The White Shadow (1978)★ 8.0/10
- Drama
- Sport
Directed by: Victor Lobl, Mark Tinker, Bruce Paltrow, Jackie Cooper, Thomas Carter
Written by: Bruce Paltrow, Marc Rubin, John Falsey, Joshua Brand, Steve Kline
A white former NBA professional retires from the pro game and gets a job as a basketball coach in a predominantly Black inner-city high school.
- Original title
- The White Shadow
- Storyline
- Ken Reeves was a professional basketball player who had to retire because of injuries. Against his sister Katie's advice, Ken takes a job as the basketball coach at Carver High School in Los Angeles, a tough, mixed-race school. Jim Willis, Ken's friend, was the principal for the first two seasons and was replaced by Sybil Buchanan, the former vice-principal, in the third year.
- Rating
- 8.0 / 10 · 1,752
- Companies
- Company Four, MTM Enterprises, 20th Century Fox Television, Teleantillas
- Release dates
- US November 27, 1978