16 September 2004 Factual 88 mins
The Year of the Yao is a documentary film telling the first year of basketball player Yao Ming in the United States.
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Charles Barkley as Self
Frank Deford as Self
Steve Francis as Self
Michael Irvin as Self
Ernie Johnson as Self
Yao Ming as Self
Shaquille O'Neal as Self
Glen Rice as Self
Kenny Smith as Self
Adam Del Deo Director
James D. Stern Director
Adam Del Deo Producer
James D. Stern Producer
Adam Silver Executive Producer
Gregg Winik Executive Producer
Paul Hirschheimer Co-Producer
Christopher C. Chen Co-Producer
Larry Weitzman Co-Executive Producer
United States 16 September 2004
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