Finding Buck McHenry Movie Review 2000

When 11-year-old Jason (Schiffman) gets cut from Little League, he decides to form his own team. He persuades school custodian Buck McHenry (Davis) to coach but the man's knowledge about the game leads Jason to suspect that Buck is a Negro League legend who's long dropped out of sight and he decides to uncover the truth.

Distribution

Showtime Networks, Inc., 5120 E. La Palma, No. 103, Anaheim Hills, CA 92807, Email: customerservice@sho.com, URL: http://www.SHO.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 88 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Baseball, African America, Childhood Visions

Screenplay

Alfred Slote

Cast

Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Ernie Banks, Michael Schiffman, Duane McLaughlin, Karl Pruner, Megan Bower, Catherine Blythe

Cinematography

John L. Demps

Director

Charles Burnett

Music

Stephen James Taylor