Summary:
Tough Coach Duke Goulding leaves nothing untried to lead his almost exclusively white boarding school basketball team, the Hawks, to victory after victory, but his own son Hugo feels his polyvalent technical excellence and tireless efforts -which require using stimulants- are not getting anything like the recognition he deserves, especially when coach gives the best player award to Odin James, the only black teammate, even saying he loves Odin like his own son, who in turn only calls super-rich Michael Cassio to share in the honor. So Hugo, who is liked by everyone, decides to set up the boys who stole his glory, and he knows a cocky adolescent's weak points are his pride and his girl. This Dixie Jago schemes to bring down a black Othello and his Cassius, playing into the poisonous power of jealousy, however badly this also hurts their loved ones and the whole team...
| Runtime: | 95 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated R for violence, a scene of strong sexuality, language and drug use. |
| Production: | Daniel Fried Productions |
| Genres: | Drama, Thriller, Romance |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Home Release Date: | Feb 19, 2002 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Tim Blake Nelson | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Brad Kaaya | Screenplay |
| William Shakespeare | Play "Othello" |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Julia Stiles | Desi Brable |
| Mekhi Phifer | Odin James |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Andrew Keegan | Michael Cassio |
| Anthony Johnson | Dell |
| Chris Dong | Dutchman Player |
| Chris Freihofer | Assistant Coach Jeffries |
| Elden Henson | Roger Rodriguez |
| John Heard | Dean Bob Brable |
| Josh Hartnett | Hugo Goulding |
| Ken French | Scout #1 |
| Lisa Benavides | Ms. Serney |
| Marshall Gitter | Radio Announcer |
| Martin Sheen | Coach Duke Goulding |
| Rachel Shumate | Brandy |
| Rain Phoenix | Emily |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Anthony Rhulen | Producer |
| Betsy Danbury | Line Producer |
| Brad Kaaya | Associate Producer |
| Daniel Fried | Producer |
| Eric Gitter | Producer |
| Fred Goodman | Co-Executive Producer |
| Lisa Gitter | Co-Producer |
| Michael I. Levy | Executive Producer |
| Stephen A. Kepniss | Co-Executive Producer |
| Tom Tucker | Associate Producer |
| William Shively | Executive Producer |
| Zack Estrin | Associate Producer |
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