Movie: "Above the Rim"
| Release Date: | Mar 1994 |
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| Genres: | Drama / Crime / Sport |
| Awards | 1 nomination |
| Runtime: | 96 min. |
| Cast: | 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)) James Williams (Speedy) Richard Ray Kirkland (Phil Redd) Tyrone Batista (Tyrone) Cinnamon Paige (Young Woman) Debra Rubins (Hostess) Jesse Williams (Official) Robert Harvey (Official #2) Cuffee (Referee #1) Anthony Hargraves (Referee #2) Darien Berry (Younger Player) Lakeesha E. Allen (Monarch Cheerleader) Sherrese Clark (Monarch Cheerleader) Annie Charles (Monarch Cheerleader) Aspen Davis (Monarch Cheerleader) Charlene Levi (Monarch Cheerleader) Tameeka McKinney (Monarch Cheerleader) Dannell G. Ruiz (Monarch Cheerleader) Leslie Terrero (Monarch Cheerleader) Kenneth Bantum (Bombers & Birdmen) Howard Bond (Bombers & Birdmen) Troy Bowers (Bombers & Birdmen) Roger Brooks (Bombers & Birdmen) Dorian Graham (Bombers & Birdmen) Marion Jenkins (Bombers & Birdmen) Gill K. Kimble Jr. (Bombers & Birdmen) Shabar Lassen (Bombers & Birdmen) Franklin Martin (Bombers & Birdmen (as Frank Martin)) Troy Trusdale (Bombers & Birdmen) Tracey Walston (Bombers & Birdmen) Sam Worthen (Bombers & Birdmen) Cindy Birch (Birdie Girl (uncredited)) Robert Garcia (Basketball player (uncredited)) James 'Speedy' Williams (Orange team player (uncredited)) |
Storyline: Story of Kyle-Lee Watson, a promising high school basketball star, and his relationships with Birdie, a powerful drug dealer, and Birdie's brother, Thomas 'Shep' Sheppard, himself once a promising high school star at Kyle's school, now employed as a security guard.
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