Matchups
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Matchups is an American sports drama directed and written by Donahue Tuitt. The film was released on June 6, 2003.
Plot
The Knights are a struggling college basketball team. Their coach is fired midseason. Ian "Wonder Boy" Williams was a past star player for the Knights. A few years prior, he suffered an eye injury that caused him to go blind and end his basketball career. The college, desperate for a coach that knows Knights basketball and one that can redeem their losing year, takes a chance on hiring Williams.[1] He finds this as a welcomed challenge that can put meaning back in his life. He can continue to be a part of a game he loves.[2] Along with his assistant coach Harold White, Williams turns the team around, gives them pride at being Knights and puts them on the road to a winning season.
Cast
- Donahue Tuitt as Ian "Wonder Boy" Williams
- Ellia English as Lynn Williams
- Sonya Leslie as Gabrielle Williams
- Skip Mullen as Ian Williams, Sr.
- Clyde Small as Walter Herman
- David Williams as Tye Henderson
- Kenne Young as Boli
- Fabio Stefani as Matt Lovine
- Joel Kindrick as Harold White
- Thomas Lazare as Jimmy Taylor
- Linda Maldonado as Linda Lewis
- Rolando Millet as University President
- Steve Hyde as Coach Sims
- Darlene Rene as Mrs. Collins
Release
Matchups was released in theaters on June 6, 2003 by Lighted Pathway Productions and on May 18, 2004[3] it was distributed nationally by Home Video, Netflix and Hulu.[4]
Awards
Matchups was selected as a finalist in the Hollywood Black Film Festival Features Competition.[5]
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- ↑ Matchups https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/matchups_2003/ Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
- ↑ McCluskey, Audrey Thomas. Frame by Frame III: A Filmography of the African Diasporan Image, 1994-2004. Indiana University Press, 2007. p. 478.
- ↑ Matchups https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/matchups_2003/ Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
- ↑ Lighted Pathway Productions. http://donahuetuitt.com/project/matchups-trailer/ Matchups. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
- ↑ BlackNLA http://blacknla.com/news/prnews/HBFFUnveil.asp Hollywood Black Film Festival 2003 to Unveil 72 Films. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
