Ball Don't Lie
Ball Don't Lie is a 2008 film directed by Brin Hill.[1] It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name, written by Matt de la Peña.[2] It stars AND1 Mixtape team member Grayson Boucher, a.k.a. The Professor.[3] The film premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival.[4][1]
| Ball Don't Lie | |
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| Directed by | Brin Hill |
| Written by | Brin Hill Matt de la Peña |
| Produced by | Brin Hill Mark G. Mathis Brigitte Mueller Michael Roiff Jeffrey Smith |
| Starring | Grayson Boucher Kim Hidalgo Rosanna Arquette Emilie de Ravin Nick Cannon Ludacris |
| Cinematography | Matthew Jensen |
| Edited by | Steven Pilgrim |
| Music by | Tony Morales |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Ball Don't Lie plays out over one day in the life of Sticky (Boucher), a skinny high school sophomore basketball prodigy from Venice, California. Burdened with emotional scars from a traumatic childhood, a callous foster care system, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, Sticky manages to transcend his limitations whenever he has a ball in his hands.
Cast
- Maxim Knight - Sticky, Age 7
- Grayson Boucher - Sticky
- Kim Hidalgo - Annie
- Emilie de Ravin - Baby
- Rosanna Arquette - Francine
- Ludacris - Julius
- Cress Williams - Dante
- Nick Cannon - Mico
- Dania Ramirez - Carmen
- Melissa Leo - Georgia
- Harold Perrineau - Jimmy
- Mykelti Williamson - Dallas
- Robert Wisdom - Perkins
- Steve Harris - Rob
- Allen Maldonado - Sin
- John Bryant Davila - Venice Hardcore Teen
- Mathew St. Patrick - Louis Accord
- Michael Shamus Wiles - Coach Reynolds
- Kirby Bliss Blanton - Jamie Smith
References
- ""Ball Don't Lie" Director Brin Hill". IndieWire. April 28, 2008. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
- Lamy, Nicole (June 5, 2018). "Got a Reluctant Reader at Home?". The New York Times. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
- Bleier, Evan (November 21, 2012). "Grayson "The Professor" Boucher Teaches on and off the Court". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
- Clark, John (April 29, 2008). "'Lost's' Emilie de Ravin beauty is the belle of 'Ball Don't Lie'". New York Daily News. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
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