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Uncle Drew
Comedy, Sport
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.
Directed by: Charles Stone III
Starring: Kyrie Irving, Lil Rel Howery, Shaquille O'Neal, Aaron Gordon, Chris Webber, Reggie Miller, Nate Robinson, Lisa Leslie, Erica Ash, J. B. Smoove, Mike Epps, Tiffany Haddish, Nick Kroll
Produced by: Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey
Written by: Jay Longino
Music by: Christopher Lennertz
Cinematography: Crash
Edited by: Jeff Freeman, Sean Valla
Production company: Summit Entertainment, Temple Hill Entertainment, Pepsi Productions
Distributed by: Lionsgate Films
Release date: June 29, 2018 (United States)
Running time: 103 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Cast
Kyrie Irving as Uncle Drew, a streetball legend.
Lil Rel Howery as Dax Winslow, a streetball team manager.
Ashton Tyler as Young Dax.
Shaquille O'Neal as Big Fella, Uncle Drew's former teammate who now runs a martial arts dojo.
Chris Webber as Preacher, Uncle Drew's former teammate who is now a church minister.
Reggie Miller as Wilbur "Lights" Wallace, Uncle Drew's former teammate who is legally blind.
Nate Robinson as Boots, Uncle Drew's former teammate who has catatonic schizophrenia.
Lisa Leslie as Betty Lou, Preacher's wife.
Erica Ash as Maya, Boots' granddaughter and Dax's love interest.
J.B. Smoove as Angelo, a Harlem resident who remembers Uncle Drew.
Mike Epps as Louis, a Harlem resident who is Angelo's friend.
Tiffany Haddish as Jess, Dax's materialistic ex-girlfriend and Mookie's girlfriend.
Nick Kroll as Mookie Bass, Dax's longtime rival.
Aaron Gordon as Casper Jones, a streetball player
Wesley Witherspoon as Mario, a streetball player.
Barry Rohrssen as a referee.