now, hell-bent on expanding her Queendom in Season 2, Madam will have to navigate this sexy yet dangerous world if she wants to stay alive and ahead of the game.
Johnson will play Rayshon, an amateur at Madam’s Club Eden, who isn’t cut out for the life of an exotic dancer, though that doesn’t keep him from trying. With VIP hazing going on inside of the club and private clients luring him into a dark underworld outside of the club, Rayshon often finds himself the victim.
- 3/17/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The National Basketball Assn. champion Milwaukee Bucks have a new voice as their play-by-play announcer. Also a new gender.
Veteran sportscaster Lisa Byington is the new lead announcer for Bucks television broadcasts on Bally Sports Wisconsin for the 2021-2022 season. She replaces longtime announcer Jim Paschke, who is retiring. Former Bucks All-Star forward Marques Johnson will continue as analyst
Although other women have done one-off play-by-play for games, Byington is the first full-time female play-by-play announcer for a major men’s professional sports team.
“We are so excited to welcome Lisa to the Bucks family and to bring such a talented play-by-play announcer to our broadcast team,” said Bucks President Peter Feigin. “Lisa’s extensive television broadcasting background, including her play-by-play work for high-level NCAA basketball on several national networks,...
Veteran sportscaster Lisa Byington is the new lead announcer for Bucks television broadcasts on Bally Sports Wisconsin for the 2021-2022 season. She replaces longtime announcer Jim Paschke, who is retiring. Former Bucks All-Star forward Marques Johnson will continue as analyst
Although other women have done one-off play-by-play for games, Byington is the first full-time female play-by-play announcer for a major men’s professional sports team.
“We are so excited to welcome Lisa to the Bucks family and to bring such a talented play-by-play announcer to our broadcast team,” said Bucks President Peter Feigin. “Lisa’s extensive television broadcasting background, including her play-by-play work for high-level NCAA basketball on several national networks,...
- 9/16/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Marques Johnson has an idea for a White Men Can’t Jump spinoff, which he jokingly pitched while a recent guest on The Rich Eisen Show.
The retired five-time NBA All-Star turned Milwaukee Bucks’ analyst was asked where he thought his character, Raymond, from the 1992 sports-comedy classic is today.
“Somebody was trying to get the sequel going, but it hasn’t gone anywhere,” said an earnest Johnson, before joking, “They should clip that thing and make it about Raymond. I can give some narration and be old school Raymond, and we can get a young Raymond for some flashbacks. We can get it cracking.”...
The retired five-time NBA All-Star turned Milwaukee Bucks’ analyst was asked where he thought his character, Raymond, from the 1992 sports-comedy classic is today.
“Somebody was trying to get the sequel going, but it hasn’t gone anywhere,” said an earnest Johnson, before joking, “They should clip that thing and make it about Raymond. I can give some narration and be old school Raymond, and we can get a young Raymond for some flashbacks. We can get it cracking.”...
- 7/29/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Marques Johnson has an idea for a White Men Can’t Jump spinoff, which he jokingly pitched while a recent guest on The Rich Eisen Show.
The retired five-time NBA All-Star turned Milwaukee Bucks’ analyst was asked where he thought his character, Raymond, from the 1992 sports-comedy classic is today.
“Somebody was trying to get the sequel going, but it hasn’t gone anywhere,” said an earnest Johnson, before joking, “They should clip that thing and make it about Raymond. I can give some narration and be old school Raymond, and we can get a young Raymond for some flashbacks. We can get it cracking.”...
The retired five-time NBA All-Star turned Milwaukee Bucks’ analyst was asked where he thought his character, Raymond, from the 1992 sports-comedy classic is today.
“Somebody was trying to get the sequel going, but it hasn’t gone anywhere,” said an earnest Johnson, before joking, “They should clip that thing and make it about Raymond. I can give some narration and be old school Raymond, and we can get a young Raymond for some flashbacks. We can get it cracking.”...
- 7/29/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
'White Men Can't Jump'
The title sounds like it's straight from the mouth of Charles Barkley, which is perfect for this inside jam on playground basketball. Since the politikally korrect krowd has never been known to defend middle-class, white males, 20th Century Fox will not likely endure weird pressure-group nonsense over the title when ''White Men Can't Jump'' scores big opening numbers this weekend.
From writer-director-Hollywood Y gym rat Ron Shelton, ''White Men Can't Jump'' is a fast-breaking, trash-talking, black-and-white buddy movie starring Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson that's likely to score big on both ends of the boxoffice court -- in the inner city and in the suburbs.
About the funnest scam movie since ''The Sting, '' Harrelson stars as Billy Hoyle, a long-shorts, back-hatted hayseed from Louisiana who's descended upon the asphalt of the Venice Beach basketball courts to hustle some dough. Not just a sportsman, Billy has some real incentive -- two nasty sharks, not happy over his failure to point shave back East, are all over his butt.
Playing the dopey hick, Billy soon attracts the attention of the brothers, mainly one in-your-face, backdown twirler named Sidney Dean (Wesley Snipes) who gets blind-sided by silly-looking Billy's courtside manner and finds himself on the short end of a $68 shootout. But Sidney Dean learns and rebounds from getting his pocket picked at midcourt: He approaches Billy to join his team, namely the two of them will work the South L.A. courts and pick the brothers' pockets.
Their game-plan: Sidney trash talks black basketballers into games of two-on-two where they get to pick his teammate. No fools, their first-round selection is always the silly looking white boy. That's when showtime begins. Sidney, with his backspin drives, and Billy, with his sweet jumpers, not to mention the head games they work outside the paint, jam some fast green.
But Billy gets picked off down low when Sidney goes backdoor on him, setting him up for a wicked reverse slam as he and their two ''opponents'' take all Billy's dough. For Billy, it's ''heartbreak time'': not only are the sharks closer, but his sexy, supportive girlfriend (Rosie Perez) has about had it with his losing ways.
Smartly spreading his story beyond the end lines of the basketball court, writer-director Shelton has knocked down a sparkling, slice-of-life Americana story. As rough and shiny as chain nets on a sweltering Summer Day, ''White Men Can't Jump'' is a poetic, rag-tag triumph.
All-star votes for Snipes, with his Earl ''The Pearl'' Monroe moves, and Woody Harrelson, with his Rick Barry perimeter touch, for their gutty, all-over-the-screen performances and high fives to Perez as Harrelson's spunky, ''Jeopardy!''-fanatic girlfriend. Tyra Ferrell gives some good minutes as Snipes' dues-paying, ambitious wife. Former Bruins Marques Johnson and Nigel Miguel, plus downtown gunner Freeman Williams, add power on the boards.
Tech contributions: All hustling three-pointers.
WHITE MEN CAN'T JUMP
A Ron Shelton Film
Producers Don Miller, David Lester
Screenwriter/director Ron Shelton
Executive producer Michele Rappaport
Director of photography Russell Boyd
Production designer Dennis Washington
Editor Paul Seydor
Costume designer Francine Jamison-Tanchuck
Music Bennie Wallace
Casting Victoria Thomas
Sound mixer Kirk Francis
Color/Stereo
Sidney Deane Wesley Snipes
Billy Hoyle Woody Harrelson
Gloria Clemente Rosie Perez
Rhonda Deane Tyra Ferrell
Robert Cylk Cozart
Junior Kadeem Hardison
George Ernest Harden, Jr.
Walter John Marshall Jones
Raymond Marques Johnson
T.J. David Roberson
Zeke Kevin Benton
Dwight "The Flight" McGhee Nigel Miguel
Duck Johnson Freeman Williams
Running time - 115 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
(c) The Hollywood Reporter...
From writer-director-Hollywood Y gym rat Ron Shelton, ''White Men Can't Jump'' is a fast-breaking, trash-talking, black-and-white buddy movie starring Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson that's likely to score big on both ends of the boxoffice court -- in the inner city and in the suburbs.
About the funnest scam movie since ''The Sting, '' Harrelson stars as Billy Hoyle, a long-shorts, back-hatted hayseed from Louisiana who's descended upon the asphalt of the Venice Beach basketball courts to hustle some dough. Not just a sportsman, Billy has some real incentive -- two nasty sharks, not happy over his failure to point shave back East, are all over his butt.
Playing the dopey hick, Billy soon attracts the attention of the brothers, mainly one in-your-face, backdown twirler named Sidney Dean (Wesley Snipes) who gets blind-sided by silly-looking Billy's courtside manner and finds himself on the short end of a $68 shootout. But Sidney Dean learns and rebounds from getting his pocket picked at midcourt: He approaches Billy to join his team, namely the two of them will work the South L.A. courts and pick the brothers' pockets.
Their game-plan: Sidney trash talks black basketballers into games of two-on-two where they get to pick his teammate. No fools, their first-round selection is always the silly looking white boy. That's when showtime begins. Sidney, with his backspin drives, and Billy, with his sweet jumpers, not to mention the head games they work outside the paint, jam some fast green.
But Billy gets picked off down low when Sidney goes backdoor on him, setting him up for a wicked reverse slam as he and their two ''opponents'' take all Billy's dough. For Billy, it's ''heartbreak time'': not only are the sharks closer, but his sexy, supportive girlfriend (Rosie Perez) has about had it with his losing ways.
Smartly spreading his story beyond the end lines of the basketball court, writer-director Shelton has knocked down a sparkling, slice-of-life Americana story. As rough and shiny as chain nets on a sweltering Summer Day, ''White Men Can't Jump'' is a poetic, rag-tag triumph.
All-star votes for Snipes, with his Earl ''The Pearl'' Monroe moves, and Woody Harrelson, with his Rick Barry perimeter touch, for their gutty, all-over-the-screen performances and high fives to Perez as Harrelson's spunky, ''Jeopardy!''-fanatic girlfriend. Tyra Ferrell gives some good minutes as Snipes' dues-paying, ambitious wife. Former Bruins Marques Johnson and Nigel Miguel, plus downtown gunner Freeman Williams, add power on the boards.
Tech contributions: All hustling three-pointers.
WHITE MEN CAN'T JUMP
A Ron Shelton Film
Producers Don Miller, David Lester
Screenwriter/director Ron Shelton
Executive producer Michele Rappaport
Director of photography Russell Boyd
Production designer Dennis Washington
Editor Paul Seydor
Costume designer Francine Jamison-Tanchuck
Music Bennie Wallace
Casting Victoria Thomas
Sound mixer Kirk Francis
Color/Stereo
Sidney Deane Wesley Snipes
Billy Hoyle Woody Harrelson
Gloria Clemente Rosie Perez
Rhonda Deane Tyra Ferrell
Robert Cylk Cozart
Junior Kadeem Hardison
George Ernest Harden, Jr.
Walter John Marshall Jones
Raymond Marques Johnson
T.J. David Roberson
Zeke Kevin Benton
Dwight "The Flight" McGhee Nigel Miguel
Duck Johnson Freeman Williams
Running time - 115 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
(c) The Hollywood Reporter...
- 3/27/1992
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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