Sweetwater

6.9

119 minutes

4/14/2023

Overview

In 1990 Chicago, 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.

Cast List

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
Robert Ri'chard
as Pop
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
Herbert 'Flight Time' Lang
as Babe
Bobby Portis Jr.
as Earl "Big Cat" Llyod
Joshua King Brooks
as Chuck Cooper
Steven Morse
as Norm Drucker
Preston Galli
as Autograph Seeking Boy (uncredited)