White Men Can't Jump

"It ain't easy being this good."

1992 1h 55m EN

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6.7

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75%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

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6.8

IMDB

★6.7TMDB · 1,595🍅75%Rotten Tomatoes●65Metacritic★6.8IMDB · 104,365

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Two street basketball hustlers try to con each other, then team up for a bigger score.

“It ain't easy being this good.”

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Cast

Woody Harrelson
Billy Hoyle
Wesley Snipes
Sidney Deane
Rosie Perez
Gloria Clement
Tyra Ferrell
Rhonda Deane
Cylk Cozart
Robert
Marques Johnson
Raymond
Kadeem Hardison
Junior
Ernest Harden Jr.
George

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ron Shelton
Writers: Ron Shelton
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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34 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ron Shelton, shot by Russell Boyd. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kimberly Ray shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes and Rosie Perez carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It ain't easy being this good.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0105812 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Ron Shelton directs. Russell Boyd behind the camera. Kimberly Ray cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

134 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Ron Shelton, shot by Russell Boyd. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Kimberly Ray shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes and Rosie Perez carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "It ain't easy being this good.".
6IMDB entry: tt0105812 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 14 themes, including "friendship", "sports", "white trash", "male friendship".