Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 174 min
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
Why tonight?
- A long one. Start it early, and give it the whole evening.
The story
Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each way from inner-city Chicago to St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, a predominately white suburban school well-known for the excellence of its basketball program. Gates and Agee dream of NBA stardom, and with the support of their close-knit families, they battle the social and physical obstacles that stand in their way. This acclaimed documentary was shot over the course of five years.
- chicago
- illinois
- sports
- narration
- ghetto
- college
- basketball
- high school sports
- inner city
- high school student
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Dick Vitale — Self
- Bobby Knight — Self
- Spike Lee — Self
- Isiah Thomas — Self
- Directed
- Steve James
- Written
- Frederick Marx, Steve James
Production
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 · 342 ratings
- Studio
- Fine Line Features, Kartemquin Films
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
