The read
Every source lands within 7 points of the others.
Synopsis
After a failed suicide attempt leaves him partially crippled, Rory begins spending a lot of time at a neighborhood bar full of interesting misfits. When Jerry the bartender suddenly finds himself playing basketball for the Golden State Warriors, Rory and the rest of the bar regulars hope his success will provide a lift to their sagging spirits. Will Jerry forget his friends? What about his junkie hooker girlfriend and her pimp?
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes67%
Metacritic63/100
35 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard DonnerDirector
- Valerie CurtinScreenplay
- Barry LevinsonScreenplay
- John BarryOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- John SavageRoary
- David MorseJerry Maxwell
- Diana ScarwidLouise
- Amy WrightAnne
- Tony BurtonLucius
- Bill HendersonBlue Lewis
- Steve KahanBurt
- Jack O'LearyMax
- Bert RemsenStinky
- Harold RussellWings
- Pepe SernaHerrada
- Harold SylvesterAlvin Martin
Stills
Themes
vietnam veterandepressionwaitresssan francisco, californiasuicide attemptrehabilitationwheelchairbasketballwoman between two menhospitalcrippledisabled