Rooftops
“It's the only place to be.”
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.
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Cast
64 people
Jason Gedrick
T
Known for
Dexter
Iron Eagle
Troy Byer
Elana
Known for
Weekend at Bernie's II
John Q
William Reynolds
Robert Wise
Known for
The Stupids
Stuart Benjamin
Allan A Goldstein
Eddie Velez
Lobo
Known for
White Chicks
The A-Team
Tony Mark
Gretchen Rau
Tisha Campbell
Amber
Known for
Inside Job
My Wife and Kids
Taylor Hackford
Michael Kamen
Also in
Michael Kamen: Concerto for Saxophone
Roger Daltrey: Daltrey Sings Townshend
Robert Wise Director · Terence Brennan Screenplay Allan A. Goldstein Story
Worldwide gross $2M · United States release March 17, 1989 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$2,043,889
Production
Koch Company
Production
Mark/Jett Productions
Production
New Visions Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 17, 1989
Theatrical
Denmark
July 7, 1989
France
April 20, 1994
Japan
April 30, 1993 · video premiere
Philippines
September 11, 1990 · Davao
Portugal
June 1, 1990
Türkiye
December 1, 1989
United Kingdom
February 9, 1990 · Theatrical
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