White Men Can’t Jump (2023)

Comedy, Drama, General Film, Sports

Director: Calmatic

Writer(s): Kenya Barris, Doug Hall; Ron Shelton (based on the 1992 Motion Picture by)

Starring: Sinqua Walls, Jack Harlow, Lance Reddick, Teyana Taylor, Laura Harrier, Myles Bullock, Vince Staples, Zak Steiner, J. Alphonse Nicholson, Aiden Shute, Bentley Green, Andrew Schulz, James Earl, Stan Verrett, Blake Griffin, Taylor Rooks, Tyler Herro, Dazeran Jones, Arturo Castro, Tristen J. Winger, Paris Nicole, Gerald ‘Slink’ Johnson, Marli Dane Farrior, Jordon Alexander, Samir Royal, Sherman Gay, Tyshawn Givens, Nickolas William Thomas, Joe Dinicol, Charles Tyler Kinder, Freddie Kuguru, Makaio Thompson, Zach Andrews, Kareem Stroud, Malachi D. Scott, Noah Ballou, Deonte Henderson, Solo Bailey, Chaz Ingram, Dolly Gray, Richard Nevels, Daniel ‘DoKnows’ Lopez, Larry Powell, Sarah Carson, Barry Brisco, Levi R. Gilbert, Lukas H. Gilbert, Khalid Mutakabbir, Anthony Zasada, Tarell Meeks, Anthony Hamilton Jr., Battlecat, Chasnie Houston, Nic Harris, Iman Crosson, Tamera Kissen, Tiffanie Holloway, D.J. Hed, Harry Perry, Ant Henderson, Martin French, DJ Qwesscoast, LaDell Preston, Malachi Mutakabbir, Cameron Early, Reef Graham, Sierra Hoyle, Troy Brown, Quinn McPherson, Quinn Pierce, Kurt Nelson, Julius Denem, Sammy Soto, Lance Jemison, Cj Stuart, Josef Thompson, Kanyinsola F. Agboola, Edmond Binuya, Lincoln Brown, Jonathon Carpio, K’Juan Chandler, Jared Chavez-Washington, Carlen Clark, Omar Cook, Phillip-Charlie Daniell, Martina De Leon Diaz, Aiden Douglas, Emily Elizabeth, Dalton Ell, Danielle Eves, Alberto Fabbretti, Maggie Gallaway, Kyle Garcia, Dempsey Gibson, Jyn Gittens, Cristina Goyeneche, Qi Gu, Niko Gunn, Nikolai Hill, Patrice Hodge, Glenn B Jackson, Moses Jackson, Tiffany Jackson, Jason Jno-lewis, Will Klem, Jacob Lawrence Kreiss, Anderson Lai, Jesse Landry, Madeleine Lemay, Katie Leszynski, Landyn Lu, Shanice Lynn, Victor Mambu, Katherine Marsh, Franklin McCay, Ariel McLaurin, Andrew Scott Miller, James Museitif, Byron Carvil Cecil Napier, Gary Nguyen, Robyn Paigé, Naomi Phan, Steven Pickens, Skyler Pierce, Kennedy Porter, Cannyon Ramos, Cristina Roche, Angel Christian Roman, Manuela Sanchez, Rob Shiells, Keiji Shiraki, Jonathan Turner Smith, Sydney Thomas, Brian Torres, Nicholas Wagner, Malik Watson, LeChristopher Williams, Dashun Worthen

Synopsis: White Men Can’t Jump is a modern remix of the iconic 1992 film that celebrates the streetball hustling culture of Los Angeles. Multi-platinum rap superstar Jack Harlow makes his movie debut as Jeremy, a former star of the game whose injuries stalled his career, and Sinqua Walls stars as Kamal, once a promising player who derailed his own future in the sport. Juggling tenuous relationships, financial pressures and serious internal struggles, the two ballers–opposites who are seemingly miles apart–find they might have more in common than they imagined possible. READ REVIEW

Release Date: May 19, 2023 (USA) | Length: 101 min | Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sports | MPAA Rating: Rated R for pervasive language and some drug material. | Note(s): This film finally got around to a release date. Kenya Barris, E. Brian Dobbins, Paul Hall are producers on this project. Marquis Salmon, Unguzi and Zacorri were in the original cast list but not in the final one. I wasn’t able to identify Milan Legend Taylor, Josef Thompson, Larry Powell, Makaio Thompson or Nickolas William Thomas. Not sure if the Tarell Meeks in this film is the fashion designer.