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White Men Can't Jump (1992) - ★★★★☆


Have you ever thought that white men can not jump? Sidney (Wesley Snipes) from the 1992 film White Men Can't Jump sure did. However, the white man, Billy (Woody Harrelson) soon proves Sidney wrong by jumping. This movie is good because it has basketball, Jeopardy!, and Woody Harrelson in it.

The first reason this movie is good is because it has basketball in it. Basketball is a famous sports game invented in 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts by Dr. James Naismith. In basketball, players compete to toss a large orange ball into a net. It is a good game because it is exciting, interesting, and fun. The characters in White Men Can't Jump play basketball, which means the movie is also exciting, interesting, and fun.

Dr. James Naismith and his famous basket ball.
The next reason this movie is good is that it has Jeopardy! in it. Jeopardy! is a famous game show hosted by Alex Trebek. It is on channel 4 at 7:30 pm, right after Wheel of Fortune, which is often called "America's game." Jeopardy! has a famous song in it that almost everyone recognizes. It is fun to watch because Alex Trebek is awesome, it's fun to get to know the contestants, and sometimes you know the answers to the questions, especially if it's the Teen Tournament. White Men Can't Jump was made into an even better movie because it had Jeopardy! and Alex Trebek in it. 

Alex Trebek in the 90s.
The last reason White Men Can't Jump is a good movie is that it has Woody Harrelson in it. Woody Harrelson is a very good actor who is beloved across the world. In this movie, he plays a white man who is very good at basketball, but sometimes pretends he isn't to trick people into losing bets to him. In the end, he proves that he can jump. This movie is good because Woody Harrelson is in it, and I like Woody Harrelson.

White Men Can't Jump is what many would describe as a classic movie because it has basketball, Jeopardy!, and Woody Harrelson in it. It is very fun to watch and I highly recommend it. 

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