Lenny Cooke

Dec 6, 2013

1h 28m

★ 6.8

Remember His Face.

Overview

In 2001, Lenny Cooke was the most hyped high school basketball player in the country, ranked above future greats LeBron James, Amar’e Stoudemire, and Carmelo Anthony. A decade later, Lenny has never played a minute in the NBA. In this quintessentially American documentary, filmmaking brothers Joshua and Benny Safdie track the unfulfilled destiny of a man for whom superstardom was only just out of reach.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

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Cast

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Lenny Cooke

Self

Carmelo Anthony

Self

Joakim Noah

Self

Harvey Araton

Self

Damany Eastman

Self

Sonny Vaccaro

Self

Howard Garfinkel

Self

LeBron James

Self

Mike Fratello

Kobe Bryant

David Stern

Kwame Brown

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