To make a movie out of this book would be very difficult because the actor playing Jerry West would have to be perfect. The first movie comparrison I think of is The Blind Side, which depicts the life of the Baltamore Ravens offensive tackle Micheal Oher. Oher was upset after the movie came out because he thought it depicted him as a very stupid young man. My point is that no actor, no matter who it is, can truely immitate the life struggles someone like this goes through.