Finding Buck McHenry
Directed by Charles BurnettWhen an 11 year old boy (Michael Schiffman) gets cut from his Little League baseball team, he sets out to form his own team. He persuades a school custodian (Ossie Davis) to be the coach. As the new coach starts working with the team, his knowledge leads the boy to suspect that the man is really an ex-Negro League legend who disappeared from sight years ago. The kid sets out to find out the truth about the man's background. Ossie Davis' real-life wife also appears in the film as his wife. Former Chicago Cubs' star, Ernie Banks, also appears as a Negro league star.
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Finding Buck McHenry Trivia
Finding Buck McHenry was released on April 16, 2000.
Finding Buck McHenry was directed by Charles Burnett.
Finding Buck McHenry has a runtime of 1 hr 33 min.
Finding Buck McHenry was produced by Claire Hewitt, Patricia McCorkle, Stephen J. Turnbull, Robert Halmi Jr., Robert M. Heller.
The key characters in Finding Buck McHenry are Buck McHenry (Ossie Davis), Mrs. Henry (Ruby Dee), Ollie Johnson (Ernie Banks).
Finding Buck McHenry is rated Not Rated.
Finding Buck McHenry is a Drama, Family, Sport film.
Finding Buck McHenry has an audience rating of 6.7 out of 10.