Cylk Cozart, Kadeem Hardison, Rosie Perez

Black and white basketball hustlers join forces to double their chances.

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145,009 ratings

R, 115 min.

Directed by: Ron Shelton

Release Date: March 27, 1992

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DVD Release Date: August 14, 2001

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  • March 31, 2009
    I dont care what anyone else says, this a classic, the movie which made Wesley and Woody household names.

    Wesley is Sidney, the best player on the Court, hustling any player stupid enough to take him on, until he gets owned by Blly, a former College playerat his own game. Real...( read more)ising the talent and potential of the hustle, oth team up to take on the Courts around L.A., Billy to pay off his gambling debts and Sidney trying to move his family out of the ghetto.

    So they become the most dsyfunctional partnership the game has ever seen... in the midst of hustling, wisecracking and dodging gangsters and debts, they form a unlikley friendship through the love of basketball and their respect for each others skills.

    Funny, super fast and never slowing down, its a classic. Once you wach it, you would realise many future comedies take some of the elements from this interracial comedy into their own, so it did set a lot of standards for movies to come.

    And the two leads are excellent, its really them on the court with all the skills and flash of semi-pro b-ballers.

    Excellent!
  • September 10, 2008
    A fun film to watch over and over with enough ?yo mamma? jokes to keep you chuckling throughout.

    Snipes and Harrelson make a great comedy partnership and this movie of basketball, hustling, friendship and love never tires.

    A little dated in looks now perhaps, but certainly ...( read more)one of my favourite films of that time.
  • September 6, 2008
    A good funny buddy movie film.
  • May 2, 2008
    Ok this movie was just ok for me nothing too great about it or anything.
  • February 28, 2008
    rosie perez was one pissed off puerto rican
  • November 13, 2009
    Hard to watch without laughing now, but this move was untouchable for awhile.
  • October 30, 2009
    you can listen to Jimi but you can't hear him
  • October 26, 2009
    A movie you can watch over & over again
  • October 14, 2009
    If you love good ol' shit talkin and black & white banter this movie will knock your socks off.
  • September 17, 2009
    Very entertaining and enjoyable. Well cast, especially Rosie Perez who is terrific. She steals every scene she is in. Good pace, but it does bog down a bit after the halfway mark.

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