Love & Basketball
Drama. Two African-American youngsters growing up in an affluent area of Los Angeles have one thing in common at least: they both love basketball. They first meet when both are children: Monica and her family move next door to Quincy and his family. Quincy is impressed by Monica's basketball skills. Years later in high school the couple are obviously attracted to each other despite the fact that Quincy, now a champion basketball player, has developed an arrogant attitude. As time goes by, both boy and girl continue their parallel careers in basketball, Quincy having ended their love affair. Finally, Monica, who is now living in Spain, isolated and lonely, decides to go back home, only to find that Quincy is about to be married.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Quincy McCall Omar Epps
- Monica Wright Sanaa Lathan
- Camille Wright Alfre Woodard
- Zeke McCall Dennis Haysbert
- Nona McCall Debbi Morgan
- Nathan Wright Harry J. Lennix
- young Monica Kyla Pratt
- young Quincy Glenndon Chatman
- Coach Davis Christine Dunford
- Sidra O'Neal Erika Ringor
- Lena Wright Regina Hall
- Jamal Jess Willard
- Kelvin Chris Warren Jr
- young Lena Naykia Harris
- UCLA coach Colleen Matsuhara
- Coach Hiserman Al Foster
- high school referee 1 Nathaniel Bellamy
- Felicia Shar Jackson
- Shawnee Gabrielle Union
- reporter James Dumont
- Dorsey High School player April Griffin
- Jason Boris Kodjoe
- college girl 1 Kara Brock
- college girl 2 Aichi Ali
- Reggie Charles O'bannon
- herself Robin Roberts
- himself Dick Vitale
- sports announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr
- himself Terry Cummings
- college referee Andre Bellinger
- Kerry Monica Calhoun
- college student Dion Basco
- Spanish girl Marta Bou Morera
- Spanish girl Marta Crespo
- Spanish girl Raquel Hurtado
- security guard Jordi Clemente
- Coach Parra Jesse Corti
- Luisa Leticia Oseguera
- Spanish band Selah
- lead singer Mar Castro
- guitar Yussi Wenger
- bass Django C. Porter
- guitar Alberto de Almar
- guitar Paris H. Rooks
- percussion Julio Ledezma
- himself Chick Hearn
- himself Stu Lantz
- himself Trevor Wilson
- nurse Rebecca Patterson
- Kyra Kessler Tyra Banks
- Lakers trainer Steve Spencer
- bank officer Lisa Barkin Oxley
- Lena's baby Madison Duvernay
- Monica & Quincy's baby Nairobi Dickens
- assistant coach Sandra von Embriqs
- assistant coach Yolanda Higgins
- USC woman player (Shayla) Wendi Levy
- USC woman player (Sandra) Sandra Perez
- USC woman player (Lisa) Carla Houser
- USC woman player (Big Toni) Marigold Clark
- USC woman player (Zvette) Marte Alexander
- USC woman player (Lacresha) Sabrina Roberson
- USC woman player (Audrey) Audrey Gomez
- USC woman player (Erica) Erica Jackson
- USC woman player (Maeyen) Valerie Agee
- Crenshaw High School girl's basket. team Afton Thompson
- Crenshaw High School girl's basket. team Chevana Player
- Crenshaw High School girl's basket. team Lorna Monique Clemmons
- Crenshaw High School girl's basket. team Carenda Saunder
- Crenshaw High School girl's basket. team Chandra Cole
- Crenshaw High School girl's basket. team Shawnte Watson
- Crenshaw High School girl's basket. team Krystal Braden
- Crenshaw High School girl's basket. team Lakesha Willingham
- Crenshaw High School girl's basket. team Jenece Johnson
- Crenshaw High School girl's basket. team Erika Wilson
- Crenshaw High School girl's basket. team Sharon Vigne
- assistant coach Major Dennis
- [diving basketball player] Gina Prince-bythewood
Credits
Direction
- Director Gina Prince-bythewood
- Assistant Director (1st) Mark Little
- Assistant Director (2nd 2nd) Eric Oliver
- Assistant Director (Spain Unit, 2nd) Cristobal Martin
- Script Supervisor Martin Kitrosser
Production
- ©/Copyright Inc. New Line Productions
- Production Company 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
- Presented by New Line Cinema
- Executive Producer Andrew Z. Davis
- Executive Producer Jay Stern
- Executive Producer Cynthia Guidry
- Producer Spike Lee
- Producer Sam Kitt
- Executive in Charge of Production Carla Fry
- Production Executive Michele Mcguire
- [Unit Production Manager] JoAnn Perritano
- Spain Unit Production Manager Ricardo Ceballos
- Supervising Production Co-ordinator Emily Glatter
- Production Co-ordinator Brett A. Boydstun
- Production Co-ordinator (Spain Unit) Maxine Parker
- Production Controller Paul Prokop
- Production Resources Joshua Ravetch
- Production Accountant Marilyn Tasso
- Production Attorney Lisa Barkin Oxley
- Location Manager Wayne Middleton
- Location Manager (Spain Unit) Mar Francolí
- Post-production (Executive in Charge of) Jody Levin
- Post-production (Supervisor) Ric Keeley
- Preview Technical Supervisor Lee Tucker
Casting
- Casting Aisha Coley
Writing
- Written by Gina Prince-bythewood
Photography
- Director of Photography Reynaldo Villalobos
- Hi-8 Footage Reggie Rock Bythewood
- Camera Operator (A) Joseph D. Urbanczyk
- Camera Operator (B) Joe Chess
- Steadicam Operator Joe Chess
- Key Grip R. Michael Stringer
Editing
- Edited by Terilyn Shropshire
Design
- Production Designer Jeffrey Howard
- Art Director Susan K. Chan
- Set Designer Ron Wilkinson
- Set Decorator Dena Roth
- Lead Scenic Artist Craig A. Muzio
- Property Master Jimmie Herron Jr
Costumes
- Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter
- Costume Supervisor Helen Monaghan
Make-up
- Make-up (Key Artist) Anita Gibson
- Make-up (Artist, Omar Epps) Laini Thompson
- Make-up (Additional Artist) Carmen Tenuta
- Make-up (Spain Unit, Artist) Gisella Tutusaus
- Key Hairstylist JoAnn Stafford-chaney
- Key Hairstylist Sterfon Demings
- Mr Epps' Hairstylist Robert C. Mathews Iii
- Hairstylist Brian Andrew-tunstall
- Hairstylist Andrea Jackson
Titles
- Main/End Titles Designed by Custom Film Effects
Film processing
- Opticals Custom Film Effects
- Colour Timer Jim Williams
Music
- Music Terence Blanchard
- Music Conducted/Orchestrated by Terence Blanchard
- Music Supervisor Melodee Sutton
- Music Executive Dana Sano
- Soundtrack Executive Mitch Rotter
- Session Co-ordinator Robin Burgess
- Music Editor Lori Slomka
- Music Editor Michael Dittrick
Sound
- [Music] Engineer Donald Murray
- Music Recorded at Capitol Studios (Hollywood)
- Sound Supervisor Frederick Howard
- Sound Mixer Willie Burton
- Sound Mixer (Spain Unit) Pepe Caceres
- Boom Operator Marvin Lewis
- Boom Operator (Spain Unit) Marc Martínez
- Re-recording Mixer Marc Fishman
- Re-recording Mixer Derek Marcil
- Digital Transfer Engineer Matt Dubin
- Digital Transfer Engineer Johanna Kraemer
- Post-production Sound/Re-recording Digital Sound & Picture
- Dialogue Editor David Grant
- Dialogue Editor Kevin Hamilton
- Dialogue Editor Robert Getty
- Dialogue Editor Michael Hertlein
- Sound Effects Editor Benjamin Cook
- Sound Effects Editor Michael Kamper
- Sound Effects Editor Lisle Engle
- Sound Effects Editor Mark Hunshiki-choi
- ADR Supervisor Susan Shin
- ADR Mixer Alan Freedman
- Foley Artist Diane Marshall
- Foley Artist David Lee Fein
- Foley Mixer Lucy Sustar
- Foley Mixer David Jobe
- Foley Editor Craig Jurkiewicz
- Foley Editor Sarah Smith
- Background Editor Michael Mullane
Stunts
- Stunt Co-ordinator Manny Perry
- Stand-in Janice Robinson
- Stand-in Anthony David
Consultant
- Photographic Research Salvador Sanchez
- Basketball Adviser Dick Baker
- Basketball Adviser Colleen Matsuhara
- Basketball Adviser Steve Spencer
- Basketball Double (Sanaa Lathan) Kerrie Marshall
- Soundtrack album availbale on Overbrook Music
