In 2001, Lenny Cooke was the most hyped high school basketball player in the country, ranked above future greats LeBron James, Amar’e Stoudemire, and Carmelo Anthony. A decade later, Lenny has never played a minute in the NBA. In this quintessentially American documentary, filmmaking brothers Joshua and Benny Safdie track the unfulfilled destiny of a man for whom superstardom was only just out of reach.
Cast
Lenny Cooke
Self
Carmelo Anthony
Self
Joakim Noah
Self
Harvey Araton
Self
Damany Eastman
Self
Sonny Vaccaro
Self
Howard Garfinkel
Self
LeBron James
Self
Mike Fratello
Self
Kobe Bryant
Unknown
David Stern
Unknown
Kwame Brown
Unknown
Tyson Chandler
Unknown
Juan Dixon
Unknown
Mike Krzyzewski
Unknown
Raymond Felton
Unknown
Chris Bosh
Unknown
Tom Farrey
Unknown
Eddy Curry
Unknown
Herb Richmond
Unknown
Jarrett Jack
Unknown
Keri Taylor
Unknown
Anahijae Cooke
Unknown
Alfreda Hendrix
Unknown
Darius Hendrix
Unknown
Charles Barkley
Unknown
Crew
Benny Safdie
Director, Editor
Josh Safdie
Director, Cinematography
Robert Greene
Additional Editing
Jason Crump
Colorist
Joakim Noah
Executive Producer
Adam Shopkorn
Producer
Robert Kolodny
Additional Camera
Jeremy Siegel
Sound Editor
Evan Mangiamele
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Adam Teninbaum
Visual Effects Supervisor
Michelle Ngo
Consulting Producer
Karch Coon
Rotoscoping Artist
Boi-1da
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