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The Basket (1999)


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Synopsis:
In the midst of World War I, the people in a small Pacific Northwest town are tired, confused and careful. When a strange teacher with unconventional methods arrives in town to teach them a strange new game called basketball, they react with suspicion followed by enthusiasm. Along with the daily opera lesson he gives, he offers basketball as a metaphor for life, with its focus on the necessity of teamwork. The schoolyard transforms from playground to social battleground when two young German immigrants arrive in town. Helmut and Brigitta face discrimination in country at war with their native land. Despite their innocence, and personal loss due to the war, they are targets of ridicule. Caught at center of the community's unease with the new immigrants, is the sympathetic farmer's wife, Bessie Emery. As tension in the community escalates, Conlon enters his students in a professional basketball game. As the game unfolds, triumph over hate, charts a course for the future.
Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
1/1/1999
Director Credit
Rich Cowen Director
Frank Swoboda Director - 2nd unit director (2nd Unit)
Cast Credit
Peter Coyote Martin Conlon
Karen Allen Bessie Emery
Robert Karl Burke Helmut Brink
Amber Willenborg Brigitta Brink
Jock Macdonald Nicholas Emery
Eric Dane Tom Emery
Brian Skala Nathan Emery
Casey Cowan Samuel Emery
Tony Lincoln Pastor Simms
Patrick Treadway Frederick Teadway
Ellen Travolta Agnes Barnes
Jack Bannon Marcus Danielson
Elwon Bakley Ben Emory
Joey Travolta Charlie Cohn
Paul Hostetler Old Helmut Brink
Kelly Eviston Nancy Danielson
Cole Gamble Erik Danielson
Jeff Waggoner George Hines
Michael Van Gelder Lewis Tinsley
Mckenzie Koppa Katie Danielson
Heidi Nelson Sara Barnes
Jamie Flaner David Tinsley
John Rustan Gregory Ranson
Michael Ferguson Daniel Haines
Ron Varela MEl Hester
Sara Edlin Immigration Officer
Gordon Grove Referee
Rick Burkhart Spokane Basketball Player No 1
Scott McQuilkin Spokane Basketball Player No 1
Jess Walter Spokane Basketball Player No 1
Bryan Smelcher Spokane Basketball Player No 1
Jason Pulliam Spokane Basketball Player No 1
Terry Sticka Kai Brink
Mark Forman Bartender
Leslie Laursen Mrs Tinsley
Tami Grady Mrs Haines
Lindsey Kiehn Sara Barnes
John Krauss American Soldier No 1
Tim Sanger American Soldier No 2
Jerry Fleming American Soldier No 2
Steven Smith Doctor Naismith
Cecil Ellsworth Janitor
Stan Calder Train Conductor
Henry Swoboda Basketball Timekeeper
Nike Haw Bar Customer No 1
Chuck Anderson Bar Customer No 2
John Graham Bar Customer No 3
Jim Buckley Bar Customer No 4
Ross Niblock Bar Customer No 5
Molly Chester
Production Credits Credit
Ian Kenny Associate Producer
Rich Cowen Producer
Marc Dahlstrom Executive Producer
Dave Holcomb Executive Producer
Greg Rathvon Executive Producer
Dave Tanner Executive Producer
Production Companies Credit
North By Northwest Productions Production Company
Distribution Companies Credit
MGM/UA Home Video Domestic Video Distributor
North by Northwest Entertainment Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Writer Credit
Rich Cowen Screenplay
Frank Swoboda Screenplay
Tessa Swoboda Screenplay
Don Caron Screenplay
Art Department Credit
Vincent De Felice Production Designer
Vincent De Felice Art Director
Jana Treadwell Set Decorator
Film Camera Credit
Dan Heigh Director of Photography
Richard Heinzen Photography - still photographer
Eric Jennings Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
T J Williiams Steadicam Operator - Steadicam /crane operator
Douglas Cheney Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Jim Swoboda Director of Photography - 2nd unit director of photography (2nd Unit)
Music Credit
Don Caron Music
Production Management Credit
Juronda Ralston Production Coordinator
George Cowan Location Manager - location manager/scout
Marc Dahlstrom Assistant Director
Vincent De Felice Location Scout - locations/scout
Paula Dusman Script Supervisor
Forrest Satchell Assistant Director
Sound Credit
Tom Taylor Boom Operator - Boom
Nigel Elliot Sound Mixer
Visual Effects Credit
J Combs Special Effects
Bud McFaddin Special Effects
Richard Cole Special Effects
Wardrobe Hair Makeup Credit
Cara Conlon Makeup Assistant - assistant make-up
Nanette Acosta Costume Designer
Brooke Bartelle Hair
Julie Farley Makeup - key makeup
Patty Heigh Makeup Assistant - assistant make-up
Patty Miller Makeup
John Cooper Hair
Candace Dahlstrom Makeup Assistant - assistant make-up


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