Apex Mountain
Duane Martin; Eric Nies; shadow basketball; street-tournament imitations; 1990s New York basketball
In the discussion (11)
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- Two yes responses favor this as the peak 1990s basketball movie; Blue Chips is a dissenting choice for its predictive story.
- Playing basketball without a ball receives an uncontested yes.
- Tupac receives no because of personal troubles.
- The film and contemporary Knicks/point-guard culture support a yes for 1990s New York basketball relevance.
- Martin receives an unqualified yes.
- Pinkins’s Tony-winning theater work is preferred to this film as her overall peak.
- Rucker Park imitation tournaments receive a yes.
- Bernie Mac receives no, with his television show and The Players Club stronger candidates.
- Eric Nies receives a yes.
- Tha Dogg Pound receives an initial yes but New York, New York and its video are a competing peak.
- Leon receives a yes from one participant; The Five Heartbeats and especially The Temptations performance as David Ruffin are competing choices.