Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996) (TV)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Eriq La Salle

Writers (WGA):

Alan Swyer (written by) and
Larry Golin (written by)

Release Date:

23 November 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Sport

Tagline:

From the mean streets of Harlem come the greatest basketball player the world has never known.

Plot:

A dramatization of the life of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (Don Cheadle), with a lot of factual based occurrences...

Plot Keywords:

Harlem | African American | Playground | Orphan | New York City

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Don Cheadle	...	Earl "The Goat" Manigault
James Earl Jones	...	Dr. McDuffie
Michael Beach	...	Legrand
Ronny Cox	...	Coach Scarpelli
Loretta Devine	...	Miss Mary
Glynn Turman	...	Coach Powell
Monica Calhoun	...	Evonne
Colin Cheadle	...	Young Earl
Michael Ralph	...	Dion
Daryl Mitchell	...	Dean Memminger
Nicole Ari Parker	...	Wanda (as Nicole Parker)
Tamara Tunie	...	Miss Marcus
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	...	Himself
Chick Hearn	...	Himself
Cress Williams	...	Kimbrough

Also Known As:

Rebound
Rebound: The Legend of Earl Manigault (Australia)

MPAA:

Rated R for graphic drug use, strong language, some sexuality and a scene of violence.

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:16 | UK:15 (video premiere) | USA:R | Australia:MA (cable rating)

Filming Locations:

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Badham Company, The

Quotes:

Earl "The Goat" Manigault: I'm a father, man.
Coach Pratt: You... must be very proud of yourself.

The greatest basketball player world has never known

Have you ever done a slam-dunk? Did you feel this triumph over the gravitation, height and fear? There are or there were persons who do or did it better. People will always remember players like Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Julius Irving, Magic Johnson. Will they remember the most celebrated streetball player Earl 'Goat' Manigault who has never played in NBA? This movie shows Earl Manigault not just as an idolized legend, but a person with his weakness, fear and shame. Jumping up and falling down are the opposite sides of the story about complicated Earl's life. This is at least fair that 'Rebound' has been developed when Earl 'Goat' Manigault was alive. Everybody has his bottom line, but there are few persons who can get through it and find the way out. And Earl was the one of them. Perfect movie for those who like basketball and not just it... Rating: 10 of 10.