Rooftops

– T, as most of his friends, lives in a self-constructed 'house', built on top of an old building in t..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
4.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 38 Minutes
Release Year:
1989
Rooftops (1989)

T, as most of his friends, lives in a self-constructed 'house', built on top of an old building in the city. Their one passion is 'combat'. Combat is a dance/streetfight during which the contestants try to push each other out of the arena, while not allowed to actually touch each other. When drugdealers move into the neighbourhood and kill T's best friend he embarks on a mission to eradicate the drug-presence in the neigbourhood. His friends are reluctant to help though, knowing what happened to T's friend when he crossed them.

Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:
Genre:

Rooftops (1989) - Trailer

Release Date:

17 Mar 1989

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Robert Wise

Writer:

Allan A. Goldstein (story), Tony Mark (story), Terence Brennan (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Jason Gedrick, Troy Byer, Eddie Velez, Tisha Campbell-Martin

Plot:

T, as most of his friends, lives in a self-constructed 'house', built on top of an old building in the city. Their one passion is 'combat'. Combat is a dance/streetfight during which the contestants try to push each other out of the arena, while not allowed to actually touch each other. When drugdealers move into the neighbourhood and kill T's best friend he embarks on a mission to eradicate the drug-presence in the neigbourhood. His friends are reluctant to help though, knowing what happened to T's friend when he crossed them.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Production:

New Visions

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
4.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
0%