Hoop Dreams [Criterion Collection]
Features:
- Two audio commentaries: one with filmmakers Peter Gilbert, Steve James, and Frederick Marx, and one with stars Arthur Agee and William Gates
- Segments of Siskel & Ebert tracking the acclaim for Hoop Dreams
- Original music video
- Theatrical trailers
- English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
- Plus: a 40-page booklet featuring new essays by cultural historian John Edgar Wideman and Sports Illustrated senior writer Alexander Wolff; Michael Wise's 2004 Washington Post follow-up article; and a dedication by the filmmakers
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- Side #1 --
- Play the Movie
- Chapters
- Commentaries
- The Filmmakers
- Commentary: On/Off
- Arthur and William
- Commentary: On/Off
- Siskel & Ebert
- Play
- Index
- Music Video
- Play
- Trailers
- Sundance Trailer
- African-American Trailer
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- Side #1 --
- 1. William and Arthur, Age 14 [4:25]
- 2. Earl Smith, Talent Scout [3:17]
- 3. Isiah Thomas's High School [3:05]
- 4. Family Dreams [2:21]
- 5. Freshman Year [7:06]
- 6. Playing for the Chargers [3:24]
- 7. Scholarships and Promises [7:18]
- 8. "Keep Your Kids Close to You" [1:19]
- 9. William's Brother Curtis [4:16]
- 10. Man's Mom and Dad [2:01]
- 11. Getting to the Pros [2:32]
- 12. Junior Year [5:27]
- 13. Making Ends Meet [2:29]
- 14. "I Just Wanted This One to Make It" [2:48]
- 15. Arthur at Home and on the Court [4:37]
- 16. Changes in William's Life [4:33]
- 17. Back in the Game [8:52]
- 18. Fathers and Sons [5:47]
- 19. Balance Due [4:55]
- 20. Summer Camp [6:42]
- 21. Senior Year [3:04]
- 22. Marquette Pays a Visit [2:18]
- 23. Arthur's 18th Birthday [2:29]
- 24. Pingatore and Bedford [2:54]
- 25. "My Ticket out of the Ghetto" [4:12]
- 26. Life Cycle of the Butterfly [4:07]
- 27. Sheila's Dream [2:19]
- 28. Arthur's on a Roll [2:34]
- 29. Earl Smith Shows Up [3:28]
- 30. Last Chance for William [2:53]
- 31. Bucking the Odds [5:47]
- 32. Up Against King [2:36]
- 33. Heading Downstate [7:36]
- 34. Mineral Area Junior College [9:13]
- 35. "Let It Rain" [4:46]
- 36. Final Words for Pingatore [2:12]
- 37. Graduation [5:12]
- 38. "I Think He's Gonna Make It" [5:08]
- 39. Epilogue/Closing Credits [3:54]
- 40. Color Bars [7:13]
- 1. First Review [4:04]
- 2. Best of 1994 [1:50]
- 3. Memo to the Academy [2:34]
- 4. "Snubbed" [3:25]
- 5. Academy Announces Reforms [1:40]
- 6. Scorsese and Ebert [1:40]
Year released: 1994
MPAA Rating: [ PG13 ]
Format: Letterbox for TV
Length: 171
Sound: DD2
Subtitles: Eng
Studio: Criterion