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The Legend of Swee' Pea

Summary That Lloyd "Swee' Pea" Daniels became an NBA player was no surprise- at age 16 he was named 'the next Magic Johnson" and possibly the best player that had ever lived. That his NBA debut happened at age 25, with bullets still lodged in his chest and a body ravaged by years of crack-cocaine addiction, was a miracle. The Legend of Swee' Pea...

Directed By: Benjamin May

  • Not Rated
  • Saboteur Media
  • 1 h 20 m
  • Not Rated
  • Saboteur Media
  • 1 h 20 m

The Legend of Swee' Pea

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Summary That Lloyd "Swee' Pea" Daniels became an NBA player was no surprise- at age 16 he was named 'the next Magic Johnson" and possibly the best player that had ever lived. That his NBA debut happened at age 25, with bullets still lodged in his chest and a body ravaged by years of crack-cocaine addiction, was a miracle. The Legend of Swee' Pea...

Directed By: Benjamin May

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May, a radiologist making his directing debut, spends ample time with his now middle-aged subject, offering a sympathetic but clear-eyed view whose intimacy compensates to some degree for less-than-compelling storytelling.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
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As absorbing as The Legend of Swee’ Pea is, it might have been even better if May had pulled back the curtain more on his off-camera interactions with his subject
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Good Look, Wheels Off Entertainment, Blowback Productions, Norshor Lights
Duration 1 h 20 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.thelegendofsweepea.com/
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Awards

Victoria TX Indie Film Fest
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Black Hills Film Festival, US
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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