Fast Break
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.
4.688 / 10
English / 107 min. / 1979-03-02
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Storyline:
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.
Cast:
Gabe Kaplan
as David Greene
Harold Sylvester
as D.C.
Michael Warren
as Preacher
Bernard King
as Hustler
Reb Brown
as Bull
Mavis Washington
as Swish
Bert Remsen
as Bo Winnegar
Randee Heller
as Jan
Connie Sawyer
as Mom
John Chappell
as Alton Gutkas
Rhonda Bates
as Enid Gutkas
K Callan
as Ms. Tidwell
Marty Zagon
as Henry
Richard Brestoff
as Howard
Doria Cook-Nelson
as Snooty Girl
James Jeter
as Officer Hedgewood
Steve Conte
as Man on Bus
Larry Farmer
as Benton
Craig Impleman
as Hollis
Charles R. Penland
as Larry
Jim Spillane
as Krebbs
Le Tari
as Thompson
Oscar Williams
as Norman
Marty Gorowitz
as Frenchie
Bob Levine
as Bum
John McCurry
as Hal
Jack Smight
as Dibber
Jackie Sule
as Polly
Laurence Fishburne
as Street Kid
Ken Butler
as Sammy (uncredited)
Jeffrey Weissman
as Cousin David (uncredited)