Above the Rim

March. 23,1994      R
Rating:
6.6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Duane Martin as  Kyle Lee Watson
Tupac Shakur as  Birdie
Bernie Mac as  Flip
Marlon Wayans as  Bugaloo
Leon as  Shep
Wood Harris as  Motaw
Michael Rispoli as  Richie
David Bailey as  Rollins
Tonya Pinkins as  Mailika
Byron Minns as  Monroe

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