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Boogie Movie Storyline. The coming-of-age story of Alfred “Boogie” Chin, a basketball phenom living in Queens, New York, who dreams of one day playing in the NBA. While his parents pressure him to focus on earning a scholarship to an elite college, Boogie must find a way to navigate a new girlfriend, high school, on-court rivals and the burden of expectation.
Boogie is a 2021 American drama film written and directed by Eddie Huang in his directorial debut. It stars Taylor Takahashi, Taylour Paige, Bashar “Pop Smoke” Jackson, and Jorge Lendeborg Jr. The film marks the first and only acting film appearance for Jackson before his death in February 2020. It was released on March 5, 2021, by Focus Features.
In the United States and Canada, Boogie made $430,000 from 1,252 theaters on its first day of release. It went on to debut to $1.2 million, finishing fifth at the box office. The film made $730,000 in its second weekend, remaining in fourth place. The film has totally grossed $4.2 million.
Boogie (2021)
Directed by: Eddie Huang
Starring: Taylor Takahashi, Taylour Paige, Jorge Lendeborg, Bashar “Pop Smoke” Jackson, Pamelyn Chee, Perry Yung, Mike Moh, Alexa Mareka, Domenick Lombardozzi, Steve Coulter
Screenplay by: Eddie Huang
Production Design by: Chris Trujillo
Cinematography by: Brett Jutkiewicz
Film Editing by: Joan Sobel
Costume Design by: Vera Chow
Set Decoration by: Olivia Peebles
Art Direction by: Naomi Munro
Music by: Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Pop Smoke
MPAA Rating: R for language throughout including sexual references, and some drug use.
Distributed by: Focus Features
Release Date: March 5, 2021
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