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The Hollywood Shorties
The larger-than-life story of the world's smallest professional basketball team
Genres
Documentary
Overview
In 1980s Los Angeles, a professional dwarf basketball team composed of recognizable-but-typecast actors finds itself the unwitting vanguard of a revolution to represent little people as something other than objects of curiosity.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
84 min
Release Date
2016-03-12
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
3
Vote Average
7
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Jerry Maren
Tony Cox
George Rossitto
Kevin Thompson
Joe Gieb
Jimmy Briscoe
Martin Klebba
Billy Barty
Michael Gilden
Joseph S. Griffo
Ryan Steven Green
Robin Chappell
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