Lenny Cooke

Lenny Cooke

88 mins | Documentary | Dec. 6, 2013

In 2001, Lenny Cooke was the most hyped high school basketball player in the country, ranked above future greats LeBron James, Amar’e Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony. A decade later, Lenny has never played a minute in the NBA. In this quintessentially American documentary, filmmaking brothers Joshua and Benny Safdie track the unfulfilled destiny of a man for whom superstardom was only just out of reach.

Lenny Cooke

88 mins | Documentary | Dec. 6, 2013

Lenny Cooke
In 2001, Lenny Cooke was the most hyped high school basketball player in the country, ranked above future greats LeBron James, Amar’e Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony. A decade later, Lenny has never played a minute in the NBA. In this quintessentially American documentary, filmmaking brothers Joshua and Benny Safdie track the unfulfilled destiny of a man for whom superstardom was only just out of reach.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Shop Korn Productions
Original title Lenny Cooke
Directors Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie
Writers

Cast

Lenny Cooke

as Self

LeBron James

as Self (archive footage)

Carmelo Anthony

as Self

Chris Bosh

as Self (archive footage)

Joakim Noah

as Self

David Stern

as Self (archive footage)

Tyson Chandler

as Self (archive footage)

Kwame Brown

as Self (archive footage)

Kobe Bryant

as Self (archive footage)

Charles Barkley

as Self (archive footage)

Eddie Curry

as Self (archive footage)