Release Date: 6/29/18
Genre: Comedy
Rating: NR
Director: Charles Stone III
Studio(s): Lionsgate, Summit Entertainment
Running time: Unknown
Cast: Tiffany Haddish (Jess), Kyrie Irving (Uncle Drew), Nick Kroll (Mookie), Shaquille O’Neal (Big Fella), LilRel Howery (Dax), Nate Robinson (Boots), Erica Ash (Maya), Lisa Leslie (Betty Lou), Chris Webber (Preacher), Reggie Miller (Lights).
Story: Uncle Drew, played by basketball player Kyrie Irving, originally appeared in a Pepsi Max advertisement which saw Irving, disguised as an old man, showing up on random basketball courts, shocking the players with his skills. After draining his life savings to enter a team in the Rucker Classic street ball tournament in Harlem, Dax (Lil Rel Howery) is dealt a series of unfortunate setbacks, including losing his team to his longtime rival (Nick Kroll). Desperate to win the tournament and the cash prize, Dax stumbles upon the man, the myth, the legend UNCLE DREW (NBA All-Star Kyrie Irving) and convinces him to return to the court one more time. The two men embark on a road trip to round up Drew’s old basketball squad (Shaquille O’Neal, Chris Webber, Reggie Miller, Nate Robinson, and Lisa Leslie) and prove that a group of septuagenarians can still win the big one. Source: Flickering Myth.
Trailer:
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