Sweetwater

Sweetwater

119 mins | Drama, History | April 14, 2023

In 1990 New York, a taxi driver recounts to his passenger, a sportswriter, his life story. He reveals himself to be Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, one of the first African Americans to play in the NBA.

Sweetwater

119 mins | Drama, History | April 14, 2023

Sweetwater
In 1990 New York, a taxi driver recounts to his passenger, a sportswriter, his life story. He reveals himself to be Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, one of the first African Americans to play in the NBA.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers NBA Entertainment, Sunset Pictures, Reserve Entertainment, Astrablu Media, Briarcliff Entertainment
Original title Sweetwater
Directors Martin Guigui
Writers Martin Guigui

Cast

Everett Osborne

as Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton

Cary Elwes

as Ned Irish

Jeremy Piven

as Joe Lapchick

Eric Roberts

as Judd

Jim Caviezel

as Sports Writer

Richard Dreyfuss

as Maurice Podoloff

Kevin Pollak

as Abe Saperstein

Mike Starr

as Eddie Gottlieb

Jim Meskimen

as Miles Slocum

Jason Sklar

as Donnie Grossman

Emmaline

as Jeanne Staples

Ashani Roberts

as Sweetwater's Mother

Paul Hipp

as Barker

Eric Etebari

as Frank

Gary Clark Jr.

as T-Bone

Ernest Harden Jr.

as Coach Will Robinson

Wayne Federman

as Referee Pete

Billy Malone

as Dan

Dahlia Waingort

as Mrs. Lapchick

Tim Kavanagh

as Arthur "Art" Webb

Ca'Ron Jaden Coleman

as Young Sweetwater

Delijah McAlpin

as Teen Sweetwater

Dave Cobert

as Dick McGuire

Joshua King Brooks

as Chuck Cooper

Steven Morse

as Norm Drucker