Fast Break

Fast Break (1979)

02/03/1979
Comedy
1h 47m

Gabe Kaplan's having a ball! - His dream team's got a preacher, a jailbird, a pool shark, a muscleman. And the best guy on the team is a girl.

Overview

David Greene is a New York basketball enthusiast, who wants to coach. He is then offered the coaching job at a small Nevada college. He brings along some players, who are a bit odd but good. Like Swish who unknown to the rest of the team is a girl. Preacher, who's being sought by some nefarious characters. And D.C., who's a fugitive. And along with some of the students at the college, he turns them into a contender. In order to give the tam the respect they deserve and some exposure, Greene schemes to try and get the number 1 team led by Bo Winnegar, to play them.

  • Jack SmightDirector
  • Sandor SternScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

Keywords

  • sports
  • basketball

Top Billed Cast

Gabe Kaplan

Gabe Kaplan

David Greene

Harold Sylvester

Harold Sylvester

D.C.

Michael Warren

Michael Warren

Preacher

Bernard King

Bernard King

Hustler

Reb Brown

Reb Brown

Bull

Mavis Washington

Swish

Bert Remsen

Bert Remsen

Bo Winnegar

Randee Heller

Randee Heller

Jan

Connie Sawyer

Connie Sawyer

Mom

John Chappell

John Chappell

Alton Gutkas

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