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Plot Summary
On the corner of 155th Street and Frederick Douglas Boulevard in Harlem lies Rucker Park. This is the place where nicknames are earned and legends are made. On September 1, 2006, the top 24 high school basketball players in the nation stepped out on the same court that once saw the likes of Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Dr. J, to compete in the first annual "Boost Mobile Elite 24 Hoops Classic."
Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
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76%- Reviews Counted: 42
- Fresh: 32
- Rotten: 10
- Average Rating: 6.3/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: Gunnin' for That #1 Spot is an on-the-fly record of a memorable moment in basketball history.
Fresh: A funkier, shallower version of 1994's Hoop Dreams, Beastie Boy Adam Yauch's doc follows eight high school basketball phenoms as they head to Harlem's asphalt mecca, Rucker Park, to take part in 2006's Elite 24 tournament.
Fresh: Director Adam Yauch tricks up this eclectic look at all-star high school basketball with so much cool high-def camera work and showy editing it's sure to satisfy the film's target youth audience's appetite for zippy visuals and swift pacing.
Rotten: Unlike the 1994 basketball doc Hoop Dreams, which investigated collateral issues of education, race and money, this merely sets a twitchy hip-hop soundtrack to an unenlightening parade of eager sporting wannabes.
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