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Apr 7, 2022 · Interviews, Producer, Screenwriter, Television. “Winning Time” Co-Creator Jim Hecht on His Love Letter to the Lakers. April 7, 2022. By Bryan Abrams. Jim Hecht‘s road to co-creating Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers began in 2014. Hecht was, by his own admission, at a low point, and he was looking for a project that really spoke to him.
Jim Hecht's ability to create magic on the screen has led to great success for him as a screenwriter. However, mired in addiction more than 20-years ago, the odds of getting sober probably...
“It’s been a long process,” says Jim Hecht, who first discovered the story of Huey P. Newton in college, in the mid 1990s. “I was a political science major and I got very involved in participatory democracy and civil disobedience.” This was one of the stepping stones that led Hecht into filmmaking.
Co-Creator of "Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” and "The Big Cigar," Jim Hecht talks with Jamie Maglietta about his latest projects, mindset, an...
Mar 5, 2022 · It’s a story Jim Hecht, one of the series’ creators, writers and EPs knows all too well. The lifelong fan brought a passionate pitch to author Jeff Pearlman about adapting his book.
Feb 23, 2022 · Jeff Pearlman was skeptical. Hollywood had approached the longtime sportswriter and author before. Nothing ever came of it, until now. HBO’s highly anticipated Winning Time is based on...
Mar 13, 2022 · As a matter of fact, one former LA player actually served as a consultant on HBO’s Laker series, according to co-creator Jim Hecht. The new show is based on Jeff Pearlman’s book, Showtime ...
