Main Cast: Gabe Kaplan, Harold Sylvester, Mike Warren, Bernard King, Reb Brown
Release Year: 1979
Country: US
Run Time: 107 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Plot
Hot on the heels of his Welcome Back Kotter success, Gabe Kaplan starred in this hastily assembled theatrical feature. Kaplan plays David Greene, the coach of a Nevada collegiate basketball team. Inasmuch as the local talent is pretty pathetic, Greene convinces a group of jive-talking New York street kids into playing for the college. Culture-clash jokes abound, with the black cast members usually coming out on top. In keeping with sports-comedy tradition, one of Greene's team members is a girl, and a very attractive one. Though it hasn't an original bone in its body, Fast Break is breezy entertainment, with a particularly thrilling climax. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Mavis Washington - Swish; Bert Remsen - Bo Winnegar; Randee Heller - Jan; John Chappell - Alton Gutkas; Rhonda Bates - Enid Cadwallader-Gutkas; K Callan - Ms. Tidwell; Richard Brestoff - Howard; Steve Conte - Man on Bus; Doria Cook - Snooty Girl; Laurence Fishburne - Street Kid; James Jeter - Officer Wedgewood; John McCurry - Hal; Connie Sawyer - Mom; Le Tari - Thompson; Jack Smight - Dibber; Oscar Williams - Norman; Bob Levine - Bum; Marty Zagon - Henry
Credit
Norman Baron - Art Director, Jack Smight - Director, Frank J. Urioste - Editor, James Di Pasquale - Composer (Music Score), David Shire - Composer (Music Score), John Barry - Production Designer, Charles Correll - Cinematographer, Stephen Friedman - Producer, Jack Grossberg - Producer, Lee Alexander - Sound/Sound Designer, Sandor Stern - Screenwriter, Marc Kaplan - Short Story Author
