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Scoring

Name: Scoring
Director: Michael A. DeGaetano, Alessandro de Gaetano
Released: 1979
Duration: 90 min

Representation Score

5.2/10

Fair

1979

Director

Michael A. DeGaetano, Alessandro de Gaetano

Runtime

90 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The film prioritizes female professional ability to act over traditional genre clichés, offering a meaningful disruption of the era's male-dominated sports narratives. However, it lacks depth in representing multiple aspects of identity, with no visible evidence of LGBTQ+ identities or specific racial narratives, narrowing its social scope. Ultimately, the film's strength lies in its subversion of social hierarchies through its counter-cultural plot and its focus on women navigating systemic instability.

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Category Breakdown

Does Scoring have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film does not include any explicit LGBTQ+ characters or narratives. It focuses solely on the professional struggles of the women's basketball team.

How does Scoring portray gender?

Good

The story centers on the Des Moines Vixens, highlighting the professional ability to act of women. By pitting them against a male military squad, the film challenges traditional sports hierarchies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Scoring?

Fair

The narrative does not provide explicit racial plot points or evidence of a diverse ensemble. Representation leans towards typical period casting.

How does Scoring represent religion and culture?

Good

The film uses counter-culture elements, such as marijuana profits, to sustain the team. This approach critiques traditional economic structures and institutional support.

Does Scoring include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no evidence regarding the portrayal of physical or neurodivergent disabilities within the film's cast or synopsis.

Present on Screen

Highlights the professional ability to act and competence of women in a sports setting.
Challenges traditional genre expectations through counter-cultural narrative elements.
Critiques standard economic and institutional hierarchies through its plot.

Limited or Absent

Does not explicitly represent LGBTQ+ identities or non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth characters.
Does not provide sufficient evidence of racial or ethnic diversity within the narrative.
Does not engage with disability representation.

Official Synopsis

Having lost what little community support they once had, the Des Moines Vixens, an abysmally bad and extraordinarily unlucky women's professional basketball team, appear headed for extinction. Their prospects brighten, however, when the Vixens' new leadership, a florist and his dope-smoking son, use the profits from their new cash crop (marijuana) to develop the team. Still, if they want to remain in town, the female cagers must prove themselves against a military men's squad. The late NBA great "Pistol Pete" Maravich appears as a member of the Army team.

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