Sticky, 17, white, has spent his life being abused by pimps living with his prostitute mother, bouncing from one foster home to another, and living on the street between failed placements. But hes developed incredible hoop skills that have given him considerable social standing among his mostly black peers. Sep 27, 2005 ball don t lie has these to ball don t lie is something of an oddity among books specific to the young adult genre. Rasheed wallace keeps technicals flowing with ball dont lie. It stars and1 mixtape team member grayson boucher, a. Heat center bam adebayo wins skills challenge, kings star buddy hield wins 3point contest. Adam silver says daryl moreys china tweet will cost nba hundreds of millions of dollars. I dont know about you, but im hyped to check it out.
Your typical young adult book is going to generally have a set of young characters, some element of romance, and your stereotypical coming of age story where the main protagonist grows and develops as a character. Shuffled from one foster home to another after his mothers suicide, stick fits with the rough camaraderie of the other hoopsters, even if some are. Ball dont lie plays out over one day in the life of sticky, a skinny 17yearold high school junior and basketball prodigy from venice, california. Ball dont lie plays out over one day in the life of sticky film newcomer and streetball legend grayson the professor boucher, a skinny 17yearold high. What happened to the movie ball dont lie starring the professor. Watch ball dont lie full for free on 123movies released in 2008 year. Grayson boucher aka the professors upcoming movie in spring 2007. Burdened with emotional scars from early life tragedy, a callous foster care system, and obsessivecompulsive personality disorder, sticky manages to transcend his. Grayson boucher,and rosanna arquette movie website bdl on imdb. Based on the acclaimed novel of the same name, ball don t lie takes it to the streets for an urban basketball comingofage drama. Ball dont lie sticky is a beataroundthehead foster kid with nowhere to call home but the street, and an outer shell so tough that no one will take him in. Would be cool to see it be released online if they cant find.
Ball don t lie was released in 2009 on friday, june 5, 2009 there were 6 other movies released on the same date, including land of the lost, the hangover and downloading nancy. A teenager grayson boucher uses basketball to overcome his emotional scars and obsessivecompulsive personality disorder. Retired basketball player rasheed wallace was the worlds foremost proponent of ball dont lie as a way of life. Movie ball dont lie 2008 is like 8mile meets the and1 tour. But a great film and if you get the chance i highly recommend seeing ball dont lie.
With the electricity, humor and sweat of street basketball, ball dont lie is the comingofage story of sticky newcomer grayson boucher. Ball dont lie could have easily transcended its clearly rote source. Jul 07, 2006 grayson boucher aka the professors upcoming movie in spring 2007. Database of movie trailers, clips and other videos for ball don t lie 2009. He started out life so far behind the pack that the finish line seems nearly unreachable. He doesnt quite know how to make the right moves in his life, until a bad decision leads him to confront his dark secrets. The human contract greg 2008 ball don t lie skinny dude 2008 the phone book hugh newman 2008. Ball dont lie plays out over one day in the life of sticky, a skinny 17yearold high school. Jan 29, 2014 ball dont lie is full of powerful imagery, metaphors, and similes. Though travis reichard is the protagonists given name, his moniker is sticky.
And he gets a girlfriend named anhthu, who loves him and wants to help him reach his. With the electricity, humor and sweat of street basketball, ball dont lie is the comingofage story of sticky newcomer grayson boucher, a skinny 17yearold high school. Place students in groups and use the following chart with basketball terms, everyday items, or items of interest to the students. Ball dont lie is a film directed by brin hill with rosanna arquette, grayson. Rosanna arquettegrayson boucherchris ludacris bridges. Like, i have all this passion that wants to explode, but i dont know where to aim it. Pagina ufficiale del torneo di basket ball dont lie latina. May 1, 2008 had ball dont lie gone the straight linear route and changed the story so that our main character was actually working toward a concrete goal, perhaps the film wouldve shined.
Ball dont lie is a 2008 film directed by brin hill. Ball dont lie plays out over one day in the life of sticky film newcomer and streetball legend grayson the professor boucher, a skinny 17yearold high school junior and basketball prodigy from venice, california. Its the only place that feels like home and where his skills give him some street cred. Sticky grayson boucher is a 17yearold foster care kid. I guess i dont really know what i want to do, either. The film premiered at the 2008 tribeca film festival. Dec 05, 2012 rasheed wallaces ball dont lie catchphrase suggests that the ball is the ultimate arbiter of oncourt justice, but recently those words have mostly meant punishment for him. The book is a gritty comingofage story of a troubled throwaway named sticky his real name. Ball dont lie plays out over one day in the life of sticky film newcomer and streetball legend grayson the professor boucher, a skinny 17. Ball don t lie theatrical teaser based on the novel of the same name, ball dont lie takes it to the streets for an urban basketball c. Everything you need to know about ball dont lie movie 2009. Ball dont lie theatrical teaser video movie insider.
Hes 6 3 tall, with a handsome chiseled and tan face and a few zig zag scars, and his home is the street. Ball dont lie plays out over one day in the life of sticky, a skinny 17 yearold high school. Enter to win 4k ultra hd copies of war of the worlds, top gun, days of thunder, and more. Ball don t lie is said when a player misses one, two or all three of his free throws after a questionable read as. The professor, chris ludacris bridges, nick cannon, and rosanna arquette. Before he retired, he left behind this exemplum of the phrases use.
Ball dont lie synopsis a talented but deeply troubled high school basketball star must make a difficult choice that will alter the course of his entire life. Ball don t lie plays out over one day in the life of sticky, a skinny 17yearold high school junior and basketball prodigy from venice, california. A phrase commonly used by professional basketball player rasheed wallace. The protagonist sticky is a boy from the slums of california who spent a large portion of his life in an orphanage. With rosanna arquette, grayson boucher, ludacris, nick cannon. Imdb has it listed as a 2008 release, almost a decade has gone by and the movie is still under wraps.
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