Hoop Dreams Filming Locations
Where was Hoop Dreams filmed? Hoop Dreams was filmed in 11 locations across United States in the following places:
Hoop Dreams Filming Locations
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Hoop Dreams (1994)
A film following the lives of two inner-city Chicago boys who struggle to become college basketball players on the road to going professional.