Amateur (2018 film)
2018 film by Ryan Koo
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Amateur is a 2018 American sports drama film about a young basketball future star struggling with his personal life in pursuit of his dream. The film was released in the United States on April 6, 2018, on Netflix.[1]
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- Jason Michael Berman
- Mark Moran
- Chip Hourihan
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| Directed by | Ryan Koo |
| Written by | Ryan Koo |
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| Cinematography | Gregory J. Wilson |
| Edited by | Jeff Wishengrad |
| Music by | BC Smith |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Premise
14-year-old basketball phenom Terron Forte has to navigate the under-the-table world of amateur basketball when he is recruited to an elite National Collegiate Athletic Association prep school.
Cast
- Michael Rainey Jr. as Terron Forte
- Tekola Cornetet as Stevion
- Walter Anaruk as Coach Nguyen
- Sharon Leal as Nia, Terron's mother
- Brian J. White as Vince, Terron's father
- Ketrick Copeland as Byron
- Josh Charles as Coach Gaines
- Corey Parker Robinson as Coach Curtis
- James Siakam as Olembe
- Stefan Frank as Petrus
- Ashlee Brian as Anton Lyles
Production
A crowdfunding project for the film, then known as Manchild, was started in 2011 by director Ryan Koo.[2] In 2013, a short prequel to Manchild was released under the name Amateur.[3][4] In November 2014, the name of the film was changed to its release title Amateur.[5] In January 2016, it was announced that Netflix had picked up the rights to Amateur to finance and distribute the film.[6][7]