Amateur (2018 film)
{{short description|2018 film by Ryan Koo}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Amateur
| image = Amateur (2018 film).png
| director = Ryan Koo
| producer = {{plainlist|
- Jason Michael Berman
- Mark Moran
- Chip Hourihan
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| writer = Ryan Koo
| starring = {{Plainlist|
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| music = BC Smith
| cinematography = Gregory J. Wilson
| editing = Jeff Wishengrad
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
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| distributor = Netflix
| released = {{Film date|2018|4|06|United States}}
| runtime = 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.{{cite web |url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/105039-trailer-watch-ryan-koos-amateur/ |title=Trailer Watch: Ryan Koo's Amateur |first=Scott |last=Macaulay |date=19 March 2018 |publisher=Filmmaker magazine |access-date=28 April 2018}}
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 National Collegiate Athletic Association 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 crowdfunding project for the film, then known as Manchild, was started in 2011 by director Ryan Koo.{{cite web |url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ryanbkoo/man-child-feature-film |title=AMATEUR - Feature Film (formerly MANCHILD) |last=Koo |first=Ryan |website=kickstarter.com |access-date=28 April 2018}} In 2013, a short prequel to Manchild was released under the name Amateur.{{cite web |url=http://www.slamonline.com/blogs/directing-traffic/amateur-ryan-koos-prequel-to-manchild/ |title=Amateur: Ryan Koo's Prequel to Manchild |first=Duane |last=Watson |date=13 September 2013 |publisher=Slam |access-date=28 April 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/68806-ryan-koo-on-amateur-feature-fundraising-and-the-kickstarter-long-game/ |title=Ryan Koo on Amateur, Feature Fundraising, and the Kickstarter Long Game |first=Scott |last=Macaulay |date=17 April 2013 |publisher=Filmmaker magazine |access-date=28 April 2018}} In November 2014, the name of the film was changed to its release title Amateur.{{cite web |url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ryanbkoo/man-child-feature-film/posts/1058326 |title=We've changed our title to 'Amateur' — and you're invited to a Sundance Reading! |last=Koo |first=Ryan |date=20 November 2014 |website=kickstarter.com |access-date=28 April 2018}} In January 2016, it was announced that Netflix had picked up the rights to Amateur to finance and distribute the film.{{cite web |title=Netflix Expands Global Indie Strategy With Slate Of New Features |date=2016-01-20 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211133104/https://deadline.com/2016/01/netflix-expands-global-indie-strategy-with-slate-of-new-features-sundance-1201686623/ |archive-date=2022-12-11 |url-status=live |url=https://deadline.com/2016/01/netflix-expands-global-indie-strategy-with-slate-of-new-features-sundance-1201686623/}}{{cite web |title=Netflix Expands Movie Slate With Five Titles |date=2016-01-21 |website=Variety |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207023830/https://variety.com/2016/film/news/netflix-movies-amateur-clinical-1201684577/ |archive-date=2022-12-07 |url-status=live |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/netflix-movies-amateur-clinical-1201684577/}}
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