Above The Rim

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Above the Rim (1994)
Directed by Jeff Pollack

Writing credits
Jeff Pollack (story) &
Benny Medina (story)

Genre: Crime / Drama / Sport

Tagline: The Hardest Part Of Winning Is Choosing Sides.

Plot Outline: Story of a promising high school basketball player and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star now working as a security guard and dating his mother.

Cast overview, first billed only:
Duane Martin ….   Kyle-Lee
Leon ….    Shep
Tupac Shakur ….   Birdie
David Bailey ….   Rollins
Tonya Pinkins ….   Mailika
Marlon Wayans ….  Bugaloo
Bernie Mac ….   Flip
Byron Minns ….   Monroe
Shawn Michael Howard Bobby
Henry Simmons ….  Starnes
Iris Little Thomas ….  Waitress
Michael Rispoli ….  Richie
Eric Nies ….   Montrose
Bill Rafferty ….   Himself
James Williams ….  Speedy

Runtime: 96 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color (DeLuxe)
Sound Mix: Dolby
Certification: Germany:12 / Iceland:14 (original rating) / Iceland:16 (video rating) / UK:15 / USA:R

Trivia: At the start when Shep awakes from the nightmare, you hear the intro to Tupac'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).

Goofs:
Continuity: During the final basketball game Birdie's bandanna changes positions multiple times.
Continuity: During the final basketball game, when Shep makes a finger roll for a layup, his jersey and #15 are backwards.