Production notes


Updated: 2007-08-07 10:56

"SLAM" was originally named "Nothing is Impossible."

The actors trained over 6 months over every weekend to execute over 200 basketball plays that would later be used in the film.

"SLAM" is the first basketball film in Asia.

To prepare themselves for their roles and the heavy basketball scenes, Zhang Yi Shan and Lin Xiao Fan attended a winter basketball training camp at Wang Fei Hoops.

To prepare themselves for their roles Wang Wei, Ding Shao Fan, Liang Yi & Musitafa attended weekly acting classes.

From the moment of casting to actual film date Zhang Yi Shan grew over 6 inches.

During shooting, production stopped twice as crew refused to work unless they were paid more.

The original script was written in English and translated page by page over a period of one month. D

uring shooting Lin Xiao Fan was injured and was unable to continue shooting his basketball scenes. He had to be sent to the hospital immediately for treatment. After treatment he immediately continued shooting.

In order to cast for the film, over 100 schools and thousands of students were looked at.

Because of a chair and who was sitting there first, Wang Wei and Musitafa got into a fist fight and both ended up with black eyes. Total production time took 38 days



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