In 1990 Chicago, a taxi driver recounts to his passenger, a sportswriter, his life story. He reveals himself to be Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, one of the first African Americans to play in the NBA.
Cast
Everett Osborne
Nathaniel 'Sweetwater' Clifton
Cary Elwes
Ned Irish
Jeremy Piven
Joe Lapchick
Eric Roberts
Judd
Jim Caviezel
Sports Writer
Richard Dreyfuss
Maurice Podoloff
Kevin Pollak
Abe Saperstein
Mike Starr
Eddie Gottlieb
Jim Meskimen
Miles Slocum
Jason Sklar
Donnie Grossman
Emmaline
Jeanne Staples
Ashani Roberts
Sweetwater's Mother
Robert Ri'chard
Pop
Paul Hipp
Barker
Eric Etebari
Frank
Gary Clark Jr.
T-Bone
Ernest Harden Jr.
Coach Will Robinson
Wayne Federman
Referee Pete
Billy Malone
Dan
Dahlia Waingort
Mrs. Lapchick
Tim Kavanagh
Arthur "Art" Webb
Ca'Ron Jaden Coleman
Young Sweetwater
Delijah McAlpin
Teen Sweetwater
Dave Cobert
Dick McGuire
Herbert 'Flight Time' Lang
Babe
Bobby Portis Jr.
Earl "Big Cat" Llyod
Joshua King Brooks
Chuck Cooper
Steven Morse
Norm Drucker
Preston Galli
Autograph Seeking Boy (uncredited)
Crew
Martin Guigui
Director, Writer, Original Music Composer
Eric Potter
Editor
Massimo Zeri
Director of Photography
Tom Ortenberg
Executive Producer
Craig Cheek
Executive Producer
Scott Pomeroy
Executive Producer
Dahlia Waingort
Producer
Josi W. Konski
Producer
Tim Moore
Producer
Darren Moorman
Producer
Rodric David
Associate Producer
Megan Mieduch
Associate Producer
Ron Eli Cohen
Associate Producer
Mark Bonfigli
Co-Producer
Jeff Cardoni
Original Music Composer
Dee Shiver
Creative Consultant
Peewee Piemonte
Stunt Coordinator
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