Above the Rim (1994)

 

Release Date: March 23, 1994

Runtime: 96 mins

Director: Jeff Pollack

Starring: Duane Martin, Tupac Shakur, Leon

Writers: Barry Michael Cooper, Jeff Pollack (story), Benny Medina (story)

Estimated budget: $3.5 million

Box office: $16 million

 

The film tells the story of a promising New York City high school basketball star and his relationships with two people; one a drug dealer and the other a basketball star now employed as a security guard at his former high school.