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Lenny Cooke

Lenny Cooke

Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie

2013

  • Documentary
6.8

In 2001, Lenny Cooke was the most hyped high school basketball player in the country, ranked above future greats LeBron James, Amar’e Stoudemire, and Carmelo Anthony. A decade later, Lenny has never played a minute in the NBA. In this quintessentially American documentary, filmmaking brothers Joshua and Benny Safdie track the unfulfilled destiny of a man for whom superstardom was only just out of reach.

Cast & crew

  • Josh SafdieDirector
  • Benny SafdieDirector
  • Lenny CookeSelf
  • Carmelo AnthonySelf
  • Joakim NoahSelf
  • Harvey AratonSelf
  • Damany EastmanSelf
  • Sonny VaccaroSelf
  • Howard GarfinkelSelf
  • LeBron JamesSelf

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