Love & Basketball (Love and Basketball)

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Gina Prince-Bythewood

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Jess Willard
Jamal

Chris Warren Jr.
Kelvin

Kyla Pratt
Young Monica

Alfre Woodard
Camille Wright

Naykia Harris
Young Lena

Harry Lennix
Nathan Wright

Debbi Morgan
Nona McCall

Dennis Haysbert
Zeke McCall

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Description: In 1981 in L.A., Monica moves in next door to Quincy. They're 11, and both want to play in the NBA, just like Quincy's dad. Their love-hate relationship lasts into high school, with Monica's edge and Quincy's top-dog attitude separating them, except when Quincy's parents argue and he climbs through Monica's window to sleep on the floor. As high school ends, they come together as a couple, but within a year, with both of them playing ball at USC, Quincy's relationship with his father takes an ugly turn, and it leads to a break up with Monica. Some years later, their pro careers at a crossroads, they meet again. It's time for a fi ... (more)

Release date: 21 April 2000
UPC: 794043506420

Tags: Romance (9), Drama (7), Basketball (6), Sports (5), 2000s (5), 2000 (4), High School (3), Sport (3), California (3), Los Angeles (3), African American (3), Aspirin (2), Prostate Cancer (2), In Joke (2), Mini Skirt (2), Wedding Night (2), Realtor (2), Israeli (2), Dance (1), Dancing (1)

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"Let’s start with this indisputable fact: Monica (Sanaa Lathan) and Quincy (Omar Epps) should’ve never ended up together. After spending their childhood living next door to each other in Los Angeles, California, Monica and Quincy begin dating after their high school prom. They then decide to attend the University of Southern California together, where their relationship unravels. Quincy starts feeling himself and cheating with some girl who he takes to McDonalds for meals. If that wasn’t en"