(aka 'Rebound')
directed by
Eriq La Salle
USA 1996
The HBO docu-drama "Rebound" is stacked with
a great cast (Don Cheadle, Forest Whitaker, James Earl Jones, Clarence Williams
III , Ronny Cox, and even Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (as himself) ). , It is the
true story of Earl "The Goat" Manigault, a New York City playground basketball
legend. We see him overcome a heroin addiction - one which was his big stumbling
block to playing in the NBA. With almost mythical athletic ability, Manigault at
only 6-foot-1 could snatch $20 bills off the top of
backboards, and "double dunk" a ball while floating in mid-air. At
some point in time, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar claims he was
the best player he'd ever seen - adding to the legend. So consequently "The
Goat" becomes that of the greatest player that you 'never heard of'. Well done
sports/drama with La Salle showing blotches of greatness. Basketball fans will
deem it a must-see, and many others will simply enjoy as a touching story of
responsibility, personal drive and furtiveness with blatant social commentaries
tucked in. I did.
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Television Premiere: November 23rd, 1996 (HBO)
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DVD Review: HBO Home Video - Region 1 - NTSC
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| Distribution | HBO Video - Region 1- NTSC | |
| Runtime | 1:51:04 | |
| Video | 1.33:1
Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 7.1 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
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| Audio | English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Dolby), DUB: Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Dolby) | |
| Subtitles | None | |
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I've seen
some marvelous early HBO DVDs, but this is not one of them. There is
constant blurriness in motion sequences. Colors seem accurate and the
audio is acceptable, if on the quiet side. This would have greatly
benefited from English subtitles as the slang lingo can come at an
alarming pace. There are no extras, that would have been a useful bonus
in delving further into the current 'legend'.
It does have a very weak Spanish dub. Sloppy work, when such a good
storyline deserved more.
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