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02/25/2007 - Richard Dreyfuss - 17th Annual "Night of 100 Stars" Oscar Gala - Beverly Hills Hotel - Beverly Hills, CA © Glenn Harris / PhotorazziDreyfuss is about to play Abe Saperstein, the owner of the Harlem Globetrotters in ‘Sweetwater’, produced by Sunset Pictures.Former basketball star from Franklin Pierce College, Henry Simmons ('Lackawanna Blues') will play the lead role of Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton the first African-American basketball player to play for an NBA team.Martin Guigui (‘Changing Hearts,’ ‘Swing’) will write script and direct.Rapper-actor Romeo ("Honey") will play the young Clifton. He's the son of rapper Master P and stars in the Nickelodeon series "Romeo!"Movie will begin shooting in New York and San Francisco this summer.

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