Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Eriq La Salle
Written by	Alan Swyer and Larry Golin
Starring	Don Cheadle James Earl Jones Michael Beach Clarence Williams III Eriq La Salle Forest Whitaker
Music by	Kevin Eubanks
Cinematography	Alar Kivilo
Edited by	Gary Karr
Distributed by	HBO
Release dates	1996
Country	United States
Language	English

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault is a 1996 HBO television film about Earl Manigault, an American street basketball legendary player famous under his nickname of "The Goat."

The film written by Alan Swyer and Larry Golin and directed by Eriq La Salle stars Don Cheadle in the title role of Manigault. Former professional basketball player Nigel Miguel provided basketball training to the cast, and worked with La Salle to coordinate and stage the basketball scenes.^[1]

Cast

• Don Cheadle ... Earl Manigault
• James Earl Jones ... Dr. McDuffie
• Michael Beach ... Legrand
• Clarence Williams III ... Coach Pratt
• Eriq La Salle ... Diego
• Forest Whitaker ... Mr. Rucker
• Ronny Cox ... Coach Scarpelli
• Loretta Devine ... Miss Mary
• Glynn Turman ... Coach Powell
• Monica Calhoun ... Evonne
• Colin Cheadle ... Young Earl
• Michael Ralph ... Dion
• Daryl Mitchell ... Dean Meminger
• Nicole Ari Parker ... Wanda
• Tamara Tunie ... Miss Marcus
• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ... Himself
• Chick Hearn ... Himself
• Cress Williams ... Kimbrough
• Kevin Garnett ... Wilt Chamberlain
• Gary Maloncon ... Nate Bowman
• Nigel Miguel ... Sonny Johnson

References

1. "HBO Movie 'Rebound' Tells Story Of Harlem Street Basketball Player Earl 'The Goat' Manigault". Jet 91 (1): 54. November 18, 1996. ISSN 0021-5996. Retrieved October 5, 2014.

External links

• Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault at the Internet Movie Database