Sunset Park (1996)

Directed by

Steve Gomer

Genre

drama film, hood film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 39m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 23 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman coaches a high school boys basketball team in a New York City neighborhood. The team struggles to come together and improve their game.

sportsenergeticcomedicmotivationalunderdogsentimentalurban1990s

What happens

Sunset Park is a 1996 American sports comedy drama film directed by Steve Gomer, based upon a screenplay by Seth Zvi Rosenfeld and Kathleen McGhee-Anderson. The film stars Rhea Perlman as Phyllis Saroka, the head coach of a high school boys basketball team from the Sunset Park neighborhood in New York City. The film also stars Onyx rapper Fredro Starr and features an early film appearance from Terrence Howard. It was produced by Perlman's husband Danny DeVito. Filming took place 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. Sunset Park was released on April 26, 1996 and went on to gross about $10 million at the box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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