Eric hank gathers february 11, 1967march 4, 1990 was an american basketball player that played for loyola marymount university where he was a breakout star. Gatherss life was dramatized in a 1992 tv movie, final shot. The hank gathers story tv movie 1992 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Hank gathers stats, game logs, splits, and much more. Based on a true story of hank gathers, a basketball player from loyola marymount who collapsed and died during a game. We were able to watch this welldone film with our two young daughters and enjoy and learn from its inspiring, but sad message. Lord and victor love share the title role in final shot. Gathers s life was dramatized in a 1992 tv movie, final shot. The hank gathers story 1992 starring duane davis and nell carter on dvd and bluray. The movie itself could use some better acting, but the story is still there. The hank gathers story, 1992, directed by charles braverman, with michole briana white, john mahon, cory curtis, at turner classic movies. Rising from his innercity origins to become a basketball star at loyola marymount, gathers career is suddenly, and tragically, cut short. His rival comes in the form of bo kimble, a more serious athlete who doesnt care for.
Hank was a loudmouth philly kid who was one of the best high school basketball players in the city. But gathers friend and high school and college teammate bo kimble is confident that final shot. With victor love, duane davis, george kennedy, nell carter. The hank gathers story, with victor love starring as gathers. The hank gathers story is an american 1992 sports drama biography. The hank gathers story, 1992, directed by charles braverman, with george kennedy, duane tucker, cary j pitts, at turner classic movies. Inspired by his mother nell carter and a priest george kennedy in philadelphia, he victor love rises to basketball allamerican at loyola marymount. Hank gathers simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
The film traces the true story of young gathers, played by lord as a child and love as an adult. The hank gathers story is a biographical tv movie that tells the story of one of the best basketball players to play in college whose future was definitely bright for the pros until tragedy had befallen. Hank gathers college stats college basketball at sports. We were able to watch this welldone film with our two young daughters and enjoy and. The hank gathers story 1992 cast and crew inspired by his mother nell carter and a priest george kennedy in philadelphia, he victor love rises to basketball allamerican at. This moving, factbased sports drama tells the sad tale of a promising young basketball player who had enough brains, talent and determination to make it to the big time had he not suffered from a. The hank gathers story on dvd 030306778594 from mpi. This moving, factbased sports drama tells the sad tale of a promising young basketball player who had enough brains, talent and. He was then diagnosed with an abnormal heartbeat exerciseinduced ventricular tachycardia. Tcm messageboards post your comments here add your comment share.
The hank gathers story is an american 1992 sports drama biography television film about the life of loyola marymount basketball player eric hank. As for this small largely forgotten tv film,it was a mixed bag. Gathers originally played at the university of southern california before transferring to loyola marymount university with his teammate bo kimble. Final shot is an inspiring, but heartwrenching film based on the true life of the famed basketball player, hank gathers, whose life was, tragically shortened by unexpected health issues. Staring duane davis, nell carter, victor love and george kennedy. Lord as a child and victor love as a young adult, this factbased drama chronicles the hoopsters rise.
Chris jackson34pts vs hank gathers48ptsbo kimble32pts. It stars victor love as hank gathers together with duane davis,who portrayed his best friend and equally talented basketball player. As leader of loyola marymounts team, his career is on the fast track. Feb 23, 2018 film follows the life of basketball legend eric hank gathers, from his growing up in the ghettos of philadelphia to his freshman year at usc through his brief career playing basketball for. March of 1990, while playing a west coast conference tournament, he collapsed again, he was pronounced dead on arrival at a nearby hospital. Nell carter plays hank s supportive mom, and george kennedy portrays a. Based on a true story of hank gathers, a basketball player from. Would have been nice to see what he might have done at the next level.
The hank gathers story stars victor love, george kennedy, nell carter the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. He died on march 4, 1990, after he collapsed on the court after making an alleyoop dunk. Go to the internet movie database laserdisc database buy posters from buy posters from moviegoods buy this soundtrack from search ebay for final shot. His life was dramatized in a tv movie, final shot, in 1992.
His rival comes in the form of bo kimble, a more serious athlete who doesnt care for hanks reckless behavior. Lord as a child and victor love as a young adult, this factbased drama chronicles the hoopsters rise from the inner city of philadelphia to a starring role on loyola marymounts basketball team before a heart condition cut his career short. The hank gathers story at age 23, eric hank gathers victor love, shadow of doubt escaped the inner city to become one of americas top college basketball stars. The hank gathers story tv is a film directed by charles braverman with victor love, duane davis, george kennedy, nell carter, year. Film follows the life of loyolas hank gathers until his final shot two years ago. The hank gathers story the 1992 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. The hank gathers story is an american 1992 sports drama biography television film about the life of loyola marymount basketball player eric hank gathers, written for tribune entertainment by fred johnson, don enright and ed fields, and directed by charles braverman. The first half plays like a complete black movie stereotype with hank shuckin and. The hank gathers story 1992 is a biography, drama movie starring victor love and duane davis.
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