Amateur (2018 film)

Amateur
Directed by	Ryan Koo
Produced by	Jason Michael Berman; Mark Moran; Chip Hourihan;
Written by	Ryan Koo
Starring	Michael Rainey Jr.;
Music by	BC Smith
Cinematography	Gregory J. Wilson
Edited by	Jeff Wishengrad
Production; companies	Mandalay Pictures; Netflix;
Distributed by	Netflix
Release date	April 6, 2018 (United States);
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Amateur is a 2018 American sports drama film about a young basketball future star struggling with his personal life in pursuit of his dream. The film was released in the United States on April 6, 2018 on Netflix.[1]

Premise

14-year-old basketball phenom Terron Forte has to navigate the under-the-table world of amateur basketball when he is recruited to an elite NCAA prep school.

Cast

Michael Rainey Jr. as Terron Forte
Tekola Cornetet as Stevion
Walter Anaruk as Coach Nguyen
Sharon Leal as Nia, Terron's mother
Brian J. White as Vince, Terron's father
Ketrick Copeland as Byron
Josh Charles as Coach Gaines
Corey Parker Robinson as Coach Curtis
James Siakam as Olembe
Stefan Frank as Petrus
Ashlee Brian as Anton

Production

A crowd-funding project for the film, then known as Manchild, was started in 2011 by director Ryan Koo.[2] In 2013, a short prequel to Manchild was released under the name Amateur.[3][4] In November 2014, the name of the film was changed to its release title Amateur.[5] In January 2016, it was announced that Netflix had picked up the rights to Amateur to finance and distribute the film.[6][7]

References

Macaulay, Scott (19 March 2018). "Trailer Watch: Ryan Koo's Amateur". Filmmaker magazine. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
Koo, Ryan. "AMATEUR - Feature Film (formerly MANCHILD)". kickstarter.com. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
Watson, Duane (13 September 2013). "Amateur: Ryan Koo's Prequel to Manchild". Slam. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
Macaulay, Scott (17 April 2013). "Ryan Koo on Amateur, Feature Fundraising, and the Kickstarter Long Game". Filmmaker magazine. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
Koo, Ryan (20 November 2014). "We've changed our title to 'Amateur' — and you're invited to a Sundance Reading!". kickstarter.com. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
Netflix Expands Global Indie Strategy With Slate Of New Features
Netflix Expands Movie Slate With Five Titles

External links

Amateur on IMDb

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[1] Macaulay, Scott (19 March 2018). "Trailer Watch: Ryan Koo's Amateur". Filmmaker magazine. Retrieved 28 April 2018.

[2] Koo, Ryan. "AMATEUR - Feature Film (formerly MANCHILD)". kickstarter.com. Retrieved 28 April 2018.

[3] Watson, Duane (13 September 2013). "Amateur: Ryan Koo's Prequel to Manchild". Slam. Retrieved 28 April 2018.

[4] Macaulay, Scott (17 April 2013). "Ryan Koo on Amateur, Feature Fundraising, and the Kickstarter Long Game". Filmmaker magazine. Retrieved 28 April 2018.

[5] Koo, Ryan (20 November 2014). "We've changed our title to 'Amateur' — and you're invited to a Sundance Reading!". kickstarter.com. Retrieved 28 April 2018.

[6] Netflix Expands Global Indie Strategy With Slate Of New Features

[7] Netflix Expands Movie Slate With Five Titles