Above The Rim (DVD)

A absolutely wonderful basketball drama which stars Duane Martin, Leon Robinson, Tupac Shakur, and Christopher Andrews and is directed and written by Jeff Pollack. The film follows a young aspiring basketball player Kyle Lee, Duane Martin, and his relationship with two very different brothers. One a drug dealer the other a former basketball star who is now a security guard at his school. He is stuck in the dilemma, whilst waiting to receive a scholarship from Georgetown University, of who to play for in the local playground basketball tournament. He has to decide whether to play for the drug baron Birdie, Tupac Shakur, or his friendly basketball coach. ...

This is an exciting fable about basketball in the inner-city. While admittedly not a film for those who seek intelectual stimulation, I found this film extremly enjoyable. There are subtle moralistic undertones, which left me, surprisingly, moved. The pic focuses on one hot-shot, high-school basketball starlet (Kyle) and the influence of two brothers on his basketball, and so his life. One is Tommy "Shep" Shepherd (Leon), a former highschool star, cocky like Kyle with the world at his feet, who was traumatically affected when his friend "Natso" was killed while the two played basketball. He now works as a security guard at the school and remains ...

If you are remotely interested in basketball you should go and see this! It has Tupac Shakur in it (gangster rapper who was shot dead a couple of years ago) as well as Leon...hmmm, hmmm (need I say more?)! Leon and Tupac are brothers...Tupac is falling into the underground world of gangsters...whilst Leon is very much the good one with a high moral ethic! Leon's best friend died (before the movie begins) due to basketball (sounds unlikely I know...but it makes sense when you see it) so he works as a security guard during basketball games as he has lost his nerve to play the game himself (although naturally he has the talent!). Tupac is involved in basketball because ...