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High Flying Bird( 2019)

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Overview

During an NBA lockout, a sports agent, Ray Burke, presents his rookie client, Erick Scott, with an intriguing and controversial business opportunity.

    Top Billed Cast

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      André Holland

      Ray Burke

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      Zazie Beetz

      Sam

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      Melvin Gregg

      Erick Scott

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      Sonja Sohn

      Myra

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      Zachary Quinto

      David Starr

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      Glenn Fleshler

      Intimidating Seton Colleague

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      Jeryl Prescott

      Emera Umber

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      Justin Hurtt-Dunkley

      Jamero Umber

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      Caleb McLaughlin

      Darius

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      Bobbi Bordley

      Freddy

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      Kyle MacLachlan

      David Seton

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      Bill Duke

      Spence

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      Eddie Tavares

      Waiter

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      Farah Bala

      Manager Sal

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      Skip Bayless

      Himself

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      Shannon Sharpe

      Himself

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      Joy Taylor

      Herself

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      Evan Rosenblum

      Himself

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      Van Lathan

      Himself

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      Alice Callahan

      Arielle Seton

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      Teéa Loreál

      Flight Attendant Terry

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      Linwood Brown

      Journalist

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      Stefano Villabona

      Journalist

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      Kristina Pink

      Herself

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      Michelle Ang

      Rachel

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      Kai Quinto

      Ray's Assistant

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      Harry Edwards

      Himself

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      Reggie Jackson

      Self

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      Karl-Anthony Towns

      Interviewee

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      Donovan Mitchell

      Interviewee

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      Michael Durodola

      Basketball Player (uncredited)

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    A review by tmdb44006625

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    Written by tmdb44006625 on Sat Mar 09 2019
    The opening scene of High Flying Bird sets up a very unconventional sports movie. Both the NBA player and the agent are broke due to a lockout and they can't even pay a coffee bill. You'd think this world would be full of agents and players swimming in money, but no. The script by Moonlight scribe Tarell Alvin McCraney and the smooth, slick, iPhone filmmaking mastery of Steven Soderbergh make for a boardroom drama that's both engaging and educational. I loved the way the film approaches corporate greed, the struggle of basketball players in maintaining PR, and trying to find success by thinking...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • sports
    • basketball
    • sports agent