An anti-ageist comedy about a man's dream to win the Rucker Classic street ball tournament in Harlem.An anti-ageist comedy about a man's dream to win the Rucker Classic street ball tournament in Harlem.An anti-ageist comedy about a man's dream to win the Rucker Classic street ball tournament in Harlem.
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- 3 wins & 1 nomination
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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. After a successful five years as a fan-favorite digital episodic series, originally conceived by Pepsi, UNCLE DREW, will hit theaters June 29, 2018. UNCLE DREW is a Summit Entertainment release produced by Temple Hill in association with PepsiCo's Creators League Studios.
- Taglines
- Respect your elders
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- Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for suggestive material, language and brief nudity
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaIn the final game coming out of a timeout with mere seconds left on the clock, Uncle Drew (Kyrie Irving) reminds Preacher (Chris Webber) that they have no more timeouts. This is in reference to an incident during the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament on April 5, 1993. During that game, the real life Webber called a timeout with 11 seconds remaining in the game. Unfortunately, his team, the Michigan Wolverines, who were down 73-71 against North Carolina, didn't have any timeouts left. The call earned Webber a technical foul, and ended up costing the Wolverines the chance to win. Although Webber went on to have an illustrious career in the NBA, he continues to receive ridicule for that error.
- SoundtracksStraight for the Bag
Written by French Montana (as Karim Kharbouch), Thom Bell, William Hart, and Harry Fraud (as Rory W. Quigley)
Performed by French Montana
Courtesy of Epic Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment
Contains a sample of "Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love)"
Performed by The Delfonics
Licensed courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment
Top review
Much funnier than I anticipated
Based on trailer had no plans to ever see this movie. So glad a friend ordered it on pay per view. Tell you up front that the storyline is trite and cliche ridden. Also tell you up front that the movie is much funnier than I anticipated. First half of the movie has belly laugh, laugh out loud lines sprinkled liberally throughout. Second half the hand sprinkling the laughs is a bit restrained. Perhaps there should be an early disclaimer that some of the laughs require some level of basketball and cultural insider knowledge. Not sure the quick "watch your tone" would resonate unless you've also heard "you better take that base out your voice." Do not go in thinking that you are going to see ground breaking cinema. What you will see and hear in this movie is great basketball players not taking themselves seriously (imagine that), cultural references that take you back to the day, music that reminds that old school music hasn't always been about sampling, and just enough ball that you can say that this is a basketball movie.
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- Nov 10, 2018
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- Tío Drew
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Box office
- Budget
- $19,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $42,469,946
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $15,242,781
- Jul 1, 2018
- Gross worldwide
- $46,664,414
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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