Movie Cosmos - High Flying Bird

Description:

When an NBA lockout sidelines his big rookie client, an agent hatches a bold plan to save their careers -- and disrupt the league's power structure.

Top Cast >

André Holland

As Ray Burke

Zazie Beetz

As Sam

Melvin Gregg

As Erick Scott

Sonja Sohn

As Myra

Zachary Quinto

As David Starr

Glenn Fleshler

As Intimidating Seton Colleague

Jeryl Prescott

As Emera Umber

Justin Hurtt-Dunkley

As Jamero Umber

Caleb McLaughlin

As Darius

Bobbi Bordley

As Freddy

Kyle MacLachlan

As David Seton

Bill Duke

As Spence

Eddie Tavares

As Waiter

Farah Bala

As Manager Sal

Skip Bayless

As Skip Bayless

Shannon Sharpe

As Shannon Sharpe

Joy Taylor

As Joy Taylor

Evan Rosenblum

As Evan Rosenblum

Van Lathan

As Van Lathan

Alice Callahan

As Arielle Seton

Teéa Loreál

As Flight Attendant Terry

Linwood Brown

As Journalist

Stefano Villabona

As Journalist

Kristina Pink

As Kristina Pink

Michelle Ang

As Rachel

Kai Quinto

As Ray's Assistant

Harry Edwards

As Harry Edwards

Reggie Jackson

As Interviewee

Karl-Anthony Towns

As Interviewee

Donovan Mitchell

As Interviewee

Michael Durodola

As Basketball Player (uncredited)

Top Crew >

Steven Soderbergh

Director, Editor, Director of Photography

Gregory Jacobs

Thanks

Tarell Alvin McCraney

Writer

André Holland

Executive Producer

Joseph Malloch

Producer, Unit Production Manager

Ken Meyer

Executive Producer

Carmen Cuba

Casting

Andy Eklund

Production Design

Marci Rodgers

Costume Design

Katie Bova

Set Decoration

Ngozi Olandu

Makeup Department Head

LaWanda M. Pierre

Hair Department Head

Corey Bayes

Co-Producer, Associate Editor

H.H. Cooper

Co-Producer, First Assistant Director

Robert T. Striem

Associate Producer, Location Manager

Woodrow Travers

Second Assistant Director

David 'Gus' Gustafson

Production Supervisor

Sean Hogan

Production Accountant

Troy Sola

First Assistant Camera

Thomas Varga

Production Sound Mixer

Michael Jortner

Property Master

Steve Cascarelli

Assistant Property Master

Derek Gross

Gaffer

Kevin Smyth

Key Grip

James B. Appleton

Boom Operator

Jamie Ember

Casting Assistant

Candice Alustiza-Lee

Casting Associate

Grant Wilfley

Background Casting Director

Melissa Braun

Background Casting Director

Sarah Konishi

Casting Associate

Leslie J. Converse

Post Production Supervisor

Mae Sussman

First Assistant Editor

Monique C. Medley

Wardrobe Supervisor

Amber Augone

Set Costumer

Nailah Cherry

Set Costumer

Kira Wang

Wardrobe Assistant

Ashley Lampkin-Martinez

Wardrobe Assistant

Alexandra Torterotot

Script Supervisor

Angie Lee Cobbs

Production Coordinator

Ann Caprio

First Assistant Accountant

Nicholas DeWitt

Assistant Location Manager

Brittany Rostron

Location Coordinator

Ernie Karpeles

Location Scout

Daniel Carroll

Production Secretary

George Kotsopoulos

Second Second Assistant Director

Monique Shaw

Set Production Assistant

Teéa Loreál

Set Production Assistant

Sean Bredbenner

Set Production Assistant

Roger L. Rogers II

Production Assistant

Reachiny Vitandham

Production Assistant

Charlie Alberto IV

Location Assistant

Vladimir Piverger

Location Assistant

Christina Brunks

Art Department Assistant

Monica Mayorga

Art Department Assistant

Jessie Leo Poole

Graphic Designer

Glenfield Payne

Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Josh Berger

Dialogue Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ian Cymore

Sound Effects Editor

Bobby Johanson

ADR Mixer

Michael Rivera

ADR Recordist

Tricia Schultz

ADR Supervisor

Joel Scheuneman

Sound Engineer

Avi Laniado

Sound Engineer

Kelsea Wigmore

Sound Post Production Coordinator

Darrell R. Smith

Sound Post Production Coordinator

Ryan Collison

Foley Mixer

Leslie Bloome

Foley Artist

Joanna Fang

Foley Artist

Nick Seaman

Foley Editor

Laura Heinzinger

Foley Editor

Nat Jencks

Colorist

Emily Suber

Title Designer

Lesley Robson-Foster

Visual Effects Supervisor

Parker Chehak

Visual Effects Producer

Irene Park

Compositor

Bashir Hamid

Compositor

Lynn Chlumecky

VFX Artist

David Wilder Savage

Original Music Composer

Wrust Bunny

Musician

Reviews:

tmdb44006625 (7/10)

The opening scene of High Flying Bird sets up a very unconventional sports movie. Both the NBA player and the agent are broke due to a lockout and they can't even pay a coffee bill. You'd think this world would be full of agents and players swimming in money, but no. The script by Moonlight scribe Tarell Alvin McCraney and the smooth, slick, iPhone filmmaking mastery of Steven Soderbergh make for a boardroom drama that's both engaging and educational. I loved the way the film approaches corporate greed, the struggle of basketball players in maintaining PR, and trying to find success by thinking out of the box. All in all, a solid film by a solid crew.

2019-03-09