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A black correctional officer in personal turmoil coaches a prison basketball team and finds the strength and motivation he needs -- both in life and on the job -- in Boo Hoo Flanagan, an aging, white, crippled inmate who shoots three-point baskets better than anyone has ever seen.
Synopsis
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Written by:
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Robert Gately
[Contact Author]
Interviews
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Format:
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Screenplay
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Budget:
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Low
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Starring Roles For:
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Denzel Washington
Danny Glover
Billy Crystal
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In the Vein Of:
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Longest Yard
Shawshank Redemption
Green Mile
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Posted:
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08/19/2003
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Updated:
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08/24/2010
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Author Bio:
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Robert retired early from a lucrative job in '98 to follow a life's dream to write full time. Since then Robert has written 10 screenplays, 2 stage plays, 2 novels and 1 non-fiction book. These manuscripts have won honors across the genres of writing which includes 24 first or second places finishes for his screenplays, and reading-series wins for his stage plays at Abingdon Theatre in NYC and Ohio State University. The Novel, SOUTH OF MAIN STREET, was picked 'Best Novel of '05' by a top 10 Amazon reviewer, Daniel Jolley. Website: rgately.com
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Contest Results:
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Barrier Magazine (Finalist, "Top 10 Scripts" 2002)
Monterey (Quarterfinalist)
Burris-Hulett (First Place, "Best Overall" & "Best Drama")
American Screenwriting (Quarterfinalist)
Screenplay Festival (Semifinalist)
American Zoetrope (Quarterfinalist)
Hollywood Scriptwriting (First Place)
Storybay (Semifinalist)
Get Initiative (Finalist)
Queens (First Place)
WSC Feature (Second Place)
All Access (Quarterfinalist)
Westchester (Second Place)
Alliance (Quarterfinalist)
Writers Network Screenplay & Fiction Competition (Quarterfinalist)
Colorado Fest (Finalist)
Split-Screenplay (Finalist)
Bridge (Finalist)
Blue Lizard Feature (Finalist)
Mountain Fest (Semifinalist, Sierra Nevada Award)
Screenplay Search (Finalist, top 5 scripts, drama)
Downbeach (Finalist, (top 5))
Bare Bones (Semifinalist)
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