30 for 30: Jordan Rides the Bus (TV)
2010 · Documentary · 51 min. · United States
In the fall of 1993, in his prime and at the summit of the sports world, Michael Jordan walked away from pro basketball. After leading the Dream Team to an Olympic gold medal in 1992 and taking the Bulls to their third consecutive NBA championship the following year, Jordan was jolted by the murder of his father. Was it the brutal loss of such an anchor in his life that caused the world's most famous athlete to rekindle a childhood ambition by playing baseball? Or some feeling that he had nothing left to prove or conquer in basketball? Or something deeper and perhaps not yet understood? Ron Shelton, a former minor league player who brought his experiences to life in the classic movie "Bull Durham," will revisit Jordan's short career. Ron will explore the motivations that drove the world's most competitive athlete to play a new sport in the relative obscurity of Birmingham, Alabama, for a young manager named Terry Francona.
Direction Ron Shelton
Cast Michael Jordan · Phil Jackson · Terry Francona · David Falk · Ed Bradley
Soundtrack Andrew Payne · Joel Beckerman · Phil Hernandez · Chris Maxwell
Screenplay Ed Bradley · David Falk · Terry Francona
Cinematography Scott Duncan · Ken Woo
Original title 30 for 30: Jordan Rides the Bus (TV)
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