White Men Can't Jump

...high moment, when Delaney met in Los Angeles with Hollywood director and screenwriter Ron Shelton (who penned and directed Bull Durham, White Men Can't Jump and Tin Cup), beginning work on a movie version of Covert for Appledown...

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...has also agreed to a deal for the movie version of the story. It will be directed by Ron Shelton, who has also directed Bull Durham, White Men Can't Jump and Tin Cup. NBA players are familiar with and obviously fascinated by Delaney's...

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...newsletters today, free for 30 days. When it comes to basketball, Fool contributor Matt Koppenheffer might be the guy Ron Shelton was thinking of when he thought of the title White Men Can't Jump. He does not own shares of any of the...

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...Quaid are eyeing for starring roles. The movie takes the director, known for a range of sports-themed movies such as "Bull Durham" and "White Men Can't Jump," back into the ring for the first time since "Play It to the Bone," a Las Vegas-set...

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...by Ron Shelton, who is very familiar with sports-themed stories. Shelton has directed the feature films Bull Durham, Tin Cup, White Men Can't Jump, Cobb and Play it to the Bone. Variety notes that the book Game of Shadows paints Bonds as "a...

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...can be a difficult sell to international distributors. "These movies are an incredible balancing act," said Ron Shelton, the writer of "Bull Durham" and "White Men Can't Jump. " Mr. Shelton, who has also had his share of misses like "Play...

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...have been purchased by Appledown Films/Scott-Burns Productions in Los Angeles, and Ron Shelton (screenwriter/director for Bull Durham, White Men Can't Jump and Tin Cup) has signed on to direct and has begun work on the screen...

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...Wesley Snipes as basketball hustlers , co-starring Rosie Perez. The film was written and directed by Ron Shelton and released in theaters on March 27, 1992 by 20th Century Fox. Billy Hoyle (Harrelson ) is a former college-level basketball...

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". . . Everywhere I'd go, I'd get booed. It was frustrating." Ron Shelton, who wrote and directed "Bull Durham" and "White Men Can't Jump," has closely followed De La Hoya. "We have a lot of icons in L.A., but not many of them are...

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