Fast Break
1978, English. Directed by Don Zavin.
Evoking a cinema verite feel not found in most sports documentaries, Fast Break examines the 1977 Portland Trailblazers basketball team in a surprisingly personal and compelling fashion. Inter-cutting excerpts from the 1977 playoff / championship season, the film steps outside of the basketball court, and into the everyday lives of the Trailblazers, as well as their coach Jack Ramsey. Whether it’s biking the Oregon coast with star center Bill Walton, hosting a kids basketball camp with Dave Twardzik, or joking with Maurice Lucas at the pool – Fast Break lets the players speak for themselves: about basketball, life and playing in Portland. Fast Break, a film documentary about Bill Walton and the Portland Trail Blazers winning the 1976-77 NBA title and the aftermath of their accomplishment, is the greatest movie I have ever seen on the subject of professional team sports, basketball as a metaphor for life, and the perfect practice of Zen Buddhism in American society.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 September 1978
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Don Zavin
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Fast Break runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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Fast Break isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 September 1978. (Checked 3 November 2026.)
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Who directed Fast Break?
Fast Break (1978) was directed by Don Zavin and stars Don Zavin, Bill Walton, Jack Ramsey.