Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 exptools; site ihopa.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!ihnp4!ihopa!scooby From: scooby@ihopa.UUCP (Scott Mitzel) Newsgroups: net.sport.hoops Subject: Re: Movie Trivia Message-ID: <346@ihopa.UUCP> Date: Tue, 5-Nov-85 08:44:48 EST Article-I.D.: ihopa.346 Posted: Tue Nov 5 08:44:48 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 7-Nov-85 04:09:47 EST References: <7306@ucla-cs.ARPA> <2873@vax4.fluke.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 32 > In article <7306@ucla-cs.ARPA> srt@ucla-cs.UUCP writes: > >(1) Cedric "Cornbread" Maxwell got his nickname when friends saw the movie > >Cornbread, Elgin and Me*. Who played Cornbread in the movie? > > > >(2) Gabe Kaplan starred as a basketball coach (!) in a movie called Fast > >Break. Who played the star basketball player he recruited from the streets > >of New York? > > I have no idea to question 1, but for question 2, Dr J was the b-ball > star. There were probably other NBA players in that movie, but one that > sticks out is Lonnie Shelton (great ex-sonic). This movie was made when > Lonnie was playing for the Knicks. > > {uw-beaver,decvax!microsof,ucbvax!lbl-csam,allegra,ssc-vax}!fluke!beyer > Jeff Beyer; John Fluke Mfg. Co MS 223B; > PO Box C9090 Everett WA 98206 > (206) 356-5986 The movie that Julius was in was called "The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh". Not exactly a classic. I rank it right up there with his Dr. Chapstick commercials. His acting roles may not have been much, but the man can play basketball! LONG LIVE DR. J!!!!!! Scott Mitzel ..!ihnp4!ihopa!scooby AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL. -- Scott Mitzel ..!ihnp4!ihopa!scooby AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL.