Above the Rim
Mar 23 1994
•2h 36m
•Crime, Drama
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.
Cast
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Duane Martin
Kyle Lee Watson
Tupac Shakur
Birdie
Bernie Mac
Flip
Marlon Wayans
Bugaloo
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