Rooftops (1989)

T, as most of his friends, lives in a self-constructed 'house', built on top of an old building in the city. Their one passion is 'combat'. Combat is a dance/streetfight during which the ... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Wise

Writers:

Allan A. Goldstein (story), Tony Mark (story),

Stars:

Jason Gedrick, Troy Byer, Eddie Velez

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Gedrick	...	T
Troy Byer	...	Elana (as Troy Beyer)
Eddie Velez	...	Lobo
Tisha Campbell-Martin	...	Amber (as Tisha Campbell)
Alexis Cruz	...	Squeak
Allen Payne	...	Kadim
Steve Love	...	Jackie-Sky
Rafael Báez	...	Raphael
Jaime Tirelli	...	Officer Rivera
Luis Guzmán	...	Martinez
Millie Tirelli	...	Squeak's Mom
Robert LaSardo	...	Blade
Jay Boryea	...	Willie (as Jay M. Boryea)
Rockets Redglare	...	Carlos
Edouard DeSoto	...	Angelo

Storyline

T, as most of his friends, lives in a self-constructed 'house', built on top of an old building in the city. Their one passion is 'combat'. Combat is a dance/streetfight during which the contestants try to push each other out of the arena, while not allowed to actually touch each other. When drugdealers move into the neighbourhood and kill T's best friend he embarks on a mission to eradicate the drug-presence in the neigbourhood. His friends are reluctant to help though, knowing what happened to T's friend when he crossed them.

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Plot Keywords:

mild violence | dancing | hand to hand combat | gangster | new york | 

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Taglines:

Rooftops. It's the only place to be.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 March 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Combat Dance

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$2,043,889 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Koch Company, Mark/Jett Productions, New Visions Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the final theatrical film directed by Robert Wise.

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Soundtracks

"Avenue D"
Performed by Etta James feat. David A. Stewart

User Reviews

Guilty Pleasure

I have watched this movie over and over since it first came out. I was fifteen and even then, I knew it was cheesy. It had such great potential and I constantly rewrite the script in my head. The Capoeira ruined what could have been a good drama. I loved the fact that it was shot on location. Too bad that the characters were underdeveloped. It's like they wrote a first draft of a script then made the movie right away. At fifteen I could have written a better script!Some scenes and dialog seemed to come out of nowhere and you were left with a lot of unanswered questions. And was it just me, or did it seem like Lobo was sexually attracted to his cousin? "Elena's grown into some kind of woman!" And the way he was always touching her. Would have an interesting plot twist, Elena working for her drug dealing cousin who is also a perv. Too bad they missed the mark on this one.