Jimmie Walker
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The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened: Directed by Gilbert Moses. With Jimmie 'JJ' Walker, Debbie Allen, Tamu Blackwell, Valerie Curtin. Just before a championship basketball tournament, a teenage athlete learns that he has leukemia.
- (73)
- Drama, Sport
- Gilbert Moses
- 1977-10-26
2h1977. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Film Details. Notes. Brief Synopsis. In the 1950s a teenage athlete learns that he has leukemia, and his winning spirit is threatened as he faces a major basketball tournament just before Christmas, while his dad's struggle to maintain his own self-respect often blinds him to his son's emotional needs.
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened. List. NEW. A 1950s teenage basketball player (Jimmie Walker) has leukemia, and a father (James Earl Jones) who never had time for him. Gilbert...
- Drama
- Jimmie Walker
- Gilbert Moses
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The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened. 1977. 1 hr 40 mins. Drama. NR. Watchlist. Jimmie Walker as a high-school basketball star who learns that he has leukemia. Bird Jr.: James Earl...
A story that I found interesting and comedian Jimmie Walker's only dramatic performance ever is a true classic worth watching!! Additional cast members multi-talented Debbie Allen, Tamu, Kevin Hooks and the man himself James Earl Jones helped make this movie memorable.
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened - Full Cast & Crew. Jimmie Walker as a high-school basketball star who learns that he has leukemia. Bird Jr.: James Earl Jones. Julie: Deborah...
