Hoops McCann

Hoops McCann is the main protagonist in the 1986 comedy film One Crazy Summer. He is portrayed by John Cusack, who also plays Lane Myer in the 1985 comedy film Better Off Dead and Adam Yates in the 2010 film Hot Tub Time Machine.
==Biography==
Hoops McCann is a teenager who lives in Generic, Massachusetts who recently graduated from Generic High School, fails to get a basketball scholarship, disappointing his parents. He hopes to be admitted to the Rhode Island School of Design, and must write and illustrate a love story for his application. He is going with his friend George Calamari to Nantucket and first pick up George's sister Squid and her dog, Boscoe. 
Before they get to the dock, they stop at the gas station and Hoops would me a woman named Cassandra Eldridge who is a singer and trying to raise money for her grandfather and got ripped off by the dive she was playing at and a motorcycle gang trying to get Cassandra's money. Hoops helps her get away from the gang, they make it to the dock, and the boat, but Hoops is afraid of boats.
Hoops, George, Squid, and Cassandra arrive at Nantucket and Hoops meets the Stork twins, Egg and Clay. Hoops sees some movie makers there. Clay tells Hoops they are filming a sequel to the movie "Foam" which is "Foam II" about the giant dolphin with rabies that terrorizes a New England town. Egg and Clay are mechanics and are there to work on a car for Teddy Beckersted, the local teen rich boy and bully. Teddy drives his car there and hits Hoops with his car, but not too hard. Hoops falls back on the car and Teddy goes nuts cause he touches his car. Teddy hangs Hoops on a hook.
Hoops gets settled in at George's grandmother's house. George takes Hoops to meet Ack Ack Raymond, but first meets his father, who is a Marine. General Raymond tells them Ack Ack is collecting shells on the beach, but not seashells, bombshells. Hoops drives later on and sees Cassandra at her grandfather's funeral, who passed away recently. Hoops walks along the beach with Cassandra that day and she tells him about the house his grandfather who was taking care of friends there and she has to come up with the back mortgage of $3000. She asks her about his name and he tells her he is a great basketball player and a good artist, he draws her a pic of her and a gorilla.
Hoops, George, Egg, and Clay are on the beach. George is buried up to his head in sand. Hoops would see Cookie, the girlfriend of Teddy Beckersted. She needs help with lifting her boat into the water. George, still in the sand, gets nearly drowned in chili when a heavyset man sits on the chair over George's head. The paramedics are arguing who's going to give him CPR. Cookie asks Hoops out to a movie, she tells him Teddy will be at a reception tonight.
Later on, he talks with Cassandra and she tells him she has a gig at the Dew Drop Inn and Hoops tells her she will try to be there. Hoops has dinner at George's grandmother's house. Hoops, George, Ack Ack, Clay, and Egg are there. Egg promises he will watch out for Teddy and let him know if there is a problem. Hoops wants to go to see Cassandra, when he gets ready to go, Cookie arrives. Hoops and Cookie are on their way to the drive-in and Hoops sees Cassandra and Cookie splashes her with a puddle while driving by. Hoops wanted to pick up Cassandra, Cookie tells him she don't pick up hitchhikers. At the drive-in, Ty, Teddy's friend, sees Cookie with Hoops. Cookie later on wants to go see a moonrise and they go. Hoops and Cookie would run into some cub scouts and tape up Hoops and try to do Cookie. Hoops and Cookie escapes, George picks up Hoops and get away and arrive at the Dew Drop Inn. Egg, who failed to notify George about Teddy arrives along with George, Ack Ack, Ty, Cookie, and Teddy at the Dew Drop Inn. Cassandra, who just got done doing a gig saves Hoops from getting a beating by Teddy by having a challenge of a basketball game between Hoops and Teddy, she bets $100 that Hoops is a better athlete. Teddy uses Ack Ack as a net and uses a rubber ball cover of a light post as a basketball. Teddy wins the game and is going to beat up Hoops, Cassandra tells him not to. Teddy asks "Why, do you know karate?", Cassandra responds "I know Dow", Teddy asks "What is Dow?", Cassandra pulls out a can and responds "Dow is the chemical company that makes mace" and she sprays Teddy and his friends so Hoops, Ack Ack, Clay, and Egg can escape. Cassandra is mad at Hoops for lying about being a great basketball player, but is a decent artist.
Hoops later on in the week, Hoops is saddened, thinking about Cassandra and wants to make it up with her. He sees her handing out flyers for her upcoming gig at the Dew Drop Inn. Later on at the beach, Hoops, along with George, Ack Ack, Clay, and Egg are having fun. Hoops comes up with an idea to help Cassandra with an advertisement to help promote her gig. Hoops makes an advertisement at the drive-in and better flyers. Cassandra forgives Hoops. She is getting ready to do her show, she is concerned that Aguilla and Teddy might pull something but Hoops tells her everything is covered. Hoops, the Stork twins, and George Calamari would steal a Lobster Log truck and dump lobsters in the Beckersted's pool and would end up pinching Teddy and Cookie. Cassandra's show is a success, even though Aguilla and Teddy are there. Teddy's grandfather is there and loves her singing. Sadly that day she makes the payment and Chrong Freen, the bank president tells her that Aguilla Beckersted bought the mortgage. Hoops, George Calamari with his sister Squid and her dog Boscoe are at the house and sees Aguilla put a Lobster Log sight. Cassandra tells Hoops that it is his house now. Aguilla would tell them that the house is now his and "get this ugly mutt off my property" and kicks Boscoe.
At the animal hospital, Hoops tells them not to give up. Ack Ack comes up with a plan about the regatta that is coming up soon and they should enter the race cause if they beat Teddy, they can get the house back. If Teddy loses, his grandfather take away everything he and his father own. Ack Ack gets the old boat on the beat and they fix it up and give it a name, calling it "The Boat". Ack Ack, George, Egg, and Clay chose Hoops to be the captain in the race. Hoops is scared of boats and Cassandra talks him into the race.
At the regatta, Hoops McCann, George Calamari, Clay and Egg Stork, and Ack Ack Raymond arrive at the race. During the race aboard Teddy'a boat, Aguilla would stow away aboard Teddy's boat and would use his crossbow to take out the mast. Hoops manages to get it repaired. Aguilla has Teddy take out the Australian boat, which the nmast gets damaged and causes one of the crew to fall into the ocean, but is saved by Ack Ack. Aguilla tries to take out Hoops's boat but is stopped when Squid, who is using the mechanical dolphin from the "Foam II" movie set and gets Aguilla for what he did to Boscoe. Aguilla shouting for help. Teddy loses the race Hoops and his friends celebrate the victory—they are awarded the prize, Squid's dog turns out okay (after giving birth to puppies), George hooks up with Cookie, and Ack-Ack wins his stern father’s approval for his heroics. Despite winning, Hoops offers the prize to Teddy if he spares Cassandra's house, but Teddy immediately backs out on his promise. However, Old Man Beckersted gives back the prize and spares Cassandra's house, stating he wasn't going to "put a dime" in the Beckersted Estates; he then drags Teddy away by his ear.
Hoops finally finds true love, he and Cassandra would share a kiss.
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