The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened

TV Movie
1977
1h 40m

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Anson Downes, Ned Gill, Kevin Hooks, Brian Kerwin, Daniel Tamm, and Jimmie 'JJ' Walker in The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened (1977)

Just before a championship basketball tournament, a teenage athlete learns that he has leukemia.Just before a championship basketball tournament, a teenage athlete learns that he has leukemia.Just before a championship basketball tournament, a teenage athlete learns that he has leukemia.

Director
- Gilbert Moses
Writers
- Don Robertson
- Peter S. Beagle
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6.6/10

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Director
- Gilbert Moses
Writers
- Don Robertson
- Peter S. Beagle
Stars

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Jimmie 'JJ' Walker

Morris Bird III
(as Jimmie Walker)

Debbie Allen

Julie Sutton
(as Deborah Allen)

Tamu Blackwell

Sandra Bird
(as Tamu)

Valerie Curtin

Miss Goldfarb

Kevin Hooks

Hoover Sissle

Sorrell Booke

Samuelson

William Traylor

Coach

Darrell Zwerling

Dr. Brimson

S. Pearl Sharp

Aunt Edythe
(as Sandra Sharp)

Davis Roberts

James Earl Jones

Morris Bird Jr.

Horton

Harry Caesar

Bonner

Steve Doubet

Director
- Gilbert Moses
Writers
- Don Robertson
- Peter S. Beagle
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Debbie Allen's debut.

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Featured review

8/10

A very poignant, interesting story

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.