Ball Don't Lie

Ball Don't Lie is a 2008 film directed by Brin Hill.^[1] It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name, written by Matt de la Peña.^[2] It stars AND1 Mixtape team member Grayson Boucher, a.k.a. The Professor.^[3] The film premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival.^[4][1]

Ball Don't Lie
Directed by	Brin Hill
Written by	Brin Hill Matt de la Peña
Produced by	Brin Hill Mark G. Mathis Brigitte Mueller Michael Roiff Jeffrey Smith
Starring	Grayson Boucher Kim Hidalgo Rosanna Arquette Emilie de Ravin Nick Cannon Ludacris
Cinematography	Matthew Jensen
Edited by	Steven Pilgrim
Music by	Tony Morales
Release date	April 25, 2008 (2008-04-25) (Tribeca Film Festival)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Ball Don't Lie plays out over one day in the life of Sticky (Boucher), a skinny high school sophomore basketball prodigy from Venice, California. Burdened with emotional scars from a traumatic childhood, a callous foster care system, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, Sticky manages to transcend his limitations whenever he has a ball in his hands.

Cast

• Maxim Knight as "Sticky", Age 7
• Grayson Boucher as "Sticky"
• Kim Hidalgo as Annie
• Emilie de Ravin as "Baby"
• Rosanna Arquette as Francine
• Ludacris as Julius
• Cress Williams as Dante
• Nick Cannon as Mico
• Dania Ramirez as Carmen
• Melissa Leo as Georgia
• Harold Perrineau as Jimmy
• Mykelti Williamson as Dallas
• Robert Wisdom as Perkins
• Steve Harris as Rob
• Allen Maldonado as "Sin"
• John Bryant Davila as Venice Hardcore Teen
• Mathew St. Patrick as Louis Accord
• Michael Shamus Wiles as Coach Reynolds
• Kirby Bliss Blanton as Jamie Smith