Finding Buck McHenry
Finding Buck McHenry ★★½ 2000
When 11 year old Jason (Schiffman) gets cut from Little League, he decides to form his own team. He persuades school custodian Buck McHenry (Davis) to coach but the man's knowledge about the game leads Jason to suspect that Buck is a Negro League legend who's long dropped out of sight and he decides to uncover the truth. 88m/C VHS, DVD . Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Ernie Banks, Michael Schiffman, Duane McLaughlin, Karl Pruner, Megan Bower, Catherine Blythe; D: Charles Burnett; W: Alfred Slote; C: John L. (Ndiaga) Demps Jr.; M: Stephen James Taylor. CABLE
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