Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story

Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story

1h 32m 1992 Drama, TV Movie United States of America
Budget: - Revenue: -

Chronicling the short but eventful life of Hank Gathers (played by Donny B. Lord as a child and Victor Love as a young adult), this fact-based drama chronicles the hoopster's rise from the inner city of Philadelphia to a starring role on Loyola Marymount's basketball team before a heart condition cut his career short. Nell Carter plays Hank's supportive mom, and George Kennedy portrays a neighborhood priest who inspired the boy.

Director

Charles Braverman

Writer

Fred Johnson, Don Enright, Ed Fields