Rooftops

"It's the only place to be."

Mar 17 1989 R 1h 38m
Action, Drama

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.

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.

Written by

Allan A. Goldstein, Tony Mark, Terence Brennan

Directed by

Robert Wise

Cast

Jason Gedrick, Troy Byer, Eddie Velez

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

New Visions Pictures, Koch Company, Mark/Jett Productions

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Trailers
Rooftops (home video preview)
Scores
# of Votes
731
Average Rating
4.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
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