Sunset Park (film)
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Steve Gomer |
| Produced by |
Danny DeVito Michael Shamberg Dan Paulson |
| Written by |
Seth Zvi Rosenfeld Kathleen McGhee-Anderson |
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| Music by |
Miles Goodman Kay Gee |
| Cinematography | Robbie Greenberg |
| Edited by | Arthur Coburn |
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| Distributed by | TriStar Pictures |
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Release date
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April 26, 1996 |
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Running time
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99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $10,163,782 |
Sunset Park is a 1996 basketball film. It stars Rhea Perlman as the head coach of a high school boys' basketball team from the Sunset Park neighborhood in New York City. The film also stars rapper Fredro Starr and features an early film appearance from Academy Award nominee Terrence Howard. It was produced by Perlman's husband, Danny DeVito.
With elements of both drama and comedy, Sunset Park was released in April 1996 and went on to gross about $10 million at the box office. It didn't garner much attention from award ceremonies and was not nominated for any major movie award. The film received an R rating due to adult language and situations, drug use, and violence.
The film was shot on location in New York City. Included in filming locations were various high schools and public buildings as well as the world-famous Madison Square Garden.
The Sunset Park soundtrack featured one of the first solo appearances of Ghostface Killah.
Phyllis Saroka (Perlman) is a P.E. teacher at a school in New York City, who reads a flier at her school that Sunset Park High School is looking for a new boys basketball coach. Looking for more money to pursue opening a restaurant on St. Croix, Virgin Islands, she decides to give the job a shot despite knowing nothing of basketball. She contacts the correct people and is given the job.
She shows up for her first day on the job and the team is already skeptical of her. When she walks in, one player is heard saying "I know we gon' lose every game." She then lets the players run the team, calling their own fouls, running their own plays, and basically allowing them to be carefree. During a game, she makes some bad decisions which irks some of the players on the team. This inspires her to learn more about the game with the assistance of her players. They help her and the team begins to slowly find success.
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