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Hooked : the legend of Demetrius "Hook" Mitchell /

Oakland, California is the birthplace of more NBA basketball stars than any other city in the country. But there is a streetball legend named Demetrius 'Hook' Mitchell who rises above them all. At 5'9", this champion of innumerable slam-dunk competitions solidified his legendar...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Kicked Down Productions, Fader Films, Reebok International Ltd, Razor & Tie (Firm)
Other Authors: Skolnik, Michael, O'Neill, William, Stone, Rob, Cohen, Jon
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Razor & Tie, 2004.
Subjects:
Mitchell, Demetrius.
Streetball.
African American basketball players.
Basketball players > United States > Biography.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Sports films.
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Summary:Oakland, California is the birthplace of more NBA basketball stars than any other city in the country. But there is a streetball legend named Demetrius 'Hook' Mitchell who rises above them all. At 5'9", this champion of innumerable slam-dunk competitions solidified his legendary status by performing 360° rotations over the top of a Volkswagen on his way to the basket. Talent was not enough to save him from the reality of life on the mean streets of West Oakland, however, where a broken home and few positive role models led to drug addiction, robbery, arrest and prison. How "Hook" wound up incarcerated, while the buddies he grew up with skyrocketed to super stardom is told in this poignant tale of a life gone wrong.
Item Description:Originally produced as a documentary in 2003.
Special features: Hook comes home (21 min.); 1 on 1 with Steve Francis (5 min.); 1 on 1 with Baron Davis (5 min.); 1 on 1 with Master P (3 min.); 1 on 1 with Ralph Moore (4 min.); 1 on 1 with Christopher Williams (4 min.); Prison ball (7 min.); Inmate freestyle (1 min.); Project Straight Path information.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo, widescreen presentation.
Audience:MPAA rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:Editor & co-producer, Martha Skolnik ; cinematographers, Matthew Akers, Mark Benjamin, William O'Neill ; original music, DJ Premier, Ricardo Leigh & Brian Satz.