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We Beat the Dream Team

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WE BEAT THE DREAM TEAM reveals the little-known story of a group of college basketball players who were tasked with preparing Larry Bird, Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan and the rest of the legendary “Dream Team” for their Olympic debut in 1992. In an unexpected twist, the college team, which featured Grant Hill, Chris Webber, Penny Hardaway, Bobby Hurley, Jamal Mashburn, Allan Houston, Rodney Rogers, and Eric Montross, shocked the NBA superstars by defeating them in a scrimmage – an outcome that ultimately helped propel the Dream Team to gold. The 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain marked the first-time professional basketball players were allowed to compete, giving rise to the legendary Dream Team. With the exception of Duke University’s Christian Laettner, who was the lone college athlete on the team, star college players were invited to the “USA Select Team” and brought in to the prepare the NBA superstars for the Olympics. Using the only surviving VHS copy of the secret scrimmage, interviews with the USA Select Team key players and coaches, and additional rare archives, the film revisits the sole game the celebrated Dream Team lost, unspooling the story from the perspective of the college athletes.
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Alissa Wilkinson New York Times The results are delightful: It’s rare to see a documentary airing out a long-running beef as beautifully, good-naturedly and enjoyably as this one. Feb 21, 2025 Full Review Stephen Silver The SS Ben Hecht The footage of the "game" isn't the best quality, but the director has something better up his sleeve. Feb 22, 2025 Full Review Christopher Campbell Nonfics It’s not the tightest documentary, nor the most visually engaging sports film, but Hill and friends spin a good yarn about that day. Feb 14, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Gerald W This documentary is entertaining and provides lessons. The humor displayed by both players and coaches is something I enjoy. I believe the college players defeated the Dream Team. In my opinion, they made their case. The college players cough the DT sleeping. lesson! "No sleeping during the game" Chuck Daly's decision to remove the score is understandable to me. Think about what we would all be thinking in 1992 if he hadn't removed the score. Why telling this now? Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis WE BEAT THE DREAM TEAM reveals the little-known story of a group of college basketball players who were tasked with preparing Larry Bird, Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan and the rest of the legendary “Dream Team” for their Olympic debut in 1992. In an unexpected twist, the college team, which featured Grant Hill, Chris Webber, Penny Hardaway, Bobby Hurley, Jamal Mashburn, Allan Houston, Rodney Rogers, and Eric Montross, shocked the NBA superstars by defeating them in a scrimmage – an outcome that ultimately helped propel the Dream Team to gold. The 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain marked the first-time professional basketball players were allowed to compete, giving rise to the legendary Dream Team. With the exception of Duke University’s Christian Laettner, who was the lone college athlete on the team, star college players were invited to the “USA Select Team” and brought in to the prepare the NBA superstars for the Olympics. Using the only surviving VHS copy of the secret scrimmage, interviews with the USA Select Team key players and coaches, and additional rare archives, the film revisits the sole game the celebrated Dream Team lost, unspooling the story from the perspective of the college athletes.
Director
Michael Tolajian
Producer
Moses Musilu, Michael Tolajian
Distributor
HBO
Production Co
TNT Sports
Genre
Documentary, Sports
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 17, 2025
Runtime
1h 20m
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