Uncle Drew on the big screen!!

[JasonEvans]

http://variety.com/2017/film/news/kyrie-irving-uncle-drew-film-1201981600/


Sources tell Variety that Temple Hill Entertainment has acquired the feature film rights to Irving’s “Uncle Drew” Pepsi commercials. “Skiptrace” scribe Jay Longino is set to write the script and Irving is attached to reprise the role of Drew.

Described as “Blues Brothers” in the pick-up basketball world, Longino’s pitch shows Drew and his old squad on the legendary Rucker Park basketball court in Harlem. Years later Drew is talked into returning to the courts to compete in a tournament and goes on a road trip to round the old squad up to play.

-Jason "I hope they retain some of the reality TV aspect of it with the other players not realizing they are playing against real NBA stars" Evans

https://nbcprobasketballtalk.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/pepsi-max-kyrie-irving-uncle-drew.jpeg

[BLPOG]

http://variety.com/2017/film/news/kyrie-irving-uncle-drew-film-1201981600/



-Jason "I hope they retain some of the reality TV aspect of it with the other players not realizing they are playing against real NBA stars" Evans

https://nbcprobasketballtalk.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/pepsi-max-kyrie-irving-uncle-drew.jpeg

But where will it rank on our seasonal top movie contest?

[OldPhiKap]

http://variety.com/2017/film/news/kyrie-irving-uncle-drew-film-1201981600/



-Jason "I hope they retain some of the reality TV aspect of it with the other players not realizing they are playing against real NBA stars" Evans

https://nbcprobasketballtalk.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/pepsi-max-kyrie-irving-uncle-drew.jpeg

Wouldn't they have to get releases from all folks after the fact to allow the use of their image?

I agree, but I think the logistics may be tough.

Damn lawyers.

[Edouble]

Wouldn't they have to get releases from all folks after the fact to allow the use of their image?

I agree, but I think the logistics may be tough.

Damn lawyers.

Easy, just get the releases ahead of time, eg "Pepsi is shooting pickup basketball at famous Rucker Park all day. You are welcome to play pickup, but you might be filmed and so you have to sign this waver."

Trust me... everyone will sign if they think they may be on TV.

[OldPhiKap]

Easy, just get the releases ahead of time, eg "Pepsi is shooting pickup basketball at famous Rucker Park all day. You are welcome to play pickup, but you might be filmed and so you have to sign this waver."

Trust me... everyone will sign if they think they may be on TV.

Ah, but then you have union scale . . . .

[Pghdukie]

And agents !

[BD80]

Easy, just get the releases ahead of time, eg "Pepsi is shooting pickup basketball at famous Rucker Park all day. You are welcome to play pickup, but you might be filmed and so you have to sign this waver."

Trust me... everyone will sign if they think they may be on TV.


Ah, but then you have union scale . . . .


And agents !

So any high school kids showing up would be ineligible to play in college?

Don't worry, calipari will still recruit them - and take credit for getting them to the pros.

[luburch]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv1xscwDtIQ

The first trailer dropped this morning.

[dukebluesincebirth]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv1xscwDtIQ

The first trailer dropped this morning.

Silliness. I wish they would've just stuck with the commercials. This is a little too much IMO.

[flyingdutchdevil]

They got LilRel Howery AND Tiffany Haddish?

They both must have signed before their careers exploded (Get Out, Girls Trip).

This movie looks horrible. Sorry Kyrie, I love your game, but, really? This is 10x worse than taking an SNL skit and turning it into a mediocre movie.

[ChillinDuke]

Shaq's in it. I'm sold.

- Chillin

[Billy Dat]

This movie looks horrible. Sorry Kyrie, I love your game, but, really? This is 10x worse than taking an SNL skit and turning it into a mediocre movie.

HA HA HA HA HA...this passion made me LOL.

In all seriousness, I think this will be a huge hit.

[Truth&Justise]

They got LilRel Howery AND Tiffany Haddish?

They both must have signed before their careers exploded (Get Out, Girls Trip).

This movie looks horrible. Sorry Kyrie, I love your game, but, really? This is 10x worse than taking an SNL skit and turning it into a mediocre movie.

Agree, Howery and Haddish are the only things keeping me interested.

Wonder where this will land in the pantheon of Shaq's acting "career." I'm going to guess he's better in this than in Kazaam, Steel, or any of the awful Adam Sandler movies he's been in (three of them!?), but will fall short of his best role to date: Neon Boudeaux in Blue Chips.

[pfrduke]

I look forward to watching this on a plane sometime this fall. That seems like the right venue for this kind of movie.

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv1xscwDtIQ

The first trailer dropped this morning.

Hahahahahahahahahaha....


*breathes*


Hahahahahahahahahaha!!!!

I am pleased.

[Henderson]

I think that Uncle Drew guy kind of looks like Kyrie Irving.

[HaveFunExpectToWin]

I happened across this trailer today. My reaction as it played:

What the?
Huh?
Hmmm
Ok
Alright... maybe
Lol
How?

As far as Shaq movies go it’s no Blue Chips, but not Kazzam either.

Blues Brothers of basketball agreed

[weezie]

Yikes. That's all I got: yikes.

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

I happened across this trailer today. My reaction as it played:

What the?
Huh?
Hmmm
Ok
Alright... maybe
Lol
How?

As far as Shaq movies go it’s no Blue Chips, but not Kazzam either.

Blues Brothers of basketball agreed

I can't wait for the sequel to Blue Chips - Light Blue Chips: the UNC story...

[MartyClark]

Meh, I'm the spoiler on this. Seems a little contrived and not all that interesting or entertaining.

[Native]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv1xscwDtIQ

The first trailer dropped this morning.

Is that Rod from Get Out?

If it is, I'm sold.

[UrinalCake]

I went and saw the movie. Honestly wasn’t expecting it to be any good, but was pleasantly surprised. It’s not going to win any Oscars but was very entertaining. It helps to watch it with a couple of adult beverages in a theater full of rowdy teenagers, many of whom were sporting Duke gear and Irving jerseys. I expect a rotten tomatoes ratings in the single digits though, in terms of actual movie quality it was bad.

[JasonEvans]

I expect a rotten tomatoes ratings in the single digits though, in terms of actual movie quality it was bad.

67% (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/uncle_drew/)

The critics say it is not a bad comedy.

[devildeac]

Did anyone select this with "Field?"

http://forums.dukebasketballreport.com/forums/showthread.php?41875-Top-movies-of-summer-2018-(top-3!)

:rolleyes:;)

[HK Dukie]

I went and saw the movie. Honestly wasn’t expecting it to be any good, but was pleasantly surprised. It’s not going to win any Oscars but was very entertaining. It helps to watch it with a couple of adult beverages in a theater full of rowdy teenagers, many of whom were sporting Duke gear and Irving jerseys. I expect a rotten tomatoes ratings in the single digits though, in terms of actual movie quality it was bad.


It's actually quite nice especially if you go with your kids. Don't forget to watch the credits when Uncle Drew makes an important point clear.

[weezie]

... Don't forget to watch the credits when Uncle Drew makes an important point clear.

I hope it is along the lines of 9f.

[BLPOG]

What a tour de force! A true masterpiece of cinema!

Folks, if you had any doubts about whether to pay exorbitant movie theater prices to go see Uncle Drew, let me cure you of that uncertainty right now.

Uncle Drew is great. It absolutely does have formulaic and predictable elements, but each of them is executed so well that you realize the movie would suffer if it took a different approach. Watching this movie is about enjoying the ride.

For peak enjoyment, I do recommend a few beers beforehand.

And that bit in the credits makes the movie worth it twice over.

[kAzE]

So I went and saw the film tonight, and really enjoyed it. It's obviously no Oscar nominee, but is very entertaining (especially Shaq, who is without a doubt, the star of the movie). I expected this to be a 15% on Rotten Tomatoes type of movie, but it was good. However, some of the jokes are really meant for basketball fans.

There is an absolutely hilarious joke between Kyrie and Chris Webber towards the end of the film. I burst out laughing, but was the only person in a packed movie theater who did so . . . it was a little embarrassing, and I was shocked that no one else got the joke.

If anybody here sees the film, back me up on this. It was a good one :)

edit: whoops, didn't realize a thread had been started already . . . mods please move this post over. Thanks!!

[JetpackJesus]

So I went and saw the film tonight, and really enjoyed it. It's obviously no Oscar nominee, but is very entertaining (especially Shaq, who is without a doubt, the star of the movie). I expected this to be a 15% on Rotten Tomatoes type of movie, but it was good. However, some of the jokes are really meant for basketball fans.

There is an absolutely hilarious joke between Kyrie and Chris Webber towards the end of the film. I burst out laughing, but was the only person in a packed movie theater who did so . . . it was a little embarrassing, and I was shocked that no one else got the joke.

If anybody here sees the film, back me up on this. It was a good one :)

edit: whoops, didn't realize a thread had been started already . . . mods please move this post over. Thanks!!
I hope it involved Chris Webber calling timeout at an inopportune time.

[Troublemaker]

67% (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/uncle_drew/)

The critics say it is not a bad comedy.

Holding steady at 66%, audience score 65%. Both numbers are about 3 times higher than what I expected when this movie was announced. Congrats to Kyrie and the other creators for making an apparently watchable film.

[UrinalCake]

edit: whoops, didn't realize a thread had been started already . . . mods please move this post over. Thanks!!

Not only has a thread already been started, but your review was almost identical to mine! If you're not careful people will think you're an AFAM tutor. ;)

[UrinalCake]

I burst out laughing, but was the only person in a packed movie theater who did so . . . it was a little embarrassing, and I was shocked that no one else got the joke.

I jumped out of my seat when Mosquito appeared as a player in one of the games... and I'm quite certain I was the only person to do so :)

[Indoor66]

Not only has a thread already been started, but your review was almost identical to mine! If you're not careful people will think you're an AFAM tutor. ;)

The only thing that could be worse than the bolded would be to be an AFAM Student!

[Pghdukie]

First weekend movie grossed 15.5 million.

[subzero02]

First weekend movie grossed 15.5 million.

Wikipedia lists its current box office revenue at $19.5 million on a $17 to $19 million budget. It should wind up making a very nice profit

[skysdad]

I went today and enjoyed it. I laughed a lot and that alone was worth the admission. As one poster stated above doubt there will be an Oscar nominee but as long as you are entertained what does it matter. Loved the team van. If there is a sequel Charles Barkley would be good I think.

[UrinalCake]

Holding steady at 66%, audience score 65%. Both numbers are about 3 times higher than what I expected when this movie was announced. Congrats to Kyrie and the other creators for making an apparently watchable film.

I understand that RT numbers tend to start out high, as it’s the die-hard fans of the movie who go on opening weekend, and then slowly drop as time passes. But still, 66/65% is phenomenal. For comparison’s sake, here are some RT comps:

Hoosiers: 88/88%
He Got Game: 80/83%
White Men Can’t Jump: 77/68%
Above The Rim: 53/83%
Space Jam: 38/63%
Blue Chips: 37/52%
The Air Up There: 21/34%
Juwanna Mann: 10/38%

So, Uncle Drew isn’t quite up there with the classics, but does beat out all of the “silly” basketball movies.

[ChillinDuke]

I understand that RT numbers tend to start out high, as it’s the die-hard fans of the movie who go on opening weekend, and then slowly drop as time passes. But still, 66/65% is phenomenal. For comparison’s sake, here are some RT comps:

Hoosiers: 88/88%
He Got Game: 80/83%
White Men Can’t Jump: 77/68%
Above The Rim: 53/83%
Space Jam: 38/63%
Blue Chips: 37/52%
The Air Up There: 21/34%
Juwanna Mann: 10/38%

So, Uncle Drew isn’t quite up there with the classics, but does beat out all of the “silly” basketball movies.

I find it hard to believe that Uncle Drew is better than Blue Chips.

- Chillin

[UrinalCake]

I find it hard to believe that Uncle Drew is better than Blue Chips.

- Chillin

Must have been all the UNC fans that downvoted Blue Chips because it hit too close to home.

[gus]

Not only has a thread already been started, but your review was almost identical to mine! If you're not careful people will think you're an AFAM tutor. ;)


The only thing that could be worse than the bolded would be to be an AFAM Student!

Please put the "uNC" qualifier on there if you're going to make that joke. This is one of the many outrages of the uNC scandal: African American studies is an important field.

[Edouble]

I find it hard to believe that Uncle Drew is better than Blue Chips.

- Chillin

Shaq's acting has improved over time. He's more suited for comedy than drama too.

[UrinalCake]

The current team got to watch the movie together and then received some shoes from Uncle Drew! It would have been awesome if Irving himself had shown up.

8476

[BD80]

The only thing that could be worse than the bolded would be to be an AFAM Student!

How exactly does one know if one is an AFAM student?

[DukieInKansas]

How exactly does one know if one is an AFAM student?

If you don't have to go to class, you are an athlete at unc. If you go to class and are required to work, you are studying somewhere else or aren't an athlete at unc. The subject matter in the class will confirm if you are an AFAM student. ;)

[NSDukeFan]

If you don't have to go to class, you are an athlete at unc. If you go to class and are required to work, you are studying somewhere else or aren't an athlete at unc. The subject matter in the class will confirm if you are an AFAM student. ;)

Except there will be at least one non-athlete who also doesn’t have to go to class, to make it all legitimate.

[Pghdukie]

How exactly does one know if one is an AFAM student?

Your the only person to attend classes but finish in the bottom 1/3 percent of grading scale.

[Dr. Rosenrosen]

I didn’t know where to put this and didn’t want to start a new thread. It’s KI related but this is sad and fairly creepy at the same time... https://www.sbnation.com/platform/amp/2018/7/9/17548672/celtics-fans-kyrie-irving-doritos-video-games-wake-surprisingly-touching

[subzero02]

I didn’t know where to put this and didn’t want to start a new thread. It’s KI related but this is sad and fairly creepy at the same time... https://www.sbnation.com/platform/amp/2018/7/9/17548672/celtics-fans-kyrie-irving-doritos-video-games-wake-surprisingly-touching

I don't know what to say.

[BLPOG]

I didn’t know where to put this and didn’t want to start a new thread. It’s KI related but this is sad and fairly creepy at the same time... https://www.sbnation.com/platform/amp/2018/7/9/17548672/celtics-fans-kyrie-irving-doritos-video-games-wake-surprisingly-touching

Sort of reminds me of the guy who asked the judge to increase his sentence to 33 years in honor of Larry Bird.

[gus]

I don't know what to say.

Extreme embalming (https://abcnews.go.com/US/dead-people-life-poses-funerals/story?id=23456853) - yet another fad I don't understand.

[Neals384]

The current team got to watch the movie together and then received some shoes from Uncle Drew! It would have been awesome if Irving himself had shown up.

http://forums.dukebasketballreport.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=8476&stc=1

Video of the dinner and movie event on youtube...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAY2kI0q2lk

fyi it was Zion's birthday!

[UrinalCake]

Video of the dinner and movie event on youtube...

That movie theater is located in Chapel Hill about three miles from their campus. I bet the team caught some dirty looks on their way in 8-)

[Furniture]

https://mobile.twitter.com/KyrieIrving/status/1017920081488203776/video/1

is that Josh Hairston?

[Edouble]

That movie theater is located in Chapel Hill about three miles from their campus. I bet the team caught some dirty looks on their way in 8-)

Those giving dirty looks to Zion do so at their own peril.

[moonpie23]

i too, burst out with a hearty gaffaw at the kyrie/webber moment......i, too, was alone......don't know why no one else got it...


i actually thought webber's acting was pretty decent.....sahq's has definitely gotten better...


it was a fun movie...

[kAzE]

i too, burst out with a hearty gaffaw at the kyrie/webber moment...i, too, was alone...don't know why no one else got it...


i actually thought webber's acting was pretty decent....sahq's has definitely gotten better...


it was a fun movie...

Wow . . . I really would have thought more people going to watch this particular movie would know about the Webber time out fiasco. Maybe we're just too old now -_-

[dball]

Wow . . . I really would have thought more people going to watch this particular movie would know about the Webber time out fiasco. Maybe we're just too old now -_-

Liked that bit as well. Could take Calipari based on "Drew's" response. Fun flic.