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List Price: $29.98Amazon.com's Price: $23.99 You Save: $5.99 (20%)Prices subject to change.
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Team Marketing
EAN: 0024543190776
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 08, 2005
Running Time: 719 minutes
Sales Rank: 19700
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: November 27, 1978
Editorial Review:
Description:
A timeless classic that fans are clamoring for! From the Creators of 'COACH CARTER,' 'ST. ELSEWHERE,' 'NORTHERN EXPOSURE' AND 'NYPD BLUE.'
When professional basketball player Ken Reeves (Ken Howard) suffers a serious knee injury, his career comes to a grinding halt—and all his dreams of glory seem shattered. Fortunately an old friend, who is now the principal of a Los Angeles inner-city high school, offers him a job as a basketball coach. Although initially hesitant, Reeves' love of the game finally convinces him to accept the position. But he soon discovers the only thing worse than his team's lack of skill on the court is their lack of belief in themselves off the court. Yet the new coach feels certain that the right combination of guts, sweat, luck and attention will make his players winners in the end.
Amazon.com:
The entertaining and sometimes powerful The White Shadow gets under one's skin very quickly. Ken Howard plays former NBA star Ken Reeves, whose career in the pro game is cut short by serious injuries. Along comes Ken's old college roomate, Jim Willis (Jason Bernard in the pilot episode, Ed Bernard after that), principal of an inner-city high school in Los Angeles with a high dropout rate and plenty of antagonism between thuggish students and an angry faculty. Jim makes Ken an offer any sensible man might refuse, but somehow Ken can't: becoming coach of the school's low-achieving basketball team.
Hardly a bleeding heart and prone to inopportune wisecracks, Ken nevertheless gets the team on its feet and slowly takes cautious interest in the personal lives of individual players. Over the course of 15 first-season episodes, Ken gets in the middle of his students' problems, including alcoholism, gang affiliations, early fatherhood, racism, and fighting. Ken is not without his own issues and biases, which have to be faced at critical times. In 'Just One of the Boys,' the addition of a new player, who might be gay, to the team makes him terribly anxious--and embarrassed that he feels that way. 'Spare the Rod' finds Ken at his lowest moment after striking a student who punched him in the nose. What makes this story interesting is that every adult in the school rushes to Ken's defense, even praises him for taking a stand. Yet the attention deepens his shame, and makes Ken too ready to forgive his dangerous attacker. Actress Joan Pringle is excellent as vice-principal Sybil Buchanan, Ken's ally-adversary. Be on the lookout for a number of actors who would soon have starring roles on 1980s TV series, among them Michael Warren and Bruce Weitz (Hill Street Blues), Peter Horton (thirtysomething), and Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek: The Next Generation). --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Dated but messages apply today!
I enjoyed watching "The White Shadow" when I was young and decided to buy this for my girlfriend's son who plays basketball. The characters and plot left a strong impression on me and I hoped that not only would he find the show enjoyable but would also grasp the context of the messages that still apply today. Social issues that are presented in episodes of the show such as alcholism, racism, teen pregnancy, and many more are delivered in an entertaining yet educational manner. Sit down with your ... Read More
Rating:  - More dated than I would have thought, but worth watching again
Like many others I have fond memories of "The White Shadow." I was in graduate school when the show first aired in 1978, but back then when there were only three major television networks (and BBC imports on PBS), there were not a whole lot of television shows that had characters in school. "Welcome Back, Kotter" was entering its final season, but my ability to identify with the Sweat Hogs never got to the point where I was a regular viewer. But this was a show that was about basketball, and that ... Read More
Rating: - As Good As I Remember
It's been years since I've seen White Shadow and I hesitated in buying the DVD. I'm so sorry I waited. Unlike many other shows from that time the issues being dealt with are still relevant, some even more so at the present time. The acting was more than adequate and the on screen chemistry between most of the characters seems genuine. It doesn't surprise me that several of the actors went on to directing. They were (and some still are) very gifted actors. I enjoyed going through high school with them. ... Read More
Rating: - Carver High is cool...
The team gives us many moments of insights into teenagers' lives. Their coach really cared, once he got to know the guys.
Rating: - Just like I remembered!
I was really excited to start watching the 'White Shadow' as it was my favourite show as a teenager. It is just like I remembered and my kids are loving it too.
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