Description

On the corner of 155th Street and Frederick Douglas Boulevard in Harlem, New York, lies Rucker Park. By appearances, the green concrete pavement, anchored on either end by its run down slab bleachers, is no different than any other basketball court in the city. But 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 this 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 . GUNNIN FOR THAT #1 SPOT documents these athletes skills on the most legendary court in the world, showing never before seen footage of that Elite 24 game. Directed by Adam Yauch (founding member of the Hip Hop trio the Beastie Boys and director of Awesome; I Fuckin Shot That ), the film follows eight of the country s premiere high school basketball players on the fast track to the NBA, as they are adored by fans, wooed by colleges and sneaker companies, and groomed to be in the spotlight of the multi-million dollar game. Blending this next generation of b-ball players with a mix of raw hip-hop, jazz, break beats, and Yauch s unique kinetic filmmaking, GUNNIN is an explosively entertaining look at soon-to-be NBA All Stars.

SPECIAL FEATURES:

• Feature presentation gorgeously enhanced for 16 x 9 viewing
• Optional commentary by Adam Yauch and Bobbito Garcia, game MC and co-founder of Bounce magazine
• 23 additional player highlight clips
• Beasley Trash Talk
• Player NYC video diaries
• Impromptu dunk contest
• Yauch vs Beasely
• Amazing audio: 5.1 surround mix
• Bobbitoisms
• Additional deleted scenes
• Oscope trailer galler

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