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Boo Hoo Flanagan

A black correctional officer coaches a prison basketball team and finds the motivation he needs, in life and on the job, in Boo Hoo Flanagan, an aging, white, crippled inmate who shoots 3-point baskets better than anyone has ever seen.

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Format:
Screenplay
Genres:
Budget:
Low
Starring Roles For:
Denzel Washington
Danny Glover
Billy Crystal
In the Vein Of:
Longest Yard
Shawshank Redemption
Green Mile
Posted:
08/19/2003
Updated:
01/07/2023
Author Bio:
Since retiring early in 1998, Robert has written 2 novels, 2 non-fiction books, 12 screenplays and 3 stage plays. His body of work has been recognized in over 300 festival, stage, book and screenplay competitions around the world (over 180 of those were finalist or better). The finalist or better placements include book, screen and stage play successes in Faulkner/Wisdom Creative Writing contest, Norumbego Fiction Award, Chesterfield, Writer's Network, Dana Awards, Frontiers in Writing, SFWP (Santa Fe), etc.

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Contest Results:
Tagore International (Second Place, almost won last year) [2021]
Burris-Hulett (First Place, Best overall) [2003]
Hollywood Scriptwriting (First Place) [2004]
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