A TV movie so 90s it bleeds earnestness — but Jimmy V's final speech will wreck you anyway.
The biography of Jimmy Valvano, American sports reporter and basketball coach, who died of cancer in 1993.
Acting
LaPaglia commits harder than this material deserves.
Writing
The ESPYs speech recreation — they knew what they had.
Director
Marcus Cole
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Jim Valvano's 1993 ESPYs speech was delivered weeks before his death; this film premiered three years later on the same network.
LaPaglia reportedly took the role specifically to avoid typecasting as villains — then immediately played more villains anyway.
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