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Sunset Park | |
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Directed by | Steve Gomer |
Written by | Seth Zvi Rosenfeld Kathleen McGhee-Anderson |
Produced by | Danny DeVito Michael Shamberg Dan Paulson |
Starring | Rhea Perlman |
Cinematography | Robbie Greenberg |
Edited by | Arthur Coburn |
Music by | Miles Goodman Kay Gee |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $10,163,782[1] |
Sunset Park is a 1996 American sports comedy drama film directed by Steve Gomer, based upon a screenplay by Seth Zvi Rosenfeld and Kathleen McGhee-Anderson.[2][3] The film stars Rhea Perlman as the head coach of a high school boys basketball team from the Sunset Park neighborhood in New York City. The film also stars Onyx rapper Fredro Starr and features an early film appearance from Terrence Howard. It was produced by Perlman's husband Danny DeVito.
Filming took place in New York City. Included in filming locations were various high schools and public buildings as well as the world-famous Madison Square Garden. The Sunset Park soundtrack featured one of the first solo appearances of Ghostface Killah. Sunset Park was released on April 26, 1996 and went on to gross about $10 million at the box office.