Fast Break (1979)
- Starring:
- Gabe Kaplan, Harold Sylvester, (more)
- Director(s):
- Jack Smight
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
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Hot on the heels of his Welcome Back Kotter success, Gabe Kaplan starred in this hastily assembled theatrical feature. Kaplan plays David Greene, the coach of a Nevada collegiate basketball team. Inasmuch as the local talent is pretty pathetic, Greene convinces a group of jive-talking New York street kids into playing for the college. Culture-clash jokes abound, with the black cast members usually coming out on top. In keeping with sports-comedy tradition, one of Greene's team members is a girl, and a very attractive one. Though it hasn't an original bone in its body, Fast Break is breezy entertainment, with a particularly thrilling climax. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Gabe Kaplan - David Greene
- Mike Warren - Preacher
- Reb Brown - Bull
- Bert Remsen - Bo Winnegar
- John Chappell - Alton Gutkas
- K Callan - Ms. Tidwell
- Oscar Williams - Norman
- Jack Smight - Dibber
- John McCurry - Hal
- Laurence Fishburne - Street Kid
- Steve Conte - Man on Bus
- Marty Zagon - Henry
- Harold Sylvester - D.C.
- Bernard King - Hustler
- Mavis Washington - Swish
- Randee Heller - Jan
- Rhonda Bates - Enid Cadwallader-Gutkas
- Richard Brestoff - Howard
- Connie Sawyer - Mom
- Le Tari - Thompson
- James Jeter - Officer Wedgewood
- Bob Levine - Bum
- Doria Cook - Snooty Girl
- Director(s):
- Jack Smight
- Writer(s):
- Sandor Stern
- Producer(s):
- Stephen Friedman, Jack Grossberg
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Suitable for Children)
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