Doin' It in the Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC
2012 · 90 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 364 VOTES · DIR. Bobbito Garcia, Kevin Couliau
Overview
An independent documentary directed by Bobbito Garcia and Kevin Couliau. The film explores the definition, history, culture, social impact and global influence of New York's outdoor summer basketball scene, the worldwide 'Mecca' of the sport.
Dialogue Timeline - 893 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME - EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:25:25 where there were at least 50 ballplayers
00:27:14 Don't come to our park wearing a New York Knicks top
00:29:12 out of deference to Uri Cobb who was the real Elevator Man.
00:31:12 For legendary players, park nicknames last forever.
00:33:09 You play college ball. I shouldn't have to tell you this! Fuck!
00:35:25 Since I was small, I played with some legends.
00:37:51 I don't care what their charges are, they're a ballplayer for that moment
00:39:47 and the desire to get better is there
00:41:56 The local park can be your home away from home.
00:44:00 But you can't bitch up and quit and stop
00:45:55 I've done it here, so I can do it in this situation.
00:47:48 and you know he just walked in the park, that guy got next.
00:50:32 and they'll be like, "You gotta pick her, she's nice."
00:53:17 Bronx-born Corey "Homicide" Williams
00:55:21 I definitely caught them!
00:58:30 No, no, he hit the ball! And you hit it like this!
01:01:05 Come on!
01:03:05 because it happens all the time and I look forward to that
01:05:08 but only one playground player, Earl Manigault, AKA the Goat
01:07:28 and that's how the park transformed from a regular park
01:10:19 All deaf people, they can't do it.
01:12:23 Growing up, I never smoked, I never drink.
01:17:50 I got a new rule for us. Any park that we go to that's empty
02:00:00 where he was the last player cut.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed893
Dialogue density9.9 lines / min
First line00:25:25
Final line02:00:00
Production Record
DirectorBobbito Garcia, Kevin Couliau
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes364