Fast Break
Comedy
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.
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.
1979-03-02
en
Cast
Director
Jack Smight
Gabe Kaplan as David Greene
Harold Sylvester as D.C.
Michael Warren as Preacher
Bernard King as Hustler
Reb Brown as Bull
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
James Jeter as Officer Hedgewood
Steve Conte as Man on Bus
Le Tari as Thompson
Oscar Williams as Norman
John McCurry as Hal
Jack Smight as Dibber
Laurence Fishburne as Street Kid
Ken Butler as Sammy (uncredited)
Jeffrey Weissman as Cousin David (uncredited)