The Basketball Star is a 2018 American sports action drama film released by Johnson Studios, produced by Tim Johnson, and directed by Timothy Hill from a script written by Johnson and Hill. It stars Rebecca Ferguson, Gary Nelson, Ray Liotta, Mary Steenburgen, Phil Hartman, Jenny Smith, Mike Myers, Vanessa Parsons, and Alicia Helbert, and follows aspiring basketball player Katie Foss, who joins the DeLeon Lady Dragons.
The film premiered in Hollywood on December 9, 2018, and had its worldwide debut eight days later. Critics praised it for its acting, especially from Ferguson and Nelson, its action sequences, and the music score. It grossed over $500 million at the box office against a $200 million budget.
