PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia basketball fans can't wait to see Adam Sandler's Netflix flick "Hustle," starring Queen Latifah and Utah Jazz power forward Juancho Hernangómez. They've got good reason: A squad of Philadelphia 76ers including Seth Curry, Matisse Thybulle, Tyrese Maxey, Tobias Harris, and head coach Doc Rivers will make big screen debuts.
And then there's the butterscotch icing on the Tastykake Krimpet: Most of the movie was filmed in Philadelphia.
Directed by South Philly-born Jeremiah Zagar, "Hustle" is the fictional story of Sixers scout Stanley Sugerman (Sandler). When we meet Stanley, he's just been promoted to assistant coach by Rex Merrick (Robert Duvall). When Rex dies unexpectedly, his son, Vin (Ben Foster), forces Stanley back into his grueling scouting gig and will only let Stanley return to coaching if he finds the player who can lead the Sixers to a championship. Stanley travels to Spain and discovers streetball phenom Bo Cruz (Hernangómez), and the sweet story of two men who need each other to make their dreams come true unfolds.
