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  • 2008
  • PG-13
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2008
  • PG-13
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 30 m

Summary On the corner of 155th and Frederick Douglas Boulevard in Harlem lies Rucker Park. By appearances, the concrete pavement, anchored on one side by its run down slab bleachers, is no different than any other basketball court in the city, but this is the place where nicknames are indelibly branded, and legends are born. On September 1, 2006...

Directed By: Adam Yauch

  • 2008
  • PG-13
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2008
  • PG-13
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 30 m
Gunnin' for That #1 Spot
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Summary On the corner of 155th and Frederick Douglas Boulevard in Harlem lies Rucker Park. By appearances, the concrete pavement, anchored on one side by its run down slab bleachers, is no different than any other basketball court in the city, but this is the place where nicknames are indelibly branded, and legends are born. On September 1, 2006...

Directed By: Adam Yauch

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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Mixed or Average Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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Glosses over the kids' lives off the court.
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A basketball documentary where the climactic game looks like a Hong Kong wire-fu epic.
By M. E. Russell FULL REVIEW
70
Beastie Boy Adam Yauch proves he can make a comprehensive, state-of-the-art docu of interest to basketball aficionados.
By Ronnie Scheib FULL REVIEW
63
Yauch clearly understands this world, but his film would have profited from looking more deeply at fewer players.
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60
Culminating in a high-scoring, exciting game, "Gunnin'" scores.
By Joe Neumaier FULL REVIEW
50
For all the flash and dazzle, Gunnin' for That #1 Spot never comes close to the power and intimacy of 1994's "Hoop Dreams." The comparison may be unfair, but, given the subject matter, it's inevitable.
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With no personalities established and nothing at stake, it's no more interesting than a pickup game on your local court.
By J.R. Jones FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Oscilloscope
Release Date Jun 27, 2008
Duration 1 h 30 m
Rating PG-13
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Website http://www.gunninmovie.com/
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