Rebound

Based on a true story - He is probably the greatest basketball player who never made it to the big time. But Earl Manigault is a living legend on the streets of New York. REBOUND is his story. Shooting hoops in the playgrounds of Harlem, young Earl, nicknamed the Goat, discovers he has a special talent for he game, a high-speed, high-flying agility that soon makes him a champion slam-dunker. As a high school star he reaches the top by pitting himself against future greats like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, but staying at the top proves harder. Seduced by his friends into an easy lifestyle of parties and drug abuse, earl soon finds himself slipping from the top-and his battles are just beginning. Confronted by a team that consists of harsher realities-a brutal coach, a pregnant girlfriend, and a drug habit that won't let go, the Goat is about to discover that it will take all his energy and talent if he is to break free and REBOUND.

Director: Eriq La Salle
Producer: David Coatsworth
Producer: Milos Forman
Producer: Pavel Douvidzon
Producer: Ram Bergman
Actor: Harvey Atkin
Actor: James Allodi
Actor: Don Cheadle
Actor: James Earl Jones
Actor: Michael Beach
Actor: Clarence Williams III
Actor: Eriq La Salle
Actor: Pooh Richardson
Actor: Stevie Thompson
Actor: Nicole Parker
Actor: Monica Calhoun
Actor: Forest Whitaker
Actor: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Actor: Ronny Cox
Actor: Joseph Smith
Actor: Darryl Mitchell
Actor: Chick Hearn