Above the Rim (1994)
Above the Rim (1994)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Duane Martin
Kyle Lee Watson
Tupac Shakur
Birdie
Bernie Mac
Flip
Marlon Wayans
Bugaloo
Leon
Shep
Wood Harris
Motaw
Michael Rispoli
Richie
David Bailey
Rollins
Tonya Pinkins
Mailika
Byron Minns
Monroe
Shawn Michael Howard
Bobby
Henry Simmons
Starnes
Eric Nies
Montrose
Iris Little Thomas
Waitress
Debra Rubinstein
Hostess
Jeff Pollack
Director / Writer / Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 23, 1994
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 36m
Content RatingR
Filming LocationsNew York City, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
Above the Rim is a 1994 American sports drama film co-written and directed by Jeff Pollack in his directorial debut. The screenplay was written by Barry Michael Cooper, adapted from a story by Benny Medina.
The film stars Duane Martin, Tupac Shakur, Leon and Marlon Wayans. Considered the conclusion to Cooper's "Harlem Trilogy" (the preceding films being New Jack City (1991) and Sugar Hill (1994), the film tells the story about a promising New York City high school basketball star and his relationships with a drug dealer and a former basketball star, now employed as a security guard at the high school he was a promising young star at years ago.
The film mostly took place in Harlem, with various scenes filmed at the Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics in East Harlem. Some of the basketball scenes were filmed at Samuel J. Tilden High School in Brooklyn, New York.