I Hate Christian Laettner

2015 sports documentary film

I Hate Christian Laettner is a 2015 ESPN 30 for 30 documentary directed by Rory Karpf.^[1]

Summary

It examines the love/hate relationship towards Duke University basketball player Christian Laettner, and explores five factors which the film-makers believe explain the widespread and persistent hatred: privilege, race, bullying, greatness, and physical appearance.^[2]^[3] It is narrated by Rob Lowe.^[4]

Reception

The A.V. Club called it a "too cute approach to one of college basketball's greatest villains" while Variety praised it as "an amusing, affectionate and quite informative look at the hostility directed at the Duke basketball star of the early 1990s."^[5]^[6]

References

^ Holmes, Linda (March 13, 2015). "In 'I Hate Christian Laettner,' ESPN Explores The Belly Of The Beast". National Public Radio.
^ Hoffman, Benjamin (March 15, 2015). "Love or Hate Christian Laettner, but It Is Time to Honor Him". The New York Times.
^ Chase, Chris (March 13, 2015). "You'll still hate Christian Laettner after ESPN's excellent 'I Hate Christian Laettner' doc". USA Today.
^ Barca, Jerry (March 13, 2015). "'I Hate Christian Laettner' And How The Arrogance Of The Duke Star Worked". Forbes.
^ Murray, Noel (March 15, 2015). "30 For 30: 'I Hate Christian Laettner'". The A.V. Club.
^ Lowry, Brian (March 12, 2015). "TV Review: ESPN's 'I Hate Christian Laettner'". Variety.

External links

Official website
I Hate Christian Laettner at IMDb
Laettner's apology on CBS News

ESPN's 30 for 30

ESPN Films - List of episodes

Volume I (2009–10)

The Band That Wouldn't Die
The U
No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson
June 17th, 1994
Unmatched
Into the Wind
Four Days in October
Once Brothers
Straight Outta L.A.

ESPN Films Presents
(2011–12)

The Fab Five

Volume II (2012–15)

Benji
Elway to Marino
I Hate Christian Laettner

Soccer Stories (2014)

Hillsborough

Volume III (2015–19)

Four Falls of Buffalo
O.J.: Made in America
Catholics vs. Convicts
Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies

Volume IV (2019–present)

Be Water
I'm Just Here for the Riot

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