Futuresport

Futuresport is a 1998 American made-for-television sports film directed by Ernest Dickerson, starring Dean Cain, Vanessa Williams, and Wesley Snipes.[1] It originally aired on ABC in October 1998, and was released on VHS and DVD in March 1999.

Futuresport
Official DVD cover
GenreAction
Sci-Fi
Sport
Thriller
Written byRobert Hewitt Wolfe
Steve De Jarnatt
Directed byErnest Dickerson
StarringDean Cain
Vanessa Williams
Wesley Snipes
Music byStewart Copeland
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersDeborah Raffin
Michael Viner
Ron Ziskin
ProducersWesley Snipes
David Roessell
Ken Raskoff (co-producer)
Victor McGauley (co-producer)
Eric Cowger (associate producer)
Production locationVancouver
CinematographyJonathan Freeman
EditorStephen Lovejoy
Running time87 minutes
Production companiesAmen Ra Films
New Star Media Inc.
Budget$9 million
Release
Original networkABC
Original release
  • October 1, 1998 (1998-10-01)

Plot

The film is set in 2025, and centers on a sport called "Futuresport" (a combination of basketball, baseball and hockey that uses hoverboards and rollerblades) created as a non-lethal way to reduce gang warfare. Tre Ramzey (Dean Cain) along with his ex-girlfriend Alex Torres (Vanessa Williams) and his old coach Obike Fixx (Wesley Snipes) must prevent an all out war between the North American Alliance and the Pan-Pacific Commonwealth (The Com). At stake is who rules over the Hawaiian Islands—which are being terrorized by Eric Sythe (JR Bourne) and his gang the Hawaiian Liberation Organization (Hilo). It takes a revolutionary sport to stop a revolution.

Cast

References
  1. "Futuresport". Rotten Tomatoes.


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