Duane Martin
Kyle Lee Watson
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Mar 23, 1994 · Above the Rim: Directed by Jeff Pollack. With Duane Martin, Leon, Tupac Shakur, David Bailey. Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now employed as a security guard.
- (17K)
- Crime, Drama, Sport
- Jeff Pollack
- 1994-03-23
Summaries. Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now employed as a security guard. Story of Kyle-Lee Watson, a promising high school basketball star, and his relationships with Birdie, a powerful drug dealer, and ...
Above the Rim is a 1994 American sports drama film co-written and directed by Jeff Pollack in his directorial debut. [2] The screenplay was written by Barry Michael Cooper, [2] adapted from a story by Benny Medina . The film stars Duane Martin, Tupac Shakur, Marlon Wayans, and Leon. Considered the conclusion to Cooper's "Harlem Trilogy" (the ...
- $6.5 million
- Marcus Miller
- Jeff Pollack, Benny Medina
May 04, 2021. 'Above the Rim' plays like a R-rated family film, in both the positive and negative senses that implies. The script's often corny, contrived, and packed to the brim with metaphors ...
- (22)
- Jeff Pollack
- R
- Duane Martin
Mar 23, 1994 · "Above the Rim" is about the city game of basketball, played on asphalt in a rough, physical style, where the rewards are status and glory in the neighborhood. It was shot on location in Harlem, and especially at Rucker's Playground, a legendary court where, in the 1970s, visiting stars like Wilt Chamberlain and Julius Erving would drop by to play with the local heroes.
