Uncle Drew

Uncle Drew
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCharles Stone III
Written byJay Longino
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyCrash
Edited by
  • Jeff Freeman
  • Sean Valla
Music byChristopher Lennertz
Production
companies
Distributed byLionsgate
Release date
  • June 29, 2018 (2018-06-29) (United States)
Running time
103 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$18 million[2]
Box office$46.7 million[3]

Uncle Drew is a 2018 American sports comedy film directed by Charles Stone III and written by Jay Longino. It stars Kyrie Irving as the title character from his Pepsi Max advertisements that began airing in 2012, along with former NBA players Shaquille O'Neal, Chris Webber, Reggie Miller, and Nate Robinson, as well as former WNBA player Lisa Leslie. Lil Rel Howery, Erica Ash, J. B. Smoove, Mike Epps, Tiffany Haddish, Nick Kroll, and Aaron Gordon also star.[4]

The film was released in the United States by Lionsgate on June 29, 2018, and received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the performances of the cast, but called the direction and screenplay "formulaic".[5]

  1. ^ "UNCLE DREW - British Board of Film Classification". bbfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on July 3, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  2. ^ Catts, Everett (June 29, 2018). "Westminster grad's 'Uncle Drew' a basketball love letter". Marietta Daily Journal. Archived from the original on July 13, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  3. ^ "Uncle Drew (2018)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on August 7, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  4. ^ Kroll, Justin (February 9, 2017). "NBA Star Kyrie Irving's 'Uncle Drew' Commercials to Get Film Treatment (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Penske Business Media. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  5. ^ Slane, Kevin (June 28, 2018). "What critics are saying about 'Uncle Drew'". Boston.com. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.