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Above the Rim (1994) -- Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with his two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now employed as a security guard.

Overview

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Director:
Jeff Pollack
Writers (WGA):
Jeff Pollack (story) &
Benny Medina (story) ...
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Release Date:
23 March 1994 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Sport more
Tagline:
The Hardest Part Of Winning Is Choosing Sides. more
Plot:
Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with his two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now employed as a security guard. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Tupac's greatest performance more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Duane Martin ... Kyle Lee Watson
Leon ... Shep

Tupac Shakur ... Birdie
David Bailey ... Rollins
Tonya Pinkins ... Mailika

Marlon Wayans ... Bugaloo

Bernie Mac ... Flip
Byron Minns ... Monroe
Wood Harris ... Motaw (as Sherwin David Harris)
Shawn Michael Howard ... Bobby

Henry Simmons ... Starnes
Iris Little Thomas ... Waitress
Michael Rispoli ... Richie
Eric Nies ... Montrose
Bill Rafferty ... Himself (as Bill Raftery)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
96 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
USA:R (Certificate #32601) | Australia:MA | Germany:12 | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | UK:15
Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USA

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
At the start when Shep awakes from the nightmare, you hear the intro to Tupac Shakur's "Pain" - "I Couldn't help but notice your pain" - "My pain?" - "It runs deep, share it with me!". This voice-over is from Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989). more
Goofs:
Continuity: During the final basketball game, when Shep makes a finger roll for a layup, his jersey and #15 are backwards. more
Quotes:
Shep: All you gotta do is score, Kyle. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Notorious (2009) more
Soundtrack:
Deeper more

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8 out of 11 people found the following comment useful:-
Tupac's greatest performance, 16 March 2002
Author: martymaster (martymaster@hotmail.com) from Fredrikstad,Norway

This movie has a real street feel to it,and it shows the meaning of true friends and how difficult some kids have growing up in world with drugs and crime. One of my favorit movies in this genre,and this movie also contains some real cool basketball scenes.

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Kyle was such a selfish, loudmouth idiot. adamaf34
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